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Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy

In research, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#419 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#696 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#393 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry — Catalysis is 47.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#767
of 28,054 · #1,583 all time
Rank in China
#255
of 3,058
Research works
1.5k
▲ 154% vs 2013–17
Citations
80k
52.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #419 of 12,888 32.9%558 #1071
EngineeringField #696 of 6,636 37.7%176 #1263
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #393 of 2,318 45.5%93 #639
Materials ScienceField #441 of 2,468 31.7%136 #830
ChemistryField #274 of 1,330 31.2%96 #904
Materials ChemistrySubfield #341 of 1,556 29.6%104 #648
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #181 of 563 29.7%72 #250
EnergyField #307 of 694 29.7%73 #411

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,071 #419
  2. Engineering#1,263 #696
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#639 #393
  4. Materials Science#830 #441
  5. Chemistry#904 #274
  6. Materials Chemistry#648 #341
  7. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#250 #181
  8. Energy#411 #307
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 47.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 39.9 works47×
  2. Chemical EngineeringField · 54.9 works27×
  3. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 28.3 works20×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 72.3 works16×
  5. EnergyField · 73.1 works14×
  6. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 59.4 works14×
  7. ChemistryField · 95.7 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.45× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 27.34× its world share, 55 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 10.62× its world share, 96 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 13.85× its world share, 73 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.04× its world share, 176 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.79× its world share, 136 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 27.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy?

Ranked on the composite score, Z. Conrad Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy.

  1. 1 Z. Conrad Zhang China · #145,577 worldwide 539 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy

Which keywords describe research at Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Water Splitting, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Energy Storage, Electrocatalysis, Cathode Materials and Graphene.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Catalysis115▲ 30×24 topics
  2. Nanomaterials80▲ 13×15 topics
  3. Water Splitting57▲ 27×4 topics
  4. Metal-Organic Frameworks50▲ 21×6 topics
  5. Energy Storage48▲ 13×9 topics
  6. Electrocatalysis48▲ 29×5 topics
  7. Cathode Materials44▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Nanoparticles42▲ 5.8×25 topics
  9. Graphene41▲ 10×9 topics
  10. Catalysts41▲ 36×3 topics
  11. Hydrogenation41▲ 41×5 topics
  12. Oxidation39▲ 41×3 topics
  13. Selective Oxidation37▲ 46×2 topics
  14. CO2 Reduction36▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Ceria35▲ 49×1 topic
  16. Gold35▲ 49×1 topic
  17. Carbon Dioxide34▲ 39×4 topics
  18. Ionic Liquids33▲ 20×9 topics
  19. Semiconductor32▲ 17×6 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries31▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Fuel Cells30▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Heterogeneous Catalysts30▲ 57×3 topics
  23. Catalytic30▲ 44×6 topics
  24. Energy Conversion29▲ 24×4 topics
  25. Solar Energy29▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Efficiency28▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Visible Light28▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Hydrogen Evolution28▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Hydrogen Production28▲ 18×5 topics
  30. Oxygen Reduction28▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Nanocomposites26▲ 5.7×13 topics
  32. Photocatalyst25▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Plasmonic25▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Semiconductors25▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Green Chemistry24▲ 24×7 topics
  36. Heterogeneous Catalysis24▲ 23×5 topics
  37. Renewable Fuels24▲ 36×3 topics
  38. Transition Metal Catalysis24▲ 50×4 topics
  39. Nanocrystals23▲ 15×5 topics
  40. Crystal Growth23▲ 14×8 topics

Which research topics does Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Perovskite Materials and Applications.

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 35 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 28 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 25 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  6. 6 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 15 works
  7. 7 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 14 works
  8. 8 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  9. 9 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 13 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 154% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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