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Dunhuang Research Academy

In research, Dunhuang Research Academy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,449 of 21,541 worldwide), Social Sciences (#13,854 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,123 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 13.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,866
of 28,054 · #22,584 all time
Rank in China
#2,079
of 3,058
Research works
542
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Dunhuang Research Academy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #14,449 of 21,541 14.0%211
Social SciencesDomain #13,854 of 16,945 6.1%291
Social SciencesField #10,123 of 10,206 1.2%192
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #4,320 of 4,340 0.5%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dunhuang Research Academy 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).

What does Dunhuang Research Academy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 13.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 20.4 works13×
← 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: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.27× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.42× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dunhuang Research Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, Wanfu Wang, Fasi Wu and Qinglin Guo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dunhuang Research Academy.

  1. 1 Wanfu Wang China · #202,245 worldwide 128 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Fasi Wu China · #380,056 worldwide 95 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Qinglin Guo China · #996,500 worldwide 55 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Dunhuang Research Academy

Which keywords describe research at Dunhuang Research Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Conservation, Microbial Diversity, Climate Change, Bioremediation, Biodeterioration, Geomycology and Risk Assessment.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage28▲ 53×7 topics
  2. Conservation18▲ 43×4 topics
  3. Climate Change13▲ 5.0×19 topics
  4. Microbial Diversity11▲ 203×2 topics
  5. Bioremediation11▲ 88×2 topics
  6. Biodeterioration10▲ 384×1 topic
  7. Geomycology10▲ 384×1 topic
  8. Risk Assessment10▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Indoor Air Quality7▲ 199×2 topics
  10. Sea-Level Rise7▲ 65×2 topics
  11. Environmental Monitoring7▲ 19×1 topic
  12. Museum Environments7▲ 366×1 topic
  13. Remote Sensing7▲ 5.6×13 topics
  14. Raman Spectroscopy7▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Hyperspectral Imaging7▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Archaeological Science6▲ 303×1 topic
  17. X-Ray Fluorescence6▲ 303×1 topic
  18. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.5×8 topics
  19. History4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  20. Sustainable Construction3▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Philosophy3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  22. Religion3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  23. Terrestrial Laser Scanning2▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Virtual Reality2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  25. 3D Reconstruction2▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Building Materials2▲ 163×1 topic
  27. Earth Construction2▲ 163×1 topic
  28. Point Clouds2▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Sediment Transport2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Desertification2▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Multimedia Technology2▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Photogrammetry2▲ 33×1 topic
  33. UAV2▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Aeolian Processes2▲ 104×1 topic
  35. Wind Erosion2▲ 104×1 topic
  36. China2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Confucianism2▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Digital Media Technology2▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Visual Communication Design2▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Dunhuang Research Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Building materials and conservation, Conservation Techniques and Studies, Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis and Hygrothermal properties of building materials.

Building materials and c…10Building materials and conservation: 10 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 7 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 6 fractional worksHygrothermal properties of building materials: 2 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksAeolian processes and effects: 2 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 2 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 2 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 1 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesConservationArcheologyBuilding and Construction5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 10 works
  2. 2 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 7 works
  3. 3 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 6 works
  4. 4 Hygrothermal properties of building materials Building and Construction 2 works
  5. 5 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 2 works
  6. 6 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  7. 7 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 works
  9. 9 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  10. 10 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 1 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dunhuang Research Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% lower than in 2013–2017.

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

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.