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East China University of Science and Technology

In research, East China University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#87 of 12,888 worldwide), Chemistry (#21 of 1,330 worldwide) and Materials Science (#50 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Process Chemistry and Technology and Chemical Engineering — Catalysis is 13.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#142
of 28,054 · #410 all time
Rank in China
#56
of 3,058
Research works
41k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
879k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is East China University of Science and Technology 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 #87 of 12,888 20.6%7,960 #307
ChemistryField #21 of 1,330 19.3%878 #121
Materials ScienceField #50 of 2,468 18.8%1,613 #152
Materials ChemistrySubfield #36 of 1,556 19.6%926 #105
EngineeringField #158 of 6,636 21.3%3,100 #371
Organic ChemistrySubfield #17 of 615 19.9%505 #110
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #115 of 2,318 24.2%692 #310
Computer ScienceField #232 of 4,667 22.5%898 #650
Chemical EngineeringField #11 of 205 15.3%329 #48
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #86 of 1,568 17.9%667 #180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where East China University of Science and Technology 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#307 #87
  2. Chemistry#121 #21
  3. Materials Science#152 #50
  4. Materials Chemistry#105 #36
  5. Engineering#371 #158
  6. Organic Chemistry#110 #17
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#310 #115
  8. Computer Science#650 #232
  9. Chemical Engineering#48 #11
  10. Biomedical Engineering#180 #86
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 East China University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 13.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 203.9 works14×
  2. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 56.4 works13×
  3. Chemical EngineeringField · 328.8 works9.2×
  4. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 283.3 works6.8×
  5. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 505.0 works6.5×
  6. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 147.0 works5.8×
  7. ChemistryField · 878.3 works5.5×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 178 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 680 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 51 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 98 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.69× its world share, 61 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.18× its world share, 329 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.47× its world share, 878 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 898 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.26× its world share, 401 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 3,100 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 478 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.51× its world share, 1,614 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 87 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 126 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 375 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 158 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 75 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 131 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 135 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 232 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at East China University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Yang Tang, Yugang Niu and Jinlong Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is East China University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Yang Tang China · #19,155 worldwide 1.1k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Yugang Niu China · #29,358 worldwide 642 citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Jinlong Zhang China · #60,429 worldwide 2.5k citations · 225 works
  4. 4 Fangfei Li China · #71,826 worldwide 258 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Xiao‐Peng He China · #76,233 worldwide 368 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Aiguo Hu China · #77,532 worldwide 507 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Huaicheng Yan China · #78,340 worldwide 1.1k citations · 174 works
  8. 8 Jian‐Jiang Zhong China · #86,142 worldwide 309 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Yu Zhang China · #91,397 worldwide 422 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Xuefeng Yan China · #95,576 worldwide 433 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at East China University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at East China University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Biomedical Applications, Water Splitting 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. Catalysis686▲ 10×28 topics
  2. Nanoparticles572▲ 4.4×41 topics
  3. Nanomaterials491▲ 4.5×20 topics
  4. Machine Learning422▲ 1.26×80 topics
  5. Nanocomposites419▲ 5.1×20 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications411▲ 3.4×35 topics
  7. Deep Learning404◆ 1.15×80 topics
  8. Graphene314▲ 4.5×11 topics
  9. Metal-Organic Frameworks313▲ 7.3×6 topics
  10. Energy Storage306▲ 4.6×12 topics
  11. Neural Networks290▲ 1.84×37 topics
  12. Water Splitting277▲ 7.4×4 topics
  13. Cathode Materials238▲ 5.9×3 topics
  14. Electrocatalysis235▲ 8.1×5 topics
  15. Self-Assembly221▲ 6.6×12 topics
  16. Drug Delivery216▲ 3.9×16 topics
  17. Ionic Liquids216▲ 7.5×10 topics
  18. Oxidation213▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Hydrogenation205▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Selective Oxidation203▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Catalysts190▲ 9.5×3 topics
  22. Ceria184▲ 15×1 topic
  23. Gold184▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Heterogeneous Catalysis182▲ 9.8×5 topics
  25. Lithium-ion Batteries182▲ 4.2×3 topics
  26. CO2 Reduction181▲ 8.2×2 topics
  27. Green Chemistry180▲ 9.9×10 topics
  28. Nanostructures175▲ 4.3×17 topics
  29. Bioimaging172▲ 7.3×6 topics
  30. Chemical Sensors170▲ 7.0×3 topics
  31. Rechargeable Batteries167▲ 6.0×2 topics
  32. Carbon Dioxide164▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Hydrogen Production161▲ 5.9×6 topics
  34. Catalytic160▲ 13×6 topics
  35. Renewable Fuels157▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Visible Light157▲ 6.6×3 topics
  37. Photodynamic Therapy152▲ 6.7×4 topics
  38. Fuel Cells131▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Heterogeneous Catalysts130▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Hydrogen Evolution127▲ 9.6×1 topic

Which research topics does East China University of Science and Technology publish most on?

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

Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 184 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 128 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…127Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 127 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …99Advancements in Battery Materials: 99 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 84 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 81 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation …76Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 76 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…71Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 71 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…68Advanced battery technologies research: 68 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesul…64Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 64 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 184 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 128 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 127 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 99 works
  5. 5 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 84 works
  6. 6 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 81 works
  7. 7 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 76 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 works
  9. 9 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 68 works
  10. 10 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 64 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-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has East China University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher 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.

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