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Harbin Engineering University

In research, Harbin Engineering University stands highest in Engineering (#79 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#188 of 12,888 worldwide) and Materials Science (#63 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Computational Mechanics — Ocean Engineering is 11.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#357
of 28,054 · #734 all time
Rank in China
#124
of 3,058
Research works
41k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
414k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Harbin Engineering University 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
EngineeringField #79 of 6,636 21.3%5,973 #172
Physical SciencesDomain #188 of 12,888 20.6%9,901 #523
Materials ScienceField #63 of 2,468 21.8%784 #240
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #38 of 1,351 20.4%761 #139
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #24 of 795 34.2%995 #103
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #32 of 793 19.5%704 #95
Materials ChemistrySubfield #65 of 1,556 21.3%491 #210
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #12 of 286 21.3%623 #36
Computational MechanicsSubfield #17 of 376 23.3%506 #125
Computer ScienceField #276 of 4,667 18.7%1,735 #556

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Harbin Engineering University 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. Engineering#172 #79
  2. Physical Sciences#523 #188
  3. Materials Science#240 #63
  4. Mechanical Engineering#139 #38
  5. Aerospace Engineering#103 #24
  6. Control and Systems Engineering#95 #32
  7. Materials Chemistry#210 #65
  8. Ocean Engineering#36 #12
  9. Computational Mechanics#125 #17
  10. Computer Science#556 #276
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 Harbin Engineering University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 623.0 works11×
  2. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 86.9 works10×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 506.0 works8.1×
  4. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 995.2 works7.9×
  5. OceanographySubfield · 196.8 works6.5×
  6. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 704.5 works6.1×
  7. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 186.6 works5.7×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 71 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.14× its world share, 118 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 104 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.08× its world share, 1,735 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 372 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 112 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.71× its world share, 5,973 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 340 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.09× its world share, 784 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 97 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 267 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 129 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 122 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 119 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 95 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Harbin Engineering University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kejun Wang, Milin Zhang and Jinghuai Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Harbin Engineering University.

  1. 1 Kejun Wang China · #47,151 worldwide 309 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Milin Zhang China · #56,135 worldwide 837 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Jinghuai Zhang China · #60,738 worldwide 609 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Chunling Zhu China · #66,890 worldwide 593 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Tao Chen China · #71,814 worldwide 222 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Shili Gai China · #72,944 worldwide 726 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Lin Zhao China · #76,923 worldwide 397 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Guoyong Jin China · #79,708 worldwide 379 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Piaoping Yang China · #87,281 worldwide 1k citations · 70 works
  10. 10 Ruizhi Wu China · #94,819 worldwide 615 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Harbin Engineering University

Which keywords describe research at Harbin Engineering University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Wireless Sensor Networks, Neural Networks, Numerical Simulation, Heat Transfer, Mechanical Properties, Machine Learning and Acoustic Communications.

▲ 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. Deep Learning1,052▲ 2.9×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning589▲ 1.67×87 topics
  3. Neural Networks559▲ 3.4×38 topics
  4. Wireless Sensor Networks455▲ 9.4×21 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties404▲ 3.9×37 topics
  6. Heat Transfer343▲ 6.5×19 topics
  7. Numerical Simulation336▲ 11×14 topics
  8. Remote Sensing318▲ 2.4×32 topics
  9. Acoustic Communications261▲ 55×1 topic
  10. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks261▲ 55×1 topic
  11. Fluid-Structure Interaction249▲ 15×6 topics
  12. Microstructure242▲ 4.3×18 topics
  13. Nonlinear Systems237▲ 10×8 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks235▲ 3.0×14 topics
  15. Multi-Agent Systems231▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Path Planning227▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Collision Avoidance217▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Adaptive Control209▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Neural Network208▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Feedback Control198▲ 11×8 topics
  21. Vibration Analysis195▲ 6.7×9 topics
  22. Sensor Networks194▲ 7.2×6 topics
  23. Sliding Mode Control180▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Robotic Manipulators172▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Nonlinear Dynamics162▲ 6.9×7 topics
  26. Robotics158▲ 6.0×10 topics
  27. Turbulent Flow153▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Sparse Representation152▲ 7.3×6 topics
  29. Aerial Vehicles152▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Disturbance Observer152▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Finite-Time Stability152▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Large-Eddy Simulation151▲ 7.3×5 topics
  33. Marine Sediments148▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Acoustic Techniques147▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Seafloor Mapping147▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Emissions146▲ 6.8×6 topics
  37. Wireless Communications145▲ 7.7×5 topics
  38. Stability Analysis141▲ 8.1×5 topics
  39. Maritime Transportation140▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Sensor Fusion140▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Harbin Engineering University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Underwater Acoustics Research and Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions.

Underwater Vehicles and …261Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 261 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 152 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…147Underwater Acoustics Research: 147 fractional worksFluid Dynamics Simulatio…114Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions: 114 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 105 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 94 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…94Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 94 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 93 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 86 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…84Fault Detection and Control Systems: 84 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringOceanographyComputational Mechanics3 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 261 works
  2. 2 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 152 works
  3. 3 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 147 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 114 works
  5. 5 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 105 works
  6. 6 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 94 works
  7. 7 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 94 works
  8. 8 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 93 works
  9. 9 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 86 works
  10. 10 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 84 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Harbin Engineering University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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