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Harbin University

In research, Harbin University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,622 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,260 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,924 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — Control and Systems Engineering is 3.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,978
of 28,054 · #3,932 all time
Rank in China
#742
of 3,058
Research works
6.6k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Harbin 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,622 of 12,888 14.5%774 #2867
Computer ScienceField #1,260 of 4,667 15.2%201 #2208
Social SciencesDomain #2,924 of 10,521 27.3%192 #5578
EngineeringField #1,907 of 6,636 13.4%344 #1881
Life SciencesDomain #4,189 of 7,800 26.8%82 #7789
Health SciencesDomain #7,992 of 11,982 20.2%111 #14953
MedicineField #7,152 of 10,443 19.4%95 #13673
Environmental ScienceField #2,436 of 3,551 17.4%64 #3699
Materials ScienceField #1,970 of 2,468 15.7%76 #1811
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,617 of 1,884 12.4%70 #2287

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Harbin 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. Physical Sciences#2,867 #2,622
  2. Computer Science#2,208 #1,260
  3. Social Sciences#5,578 #2,924
  4. Engineering#1,881 #1,907
  5. Life Sciences#7,789 #4,189
  6. Health Sciences#14,953 #7,992
  7. Medicine#13,673 #7,152
  8. Environmental Science#3,699 #2,436
  9. Materials Science#1,811 #1,970
  10. Artificial Intelligence#2,287 #1,617
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 3.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 38.5 works3.1×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 43.8 works3.0×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.23× its world share, 201 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.67× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.98× its world share, 344 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 64 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.87× its world share, 76 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 95 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Harbin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhenjie Liu, Wang Jing and Dongchen Han lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Harbin University.

  1. 1 Zhenjie Liu · #464,170 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Wang Jing · #998,968 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Dongchen Han · #1,560,007 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Harbin University

Which keywords describe research at Harbin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Wireless Sensor Networks, Neural Networks and Cloud Computing.

▲ 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 Learning139▲ 3.5×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning79▲ 2.1×72 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence73▲ 4.6×36 topics
  4. Internet of Things57▲ 5.7×26 topics
  5. Neural Networks52▲ 2.9×34 topics
  6. Data Mining47▲ 5.4×15 topics
  7. Wireless Sensor Networks40▲ 7.5×20 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties32▲ 2.8×33 topics
  9. Cloud Computing30▲ 9.4×11 topics
  10. Big Data27▲ 2.5×19 topics
  11. Nanomaterials26▲ 2.1×18 topics
  12. Big Data Analytics26▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Renewable Energy25▲ 1.51×28 topics
  14. Graphene22▲ 2.8×11 topics
  15. Risk Assessment22▲ 2.8×14 topics
  16. Physical Education22▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Nanocomposites21▲ 2.2×20 topics
  18. Logistics20▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Convolutional Neural Networks20▲ 2.3×14 topics
  20. Online Education18▲ 8.1×3 topics
  21. Multimedia Teaching17▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Teaching Evaluation17▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Supply Chain17▲ 7.0×8 topics
  24. Microstructure17▲ 2.8×17 topics
  25. International Trade16▲ 9.5×2 topics
  26. Regional Planning16▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Multimedia Technology16▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Digital Technologies15▲ 9.4×2 topics
  29. Cross-Border E-Commerce15▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Fuzzy Theory15▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Image Classification15▲ 7.7×2 topics
  32. Biochar Application15▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Convolutional Neural Network14▲ 7.5×4 topics
  34. Multi-Agent Systems12▲ 5.6×5 topics
  35. Semantic Reasoning12▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Visual Question Answering12▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Graph Embedding11▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Path Planning11▲ 7.2×3 topics
  39. Semantic Representation11▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Virtual Reality Technology10▲ 28×3 topics

Which research topics does Harbin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Technology and Pedagogy, E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Advanced Technologies in Various Fields and Ideological and Political Education.

Educational Technology and Pedagogy: 17 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Technologies in Various Fields: 11 fractional worksIdeological and Political Education: 10 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 9 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksWinter Sports Injuries a…9Winter Sports Injuries and Performance: 9 fractional worksAI and Big Data Applications: 8 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …8Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 8 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceBusiness and International ManagementEducationHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Technology and PedagogyArtificial Intelligence 17 works
  2. 2 E-commerce and Technology InnovationsBusiness and International Management 15 works
  3. 3 Advanced Technologies in Various FieldsArtificial Intelligence 11 works
  4. 4 Ideological and Political EducationEducation 10 works
  5. 5 Educational Reforms and InnovationsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 9 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 9 works
  7. 7 Winter Sports Injuries and PerformancePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  8. 8 AI and Big Data ApplicationsInformation Systems 8 works
  9. 9 Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisCivil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Harbin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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.

Other research institutions in Harbin

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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.