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Hefei Institutes of Physical Science

In research, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#752 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#947 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#631 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials — Condensed Matter Physics is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,188
of 28,054 · #2,392 all time
Rank in China
#370
of 3,058
Research works
3.7k
▲ 96% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Hefei Institutes of Physical Science 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 #752 of 12,888 18.5%1,435 #1666
EngineeringField #947 of 6,636 17.4%571 #1959
Materials ScienceField #631 of 2,468 17.0%240 #1085
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #605 of 2,318 19.3%174 #1247
Life SciencesDomain #2,371 of 7,800 24.5%190 #4755
Physics and AstronomyField #528 of 1,646 20.5%180 #1557
Materials ChemistrySubfield #514 of 1,556 18.2%157 #843
Computer ScienceField #1,854 of 4,667 19.6%138 #3667
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,434 of 3,579 22.5%116 #3521
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #836 of 1,568 15.6%118 #1737

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hefei Institutes of Physical Science 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#1,666 #752
  2. Engineering#1,959 #947
  3. Materials Science#1,085 #631
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,247 #605
  5. Life Sciences#4,755 #2,371
  6. Physics and Astronomy#1,557 #528
  7. Materials Chemistry#843 #514
  8. Computer Science#3,667 #1,854
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,521 #1,434
  10. Biomedical Engineering#1,737 #836
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 Hefei Institutes of Physical Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 30.9 works11×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 55.1 works9.9×
  3. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 50.9 works6.3×
  4. SpectroscopySubfield · 21.2 works5.4×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.05× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.55× its world share, 71 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 57 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.60× its world share, 42 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.15× its world share, 571 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 112 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.88× its world share, 240 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.57× its world share, 180 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Beilei Wang, Xianjun Yang and Qiyuan Feng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hefei Institutes of Physical Science.

  1. 1 Beilei Wang China · #521,582 worldwide 129 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Xianjun Yang China · #1,072,735 worldwide 24 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Qiyuan Feng China · #1,366,309 worldwide 59 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Jinfu Nie China · #1,380,228 worldwide 31 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science

Which keywords describe research at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Turbulence, Diagnostics, Tokamak, Transport, Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials and Critical Current Density.

▲ 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 Learning114▲ 1.88×71 topics
  2. Machine Learning81▲ 1.40×64 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications65▲ 3.1×34 topics
  4. Remote Sensing61▲ 2.8×28 topics
  5. Nanomaterials61▲ 3.2×19 topics
  6. Nanoparticles53▲ 2.4×39 topics
  7. Neural Networks51▲ 1.86×31 topics
  8. Turbulence48▲ 31×5 topics
  9. Diagnostics47▲ 32×3 topics
  10. Tokamak47▲ 123×1 topic
  11. Transport47▲ 83×1 topic
  12. Graphene40▲ 3.3×11 topics
  13. Energy Storage40▲ 3.4×12 topics
  14. Critical Current Density38▲ 86×2 topics
  15. Catalysis38▲ 3.2×25 topics
  16. Nb3Sn Conductor35▲ 107×1 topic
  17. Superconducting Magnets35▲ 107×1 topic
  18. Nanocomposites35▲ 2.4×21 topics
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks34▲ 4.6×6 topics
  20. Biosensors32▲ 3.5×12 topics
  21. Air Quality31▲ 9.4×6 topics
  22. Water Splitting31▲ 4.7×4 topics
  23. Cathode Materials30▲ 4.4×3 topics
  24. Crystal Growth29▲ 5.8×11 topics
  25. Electronic Structure29▲ 9.1×8 topics
  26. Semiconductor28▲ 4.7×7 topics
  27. Molecular Dynamics Simulations28▲ 37×2 topics
  28. fusion materials27▲ 83×1 topic
  29. radiation damage27▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Electrocatalysis27▲ 5.4×5 topics
  31. Superconductivity27▲ 8.8×9 topics
  32. Environmental Monitoring26▲ 3.9×9 topics
  33. Satellite Observations25▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Semiconductors25▲ 4.7×5 topics
  35. Negative Ion Sources24▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Superconducting Cavities24▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Breath Analysis22▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Carbon Dioxide21▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Room Temperature20▲ 7.2×3 topics
  40. Chemical Composition20▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Hefei Institutes of Physical Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Superconducting Materials and Applications, Fusion materials and technologies and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics.

Magnetic confinement fus…47Magnetic confinement fusion research: 47 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 35 fractional worksFusion materials and tec…27Fusion materials and technologies: 27 fractional worksParticle accelerators an…24Particle accelerators and beam dynamics: 24 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…17Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 17 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…15Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 15 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …14Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 14 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 14 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 13 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsBiomedical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 47 works
  2. 2 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 35 works
  3. 3 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 27 works
  4. 4 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 24 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 17 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 works
  7. 7 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  8. 8 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 14 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 13 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hefei Institutes of Physical Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 96% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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