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Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale

In research, Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale stands highest in Physical Sciences (#126 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#240 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#98 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Condensed Matter Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Catalysis is 16.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#249
of 28,054 · #546 all time
Rank in China
#92
of 3,058
Research works
5.4k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
263k
49.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale 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 #126 of 12,888 32.0%1,214 #393
EngineeringField #240 of 6,636 41.4%341 #603
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #98 of 2,318 44.2%244 #268
Materials ScienceField #127 of 2,468 29.0%310 #247
Materials ChemistrySubfield #117 of 1,556 27.4%215 #205
ChemistryField #122 of 1,330 26.6%156 #258
Physics and AstronomyField #183 of 1,646 23.2%169 #521
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #77 of 563 34.4%119 #84
EnergyField #124 of 694 34.5%121 #145
Organic ChemistrySubfield #128 of 615 27.2%88 #238

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale 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#393 #126
  2. Engineering#603 #240
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#268 #98
  4. Materials Science#247 #127
  5. Materials Chemistry#205 #117
  6. Chemistry#258 #122
  7. Physics and Astronomy#521 #183
  8. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#84 #77
  9. Energy#145 #124
  10. Organic Chemistry#238 #128
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 National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 16.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 34.0 works16×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 26.6 works12×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 118.6 works12×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 119.3 works11×
  5. EnergyField · 120.6 works9.3×
  6. Chemical EngineeringField · 45.1 works9.2×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 104 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.15× its world share, 45 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.06× its world share, 156 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 9.31× its world share, 121 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 341 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.29× its world share, 310 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.39× its world share, 169 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Catalysis, Electrocatalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Water Splitting and Rechargeable Batteries.

▲ 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. Cathode Materials131▲ 24×3 topics
  2. Nanomaterials127▲ 8.5×14 topics
  3. Energy Storage117▲ 13×8 topics
  4. Catalysis113▲ 12×26 topics
  5. Electrocatalysis102▲ 26×5 topics
  6. Metal-Organic Frameworks95▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Water Splitting93▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Rechargeable Batteries86▲ 22×2 topics
  9. Catalysts82▲ 30×3 topics
  10. Graphene74▲ 7.7×10 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications67▲ 4.0×29 topics
  12. Nanoparticles61▲ 3.4×27 topics
  13. CO2 Reduction60▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Lithium-ion Batteries59▲ 9.9×3 topics
  15. Energy Conversion59▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Fuel Cells59▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Semiconductor57▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Hydrogen Evolution55▲ 30×1 topic
  19. Oxygen Reduction55▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Nanocrystals53▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Nanocomposites48▲ 4.2×20 topics
  22. Ionic Conductivity47▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries46▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Nanostructured Cathodes46▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Solid-State Electrolytes46▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Efficiency43▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Battery Materials43▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Nanostructured Anodes43▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries43▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Zinc Anode43▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Two-Dimensional Materials42▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Electronic Structure42▲ 17×8 topics
  33. Visible Light38▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Stability38▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Semiconductors37▲ 8.7×5 topics
  36. Carbon Dioxide37▲ 17×4 topics
  37. Hydrogen Production36▲ 9.4×5 topics
  38. Solar Energy35▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Photocatalyst35▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Plasmonic35▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced battery technologies research.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…55Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 55 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…46Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 46 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …43Advancements in Battery Materials: 43 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…43Advanced battery technologies research: 43 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 35 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 27 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…26Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 26 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 25 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 19 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 18 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 55 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 43 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 43 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 35 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 26 works
  8. 8 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 25 works
  9. 9 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 19 works
  10. 10 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 18 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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