Hefei University
In research, Hefei University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#259 of 10,670 worldwide), Computer Science (#267 of 4,417 worldwide) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (#35 of 547 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Physics and Astronomy (Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 17.8× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #510 of 22,385 · #436 all time
- Rank in China
- #121 of 2,481
- Research works
- 6.7k ▲ 104% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 72k 10.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 11.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.35× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 26% world 40%
- International
- 13% world 18%
What is Hefei University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #259 of 10,670 | 10.8% | 1,660 | #233 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #267 of 4,417 | 9.5% | 344 | #322 | |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield | #35 of 547 | 18.9% | 261 | #104 | |
| EngineeringField | #433 of 5,901 | 9.3% | 521 | #450 | |
| Physics and AstronomyField | #116 of 1,417 | 17.8% | 347 | #214 | |
| Artificial IntelligenceSubfield | #197 of 1,862 | 10.1% | 170 | #285 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #269 of 2,176 | 11.4% | 160 | #285 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,495 of 9,585 | 9.6% | 216 | #910 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,837 of 9,902 | 14.8% | 96 | #1465 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,209 of 6,403 | 12.9% | 108 | #983 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hefei 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#233 #259
- Computer Science#322 #267
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#104 #35
- Engineering#450 #433
- Physics and Astronomy#214 #116
- Artificial Intelligence#285 #197
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#285 #269
- Social Sciences#910 #1,495
- Health Sciences#1,465 #1,837
- Life Sciences#983 #1,209
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Hefei University work in?
In 2022-now, 80% of research at Hefei University is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Physics and Astronomy (17%), Computer Science (17%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences1,98080.1%
- Engineering60824.6%
- Physics and Astronomy42017.0%
- Computer Science41316.7%
- Materials Science2439.8%
- Environmental Science1124.5%
- Chemistry652.6%
- Energy492.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences291.2%
- Mathematics210.8%
- Chemical Engineering190.8%
- Social Sciences24610.0%
- Social Sciences843.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting572.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance421.7%
- Psychology271.1%
- Decision Sciences261.0%
- Arts and Humanities100.4%
- Life Sciences1315.3%
- Health Sciences1154.6%
- Medicine984.0%
- Health Professions110.4%
- Nursing40.2%
- Dentistry20.1%
- Veterinary00.0%
What does Hefei University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 17.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 315.0 works18×
- Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 42.7 works11×
- Physics and AstronomyField · 420.2 works7.6×
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 55.4 works4.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physics and Astronomy7.64×420 works
- Materials Science2.82×243 works
- Chemical Engineering2.20×19 works
- Energy2.17×49 works
- Computer Science2.15×413 works
- Chemistry1.67×65 works
- Engineering1.64×608 works
- Decision Sciences1.08×26 works
- Environmental Science0.91×112 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×42 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×30 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.72×57 works
- Mathematics0.71×21 works
- Neuroscience0.60×24 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×56 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×3 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×43 works
- Psychology0.36×27 works
- Nursing0.31×4 works
- Social Sciences0.27×84 works
- Medicine0.21×98 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.17×4 works
- Health Professions0.17×11 works
- Dentistry0.16×2 works
- Arts and Humanities0.13×10 works
- Veterinary0.12×0 works
- Physics and Astronomy 7.6×
- Materials Science 2.8×
- Chemical Engineering 2.2×
- Energy 2.2×
- Computer Science 2.1×
- Chemistry 1.7×
- Engineering 1.6×
- Decision Sciences 1.1×
- Environmental Science 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.8×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Mathematics 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Psychology 0.4×
- Nursing 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Veterinary 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Hefei University?
Ranked on the quality score, Wei Yang, Hongdian Lu and Qisheng Xu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hefei University.
- 1
Wei Yang
China · #101,161 worldwide 8.7k citations · 213 works
- 2
Hongdian Lu
China · #115,803 worldwide 10k citations · 193 works
- 3
Qisheng Xu
China · #386,971 worldwide 382 citations · 31 works
- 4
Xiaochen Wang
China · #408,559 worldwide 3.1k citations · 96 works
- 5
Wenjie Yang
China · #413,261 worldwide 3.9k citations · 108 works
- 6
Zheng-Zhi Sun
China · #448,497 worldwide 392 citations · 26 works
- 7
Daming Gao
China · #590,112 worldwide 2.6k citations · 44 works
- 8
Lei Hu
China · #607,344 worldwide 1.2k citations · 56 works
- 9
Chong Feng
China · #641,231 worldwide 847 citations · 19 works
- 10
Chunxiang Wei
China · #685,628 worldwide 1.8k citations · 70 works
Which keywords describe research at Hefei University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Entanglement, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Quantum Information, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Electronic Structure and Atomic Magnetometer.
- Electronic Structure Calculations
- Quantum Computing
- Quantum Memory
- Topological Order
- Spintronics
- Quantum Spin Hall Effect
- Two-Dimensional Materials
- Photon
- Communication
- Superconducting Circuits
- Quantum
- Measurement
- Cryptography
- Hyperpolarized Gases
- Electronic Structure
- Security
- Graphene
- Nanomaterials
- Entanglement
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Neural Networks
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Nanocomposites
- Quantum Information
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Atomic Magnetometer
- Quantum Simulation
- Superconductivity
- Energy Storage
- Biosensors
- Computation
- Metrology
- Topological Insulators
- Slow Light
- Superconductors
- Quantum Entanglement
- Electromagnetically Induced Transparency
- Optical Lattices
- Superfluidity
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Deep Learning234▲ 2.8×83 topics
- Machine Learning134▲ 1.63×78 topics
- Neural Networks96▲ 2.5×36 topics
- Entanglement90▲ 24×4 topics
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging72▲ 12×8 topics
- Nanomaterials66▲ 2.5×19 topics
- Nanocomposites65▲ 3.4×21 topics
- Graphene63▲ 3.8×12 topics
- Quantum Information62▲ 22×3 topics
- Security58▲ 3.5×18 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks56▲ 3.1×14 topics
- Electronic Structure53▲ 12×8 topics
- Atomic Magnetometer49▲ 65×1 topic
- Hyperpolarized Gases49▲ 65×1 topic
- Quantum Simulation48▲ 24×2 topics
- Cryptography47▲ 16×3 topics
- Superconductivity46▲ 11×9 topics
- Measurement46▲ 23×2 topics
- Energy Storage45▲ 2.8×12 topics
- Quantum45▲ 23×2 topics
- Biosensors44▲ 3.6×12 topics
- Superconducting Circuits44▲ 26×2 topics
- Computation44▲ 25×2 topics
- Communication42▲ 5.5×2 topics
- Metrology42▲ 29×1 topic
- Photon42▲ 29×1 topic
- Topological Insulators41▲ 34×2 topics
- Two-Dimensional Materials40▲ 7.1×4 topics
- Slow Light38▲ 32×2 topics
- Quantum Spin Hall Effect37▲ 42×1 topic
- Superconductors37▲ 42×1 topic
- Spintronics36▲ 11×4 topics
- Quantum Entanglement36▲ 22×2 topics
- Topological Order36▲ 30×2 topics
- Electromagnetically Induced Transparency34▲ 71×1 topic
- Quantum Memory34▲ 71×1 topic
- Optical Lattices34▲ 21×3 topics
- Quantum Computing33▲ 13×4 topics
- Superfluidity28▲ 27×2 topics
- Electronic Structure Calculations27▲ 17×2 topics
Which research topics does Hefei University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Topological Materials and Phenomena and Quantum optics and atomic interactions.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 49 works
- 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 42 works
- 3 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 37 works
- 4 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 34 works
- 5 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 27 works
- 6 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 26 works
- 7 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 21 works
- 8 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 20 works
- 9 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 19 works
- 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 19 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Hefei University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 104% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hefei University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.011% in 2024.
Fractional works of Hefei University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.4% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Hefei
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei University of Technology
- Anhui University
- Anhui Medical University
- Anhui Agricultural University
- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Anhui Jianzhu University
- PLA Electronic Engineering Institute
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