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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. Physical Sciences#233 #259
  2. Computer Science#322 #267
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#104 #35
  4. Engineering#450 #433
  5. Physics and Astronomy#214 #116
  6. Artificial Intelligence#285 #197
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#285 #269
  8. Social Sciences#910 #1,495
  9. Health Sciences#1,465 #1,837
  10. Life Sciences#983 #1,209
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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.

Physical Sciences: 1,980 fractional works · 80.1% of its workEngineering: 608 fractional works · 24.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 189 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 69 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 63 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 56 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 420 fractional works · 17.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 315 fractional works · 12.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 413 fractional works · 16.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 204 fractional works · 8.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 84 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 243 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 152 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 55 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 112 fractional works · 4.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 65 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 49 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 44 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 246 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 84 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 57 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 42 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 131 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 56 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 115 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 98 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHefei University2,472fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences10%

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
    1. Engineering60824.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy42017.0%
    3. Computer Science41316.7%
    4. Materials Science2439.8%
    5. Environmental Science1124.5%
    6. Chemistry652.6%
    7. Energy492.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences291.2%
    9. Mathematics210.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering190.8%
    1. Social Sciences843.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting572.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance421.7%
    4. Psychology271.1%
    5. Decision Sciences261.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities100.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology562.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences431.7%
    3. Neuroscience241.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
    1. Medicine984.0%
    2. Health Professions110.4%
    3. Nursing40.2%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 315.0 works18×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 42.7 works11×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 420.2 works7.6×
  4. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 55.4 works4.9×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.20× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.67× its world share, 65 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.15× its world share, 413 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.17× its world share, 49 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 608 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 112 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.82× its world share, 243 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.64× its world share, 420 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 57 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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
  1. Physics and Astronomy7.64×420 works
  2. Materials Science2.82×243 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.20×19 works
  4. Energy2.17×49 works
  5. Computer Science2.15×413 works
  6. Chemistry1.67×65 works
  7. Engineering1.64×608 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.08×26 works
  9. Environmental Science0.91×112 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×42 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×30 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×57 works
  13. Mathematics0.71×21 works
  14. Neuroscience0.60×24 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×56 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×3 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×43 works
  18. Psychology0.36×27 works
  19. Nursing0.31×4 works
  20. Social Sciences0.27×84 works
  21. Medicine0.21×98 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×4 works
  23. Health Professions0.17×11 works
  24. Dentistry0.16×2 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.13×10 works
  26. Veterinary0.12×0 works

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. 1 Wei Yang China · #101,161 worldwide 8.7k citations · 213 works
  2. 2 Hongdian Lu China · #115,803 worldwide 10k citations · 193 works
  3. 3 Qisheng Xu China · #386,971 worldwide 382 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Xiaochen Wang China · #408,559 worldwide 3.1k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Wenjie Yang China · #413,261 worldwide 3.9k citations · 108 works
  6. 6 Zheng-Zhi Sun China · #448,497 worldwide 392 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Daming Gao China · #590,112 worldwide 2.6k citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Lei Hu China · #607,344 worldwide 1.2k citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Chong Feng China · #641,231 worldwide 847 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Chunxiang Wei China · #685,628 worldwide 1.8k citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at Hefei University

What are the most cited papers from Hefei University?

The most cited paper from Hefei University is "Guidelines and trends for next-generation rechargeable lithium and lithium-ion batteries" (Feixiang Wu, Joachim Maier, Yan Yu, 2020), with 2,225 citations. Next come "Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems" (2,052) and "Partially oxidized atomic cobalt layers for carbon dioxide electroreduction to liquid fuel" (1,871).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines and trends for next-generation rechargeable lithium and lithium-ion batteries Feixiang Wu, Joachim Maier, Yan Yu · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2020 2,225
2 Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems John Robert Varcoe, Plamen B. Atanassov, Dario R. Dekel et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2014 2,052
3 Partially oxidized atomic cobalt layers for carbon dioxide electroreduction to liquid fuel Shan Gao, Yue Lin, Xingchen Jiao et al. · Nature 2016 1,871
4 Metal–organic framework-based materials: superior adsorbents for the capture of toxic and radioactive metal ions Jie Li, Xiangxue Wang, Xiangxue Wang et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2018 1,866
5 Defect-rich and ultrathin N doped carbon nanosheets as advanced trifunctional metal-free electrocatalysts for the ORR, OER and HER Hao Jiang, Jinxing Gu, Xusheng Zheng et al. · Energy & Environmental Science 21 Nov 2018 1,410
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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.

▲ 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-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
  1. Deep Learning234▲ 2.8×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning134▲ 1.63×78 topics
  3. Neural Networks96▲ 2.5×36 topics
  4. Entanglement90▲ 24×4 topics
  5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging72▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Nanomaterials66▲ 2.5×19 topics
  7. Nanocomposites65▲ 3.4×21 topics
  8. Graphene63▲ 3.8×12 topics
  9. Quantum Information62▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Security58▲ 3.5×18 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks56▲ 3.1×14 topics
  12. Electronic Structure53▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Atomic Magnetometer49▲ 65×1 topic
  14. Hyperpolarized Gases49▲ 65×1 topic
  15. Quantum Simulation48▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Cryptography47▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Superconductivity46▲ 11×9 topics
  18. Measurement46▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Energy Storage45▲ 2.8×12 topics
  20. Quantum45▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Biosensors44▲ 3.6×12 topics
  22. Superconducting Circuits44▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Computation44▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Communication42▲ 5.5×2 topics
  25. Metrology42▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Photon42▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Topological Insulators41▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Two-Dimensional Materials40▲ 7.1×4 topics
  29. Slow Light38▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Quantum Spin Hall Effect37▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Superconductors37▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Spintronics36▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Quantum Entanglement36▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Topological Order36▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency34▲ 71×1 topic
  36. Quantum Memory34▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Optical Lattices34▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Quantum Computing33▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Superfluidity28▲ 27×2 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 49 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 42 works
  3. 3 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 37 works
  4. 4 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 34 works
  5. 5 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 27 works
  6. 6 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 26 works
  7. 7 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 21 works
  8. 8 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 20 works
  9. 9 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 19 works
  10. 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.

openly available26.0%not open74.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

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.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Hefei University0.013% in 202519801990200020102020

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.

still counting5%10%15%Hefei University12.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

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.

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