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Hefei University

In research, Hefei University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#267 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#35 of 1,646 worldwide) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (#27 of 565 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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 17.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#474
of 28,054 · #1,750 all time
Rank in China
#163
of 3,058
Research works
6.7k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Hefei 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 #267 of 12,888 18.7%1,660 #1245
Physics and AstronomyField #35 of 1,646 29.1%347 #597
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #27 of 565 31.3%261 #490
EngineeringField #1,085 of 6,636 14.0%521 #1948
Computer ScienceField #1,228 of 4,667 20.2%344 #2100
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #742 of 2,318 16.0%160 #1370
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #614 of 1,884 24.7%170 #1522
Materials ScienceField #873 of 2,468 15.7%201 #1178
Social SciencesDomain #3,766 of 10,521 23.7%216 #7051
Life SciencesDomain #3,123 of 7,800 24.7%108 #6223

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 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#1,245 #267
  2. Physics and Astronomy#597 #35
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#490 #27
  4. Engineering#1,948 #1,085
  5. Computer Science#2,100 #1,228
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,370 #742
  7. Artificial Intelligence#1,522 #614
  8. Materials Science#1,178 #873
  9. Social Sciences#7,051 #3,766
  10. Life Sciences#6,223 #3,123
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 261.2 works18×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 36.2 works11×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 346.8 works7.5×
  4. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 44.6 works4.7×
  5. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 170.4 works3.4×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.24× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.60× its world share, 52 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.13× its world share, 344 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.06× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 521 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 100 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.77× its world share, 201 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.50× its world share, 347 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hefei University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hongdian Lu, Zhang Ying and Wei Yang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hefei University.

  1. 1 Hongdian Lu China · #157,788 worldwide 271 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Zhang Ying China · #192,973 worldwide 0 citations · 129 works
  3. 3 Wei Yang China · #305,593 worldwide 250 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Xueyou Hu China · #642,470 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Xiaofeng Wang China · #684,500 worldwide 80 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Qing Wang China · #814,468 worldwide 86 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Yang Mei China · #939,228 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Lili Wang China · #950,732 worldwide 136 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Jun Qian China · #999,141 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Yigang Zhang China · #1,112,968 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Hefei University

Which keywords describe research at Hefei University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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 Learning195▲ 2.7×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning113▲ 1.66×77 topics
  3. Neural Networks79▲ 2.5×35 topics
  4. Entanglement76▲ 25×4 topics
  5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging63▲ 12×7 topics
  6. Nanocomposites56▲ 3.4×20 topics
  7. Nanomaterials56▲ 2.5×17 topics
  8. Graphene55▲ 3.8×11 topics
  9. Quantum Information53▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Security49▲ 3.6×18 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks48▲ 3.1×14 topics
  12. Electronic Structure44▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Atomic Magnetometer42▲ 62×1 topic
  14. Hyperpolarized Gases42▲ 62×1 topic
  15. Quantum Simulation42▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Measurement40▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Cryptography39▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Energy Storage39▲ 2.9×12 topics
  19. Quantum38▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Superconductivity38▲ 11×9 topics
  21. Computation38▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Superconducting Circuits37▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Biosensors37▲ 3.4×11 topics
  24. Communication36▲ 5.7×2 topics
  25. Metrology36▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Photon36▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Two-Dimensional Materials34▲ 7.0×4 topics
  28. Topological Insulators33▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Topological Order32▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Slow Light32▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Quantum Entanglement31▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Quantum Spin Hall Effect30▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Superconductors30▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Spintronics30▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency30▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Quantum Memory30▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Optical Lattices27▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Quantum Computing26▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Superfluidity24▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Quantum Algorithms23▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Hefei University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Topological Materials and Phenomena and Quantum optics and atomic interactions.

Atomic and Subatomic Phy…42Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 42 fractional worksQuantum Information and …36Quantum Information and Cryptography: 36 fractional worksTopological Materials an…30Topological Materials and Phenomena: 30 fractional worksQuantum optics and atomi…30Quantum optics and atomic interactions: 30 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 23 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 22 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bo…19Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 19 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques …18Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 18 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems18Quantum many-body systems: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …16Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial IntelligenceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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

  1. 1 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 42 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 36 works
  3. 3 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 30 works
  4. 4 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 30 works
  5. 5 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 23 works
  6. 6 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 22 works
  7. 7 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 19 works
  8. 8 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 18 works
  9. 9 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 18 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hefei University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.