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Heilongjiang University

In research, Heilongjiang University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#694 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#558 of 6,636 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#312 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Bioengineering, Catalysis and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment — Bioengineering is 13.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#830
of 28,054 · #1,852 all time
Rank in China
#271
of 3,058
Research works
13k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
154k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Heilongjiang 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 #694 of 12,888 18.4%2,565 #1445
EngineeringField #558 of 6,636 17.1%870 #1212
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #312 of 3,409 42.0%260 #1163
Plant ScienceSubfield #175 of 1,395 44.8%147 #788
Life SciencesDomain #1,163 of 7,800 32.5%502 #3337
Materials ScienceField #403 of 2,468 18.9%399 #947
Materials ChemistrySubfield #258 of 1,556 21.3%259 #676
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #403 of 2,318 18.5%351 #835
Social SciencesDomain #2,342 of 10,521 23.3%309 #4803
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #133 of 563 22.6%154 #233

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heilongjiang 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#1,445 #694
  2. Engineering#1,212 #558
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,163 #312
  4. Plant Science#788 #175
  5. Life Sciences#3,337 #1,163
  6. Materials Science#947 #403
  7. Materials Chemistry#676 #258
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#835 #403
  9. Social Sciences#4,803 #2,342
  10. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#233 #133
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 Heilongjiang University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Bioengineering takes 13.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BioengineeringSubfield · 31.4 works13×
  2. CatalysisSubfield · 31.9 works6.1×
  3. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 153.7 works5.6×
  4. Chemical EngineeringField · 67.6 works5.4×
  5. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 59.2 works5.3×
  6. EnergyField · 157.0 works4.8×
  7. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 71.3 works4.4×
← 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: 1.54× its world share, 260 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 163 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 59 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.44× its world share, 68 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.19× its world share, 122 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.96× its world share, 541 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 45 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.81× its world share, 157 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.63× its world share, 870 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 215 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.21× its world share, 399 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 50 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 97 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 151 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 145 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Heilongjiang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shuli Sun, Honggang Fu and Wei Zhou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heilongjiang University.

  1. 1 Shuli Sun China · #51,685 worldwide 590 citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Honggang Fu China · #68,560 worldwide 927 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Wei Zhou China · #82,518 worldwide 774 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Zipeng Xing China · #107,861 worldwide 563 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Yiqun Wu China · #110,345 worldwide 312 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Ying Xie China · #142,031 worldwide 788 citations · 78 works
  7. 7 Jinliang Wang China · #177,765 worldwide 136 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Yingming Xu China · #222,036 worldwide 302 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Xiaoli Cheng China · #234,233 worldwide 234 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Keying Shi China · #243,365 worldwide 345 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Heilongjiang University

Which keywords describe research at Heilongjiang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Water Splitting, Graphene, Catalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks and Semiconductors.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials258▲ 6.9×17 topics
  2. Deep Learning255▲ 2.1×79 topics
  3. Neural Networks193▲ 3.5×35 topics
  4. Machine Learning156▲ 1.34×74 topics
  5. Graphene137▲ 5.6×11 topics
  6. Catalysis135▲ 5.7×23 topics
  7. Water Splitting127▲ 9.8×4 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks108▲ 7.3×6 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications107▲ 2.5×32 topics
  10. Nanostructures95▲ 6.6×14 topics
  11. Semiconductors93▲ 8.5×5 topics
  12. Semiconductor89▲ 7.4×7 topics
  13. Chemical Sensors87▲ 10×3 topics
  14. CO2 Reduction83▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Visible Light79▲ 9.5×3 topics
  16. Electrocatalysis79▲ 7.9×5 topics
  17. Hydrogen Production78▲ 8.2×6 topics
  18. Synchronization78▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Energy Storage77▲ 3.3×11 topics
  20. Solar Energy73▲ 6.5×4 topics
  21. Photocatalyst73▲ 11×1 topic
  22. Plasmonic73▲ 11×1 topic
  23. Biosensors70▲ 3.8×12 topics
  24. Wireless Sensor Networks69▲ 4.3×18 topics
  25. Metal Oxides63▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Chaos63▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Catalysts62▲ 8.9×3 topics
  28. Nonlinear Dynamics57▲ 7.3×7 topics
  29. Neuromorphic Computing56▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Energy Conversion53▲ 7.2×5 topics
  31. Room Temperature53▲ 9.4×2 topics
  32. Fuel Cells53▲ 9.5×3 topics
  33. Gas Sensors52▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Metal Oxide52▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Synaptic Plasticity52▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Non-Volatile Memory51▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Memristor51▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Resistive Switching51▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Global Stability50▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Field-Effect Transistors47▲ 8.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Heilongjiang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Advanced Photocatalysis …73Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 73 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…52Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 52 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…51Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 51 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…47Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 47 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 37 fractional worksNeural Networks Stability and Synchronization: 33 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal…32Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 32 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and…31Analytical Chemistry and Sensors: 31 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data…30Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 30 fractional worksChaos control and synchr…27Chaos control and synchronization: 27 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 73 works
  2. 2 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 52 works
  3. 3 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 51 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 47 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 37 works
  6. 6 Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization Computer Networks and Communications 33 works
  7. 7 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 32 works
  8. 8 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 31 works
  9. 9 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 30 works
  10. 10 Chaos control and synchronization Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 27 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heilongjiang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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