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Huazhong University of Science and Technology

In research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#10 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#22 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Energy Engineering and Power Technology is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16
of 28,054 · #126 all time
Rank in China
#11
of 3,058
Research works
126k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4M
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Huazhong University of Science and Technology 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 #19 of 12,888 23.5%21,802 #105
EngineeringField #10 of 6,636 23.0%12,292 #36
Life SciencesDomain #22 of 7,800 29.7%3,258 #207
Health SciencesDomain #41 of 11,982 27.1%5,252 #230
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield #1 of 290 34.8%474 #1
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #8 of 2,318 18.9%4,143 #24
Computer ScienceField #18 of 4,667 25.2%3,210 #91
MedicineField #43 of 10,443 26.7%4,891 #231
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #10 of 1,568 23.1%1,447 #48
Materials ScienceField #18 of 2,468 23.0%2,196 #65

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Huazhong University of Science and Technology 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#105 #19
  2. Engineering#36 #10
  3. Life Sciences#207 #22
  4. Health Sciences#230 #41
  5. Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering#1 #1
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#24 #8
  7. Computer Science#91 #18
  8. Medicine#231 #43
  9. Biomedical Engineering#48 #10
  10. Materials Science#65 #18
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 Huazhong University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy Engineering and Power Technology takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 125.9 works3.6×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 4,143.2 works3.6×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 1,122.6 works3.2×
  4. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 75.9 works3.0×
  5. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 545.7 works2.9×
  6. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 473.8 works2.8×
  7. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 1,674.1 works2.8×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 198 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 2,051 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 418 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 509 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 82 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.22× its world share, 252 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 491 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 3,210 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 274 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.80× its world share, 537 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.53× its world share, 12k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 1,054 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.94× its world share, 2,196 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 233 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.75× its world share, 1,263 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 41 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 223 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 4,891 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 91 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 118 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 409 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 215 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 377 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 331 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 668 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiang Bai, Xinpei Lu and Dongrui Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Xiang Bai China · #9,798 worldwide 1.7k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 Xinpei Lu China · #12,668 worldwide 734 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Dongrui Wu China · #13,117 worldwide 865 citations · 100 works
  4. 4 An Pan China · #13,887 worldwide 986 citations · 83 works
  5. 5 Ying Wang China · #14,411 worldwide 944 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Jiang Tang China · #17,660 worldwide 1.5k citations · 100 works
  7. 7 Xiaoming Yuan China · #25,170 worldwide 730 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Ying Wu China · #27,839 worldwide 592 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Lin Gu China · #28,124 worldwide 503 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Jiabing Hu China · #28,592 worldwide 601 citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Huazhong University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Neural Networks, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Machine Learning, Mechanical Properties and Cancer.

▲ 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 Learning1,929▲ 1.74×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning1,178◆ 1.11×95 topics
  3. Neural Networks1,065▲ 2.1×40 topics
  4. Inflammation874▲ 1.29×83 topics
  5. Cancer800▲ 1.84×58 topics
  6. Renewable Energy786▲ 1.68×48 topics
  7. Energy Storage748▲ 3.5×12 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties724▲ 2.3×38 topics
  9. Nanoparticles681▲ 1.67×44 topics
  10. Power Electronics662▲ 6.1×8 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications646▲ 1.68×36 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress637▲ 1.20×62 topics
  13. Cathode Materials599▲ 4.7×3 topics
  14. Nanomaterials545▲ 1.59×20 topics
  15. Lithium-ion Batteries495▲ 3.6×4 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration485▲ 4.4×6 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency478▲ 1.57×42 topics
  18. Graphene449▲ 2.0×11 topics
  19. Nanocomposites440▲ 1.68×21 topics
  20. Microstructure430▲ 2.5×19 topics
  21. Thermal Management429▲ 4.0×8 topics
  22. Biosensors428▲ 2.6×12 topics
  23. Heat Transfer420▲ 2.6×19 topics
  24. Catalysis408▲ 1.89×28 topics
  25. Battery Technology376▲ 4.1×3 topics
  26. Rechargeable Batteries374▲ 4.3×2 topics
  27. Tumor Microenvironment345▲ 2.4×8 topics
  28. Smart Grid343▲ 2.8×10 topics
  29. Additive Manufacturing334▲ 3.3×8 topics
  30. Vibration Analysis324▲ 3.7×9 topics
  31. Numerical Simulation314▲ 3.3×14 topics
  32. Fault Detection252▲ 5.4×3 topics
  33. Battery Materials250▲ 4.6×1 topic
  34. Nanostructured Anodes250▲ 4.6×1 topic
  35. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries234▲ 5.0×2 topics
  36. Ionic Conductivity230▲ 5.2×2 topics
  37. Nanostructured Cathodes225▲ 5.7×1 topic
  38. Solid-State Electrolytes225▲ 5.7×1 topic
  39. Optical Fiber217▲ 6.3×3 topics
  40. HVDC Transmission199▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Huazhong University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Advancements in Battery …250Advancements in Battery Materials: 250 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…225Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 225 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…192Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 192 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…180Microgrid Control and Optimization: 180 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 179 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 134 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…132Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 132 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 130 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 129 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…124Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 124 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 250 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 225 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 192 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 180 works
  5. 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 179 works
  6. 6 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 134 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 132 works
  8. 8 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 130 works
  9. 9 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 129 works
  10. 10 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 124 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 available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Huazhong University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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