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Hubei University

In research, Hubei University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#395 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#373 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#201 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials — Surfaces, Coatings and Films is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#471
of 28,054 · #1,326 all time
Rank in China
#161
of 3,058
Research works
15k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
196k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Hubei 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 #395 of 12,888 21.5%2,513 #1093
EngineeringField #373 of 6,636 23.8%832 #1024
Materials ScienceField #201 of 2,468 21.6%523 #600
Life SciencesDomain #655 of 7,800 31.1%710 #2046
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #143 of 1,568 30.9%196 #556
Social SciencesDomain #1,131 of 10,521 30.5%415 #2476
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #436 of 3,579 28.6%410 #1505
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #301 of 2,318 21.3%358 #679
Materials ChemistrySubfield #234 of 1,556 21.1%311 #603
Environmental ScienceField #572 of 3,551 28.0%262 #1573

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hubei 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#1,093 #395
  2. Engineering#1,024 #373
  3. Materials Science#600 #201
  4. Life Sciences#2,046 #655
  5. Biomedical Engineering#556 #143
  6. Social Sciences#2,476 #1,131
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,505 #436
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#679 #301
  9. Materials Chemistry#603 #234
  10. Environmental Science#1,573 #572
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 Hubei University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surfaces, Coatings and Films takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 31.2 works8.1×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 311.3 works4.0×
  3. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 69.9 works3.9×
  4. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 61.1 works3.9×
← 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: 1.11× its world share, 208 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.96× its world share, 410 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 46 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.78× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.71× its world share, 167 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 374 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.14× its world share, 113 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.41× its world share, 832 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 262 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.81× its world share, 522 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 82 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 93 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 259 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 77 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 65 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 156 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hubei University?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiangmei Liu, Yun Gao and Jiang Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hubei University.

  1. 1 Xiangmei Liu · #124,903 worldwide 384 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Yun Gao · #148,247 worldwide 621 citations · 99 works
  3. 3 Jiang Zhang · #189,582 worldwide 103 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 胡凯 · #215,246 worldwide 0 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Chen Chao · #252,606 worldwide 0 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Jung‐Sik Kim · #281,069 worldwide 168 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Yingkui Yang · #281,658 worldwide 266 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Xia Chen · #289,855 worldwide 359 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Haoshuang Gu · #294,081 worldwide 362 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Shengfu Wang · #300,236 worldwide 334 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Hubei University

Which keywords describe research at Hubei University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Energy Storage, Nanoparticles, Cathode Materials, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Graphene and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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 Learning191▲ 1.42×83 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications167▲ 3.6×35 topics
  3. Nanomaterials166▲ 4.0×18 topics
  4. Nanoparticles156▲ 3.2×41 topics
  5. Machine Learning127◆ 0.99×83 topics
  6. Energy Storage127▲ 4.9×11 topics
  7. Nanocomposites113▲ 3.6×21 topics
  8. Graphene107▲ 4.0×11 topics
  9. Cathode Materials104▲ 6.7×3 topics
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks100▲ 6.1×6 topics
  11. Catalysis95▲ 3.6×24 topics
  12. Neural Networks90▲ 1.48×35 topics
  13. Biosensors76▲ 3.8×12 topics
  14. Water Splitting74▲ 5.2×4 topics
  15. Rechargeable Batteries71▲ 6.7×2 topics
  16. Semiconductors70▲ 5.8×6 topics
  17. Semiconductor67▲ 5.0×7 topics
  18. Drug Delivery66▲ 3.1×16 topics
  19. Bioimaging65▲ 7.2×6 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering62▲ 2.6×13 topics
  21. Self-Assembly61▲ 4.8×12 topics
  22. Electrocatalysis60▲ 5.4×5 topics
  23. Nanocrystals60▲ 5.6×5 topics
  24. Lithium-ion Batteries60▲ 3.6×3 topics
  25. Reactive Oxygen Species58▲ 3.7×14 topics
  26. Electrochemistry57▲ 6.3×3 topics
  27. Efficiency56▲ 4.7×6 topics
  28. Stability55▲ 6.1×7 topics
  29. Nanostructures55▲ 3.5×16 topics
  30. Crystal Growth54▲ 4.9×11 topics
  31. Chemical Sensors54▲ 5.8×3 topics
  32. Photodynamic Therapy46▲ 5.3×4 topics
  33. CO2 Reduction42▲ 5.0×2 topics
  34. Fluorescence Imaging42▲ 7.1×2 topics
  35. Green Chemistry42▲ 6.0×8 topics
  36. Room Temperature39▲ 6.2×3 topics
  37. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries38▲ 6.8×2 topics
  38. Molecular Machines38▲ 7.0×2 topics
  39. Organometal Halide Perovskites37▲ 8.3×1 topic
  40. Perovskite Solar Cells37▲ 8.3×1 topic

Which research topics does Hubei University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Perovskite Materials and Applications and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Advancements in Battery …38Advancements in Battery Materials: 38 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …38Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 38 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 37 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …36Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 36 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…33Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 33 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 32 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 31 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…29Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 29 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 28 fractional worksSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 28 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMolecular BiologyBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 38 works
  3. 3 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 37 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Biology 36 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 33 works
  6. 6 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 31 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 29 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 28 works
  10. 10 Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicitySurfaces, Coatings and Films 28 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hubei 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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