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Hunan City University

In research, Hunan City University stands highest in Engineering (#930 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,397 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,577 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction — Civil and Structural Engineering is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,523
of 28,054 · #6,609 all time
Rank in China
#847
of 3,058
Research works
3.6k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Hunan City 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
EngineeringField #930 of 6,636 15.8%229 #1564
Physical SciencesDomain #2,397 of 12,888 15.1%497 #4321
Computer ScienceField #2,577 of 4,667 13.2%90 #3458
Social SciencesDomain #5,984 of 10,521 23.2%90 #9574
Environmental ScienceField #2,846 of 3,551 15.8%68 #4760

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunan City 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. Engineering#1,564 #930
  2. Physical Sciences#4,321 #2,397
  3. Computer Science#3,458 #2,577
  4. Social Sciences#9,574 #5,984
  5. Environmental Science#4,760 #2,846
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 Hunan City University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 54.0 works6.8×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 26.8 works6.4×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.65× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.73× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.85× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.27× its world share, 229 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.05× its world share, 68 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.70× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hunan City University?

Ranked on the composite score, LI Li-min, Xiaohui Zhang and Lianguang Mo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunan City University.

  1. 1 LI Li-min China · #664,171 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Xiaohui Zhang China · #781,943 worldwide 101 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Lianguang Mo China · #979,271 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Li Tu China · #985,331 worldwide 30 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Yunxiang Li China · #1,075,189 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Xiaoqiang Liang China · #1,077,243 worldwide 54 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Yu Fang China · #1,117,001 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Xiaomei Zhou China · #1,133,484 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Yunlin Zhao China · #1,281,795 worldwide 27 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 LU Qing China · #1,308,692 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Hunan City University

Which keywords describe research at Hunan City University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Internet of Things, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Online Education and Wireless Sensor Networks.

▲ 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 Learning67▲ 2.9×62 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence51▲ 5.5×22 topics
  3. Machine Learning46▲ 2.1×51 topics
  4. Internet of Things36▲ 6.2×16 topics
  5. Data Mining31▲ 6.2×12 topics
  6. Sustainability23▲ 1.40×31 topics
  7. Environmental Impact23▲ 2.0×29 topics
  8. Nanomaterials23▲ 3.2×13 topics
  9. Cloud Computing22▲ 11×11 topics
  10. Neural Networks19▲ 1.86×27 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties19▲ 2.9×24 topics
  12. Energy Storage18▲ 4.1×11 topics
  13. Risk Assessment18▲ 3.9×11 topics
  14. Wireless Sensor Networks17▲ 5.7×8 topics
  15. Online Education17▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Remote Sensing17▲ 2.0×22 topics
  17. Graphene16▲ 3.4×9 topics
  18. Multimedia Technology14▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Regional Planning14▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Physical Education14▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Multimedia Teaching14▲ 62×1 topic
  22. Teaching Evaluation14▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Big Data Analytics12▲ 8.7×3 topics
  24. Virtual Reality12▲ 3.7×9 topics
  25. Water Quality12▲ 4.6×7 topics
  26. Lithium-ion Batteries12▲ 4.1×3 topics
  27. Artificial Neural Networks12▲ 3.6×6 topics
  28. Finite Element Analysis12▲ 7.5×5 topics
  29. Ecosystem Services11▲ 4.3×7 topics
  30. Supply Chain11▲ 8.0×3 topics
  31. Logistics11▲ 10.0×4 topics
  32. Land Use Change11▲ 5.2×7 topics
  33. Human-Computer Interaction10▲ 8.6×5 topics
  34. Biochar9▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. Durability Performance9▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Biochar Application9▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Thermal Comfort9▲ 9.8×2 topics
  38. Construction8▲ 9.0×2 topics
  39. Environmental Risk Assessment8▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Pollution Monitoring8▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Hunan City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Technology and Pedagogy, Educational Reforms and Innovations, E-commerce and Technology Innovations and Ideological and Political Education.

Educational Technology a…14Educational Technology and Pedagogy: 14 fractional worksEducational Reforms and …8Educational Reforms and Innovations: 8 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 7 fractional worksIdeological and Political Education: 7 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual…7Digital Media and Visual Art: 7 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 7 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 6 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…6Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 6 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisBusiness and International ManagementEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 14 works
  2. 2 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 8 works
  3. 3 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 7 works
  4. 4 Ideological and Political Education Education 7 works
  5. 5 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 7 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 7 works
  7. 7 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 6 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.8%domestic only96.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunan City University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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.

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.