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Hunan Communications Research Institute

In research, Hunan Communications Research Institute stands highest in Engineering (#4,805 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,712 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 24.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,129
of 28,054 · #25,363 all time
Rank in China
#2,923
of 3,058
Research works
811
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Hunan Communications Research Institute 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 #4,805 of 6,636 18.6%81 #3691
Physical SciencesDomain #10,712 of 12,888 19.5%107 #13601

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunan Communications Research Institute 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).

What does Hunan Communications Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 24.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 37.4 works25×
  2. EngineeringField · 81.2 works4.2×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.24× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Hunan Communications Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Recycled Materials, Finite Element Analysis, Defect Detection, Image Processing, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Crack Detection and Pavement.

▲ 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 Learning10▲ 2.4×23 topics
  2. Recycled Materials9▲ 62×2 topics
  3. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Nanomaterials6▲ 4.8×10 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties6▲ 5.0×10 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 6.4×5 topics
  7. Defect Detection6▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Image Processing6▲ 10×3 topics
  9. Crack Detection6▲ 60×1 topic
  10. Pavement6▲ 60×1 topic
  11. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.5×15 topics
  12. Rheology5▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Asphalt5▲ 118×1 topic
  14. Bitumen Modification5▲ 118×1 topic
  15. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  16. Dynamic Interaction4▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Fiber Reinforced Concrete4▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Risk Assessment4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  19. Ultra-High Performance Concrete4▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Durability Performance4▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Soil Properties4▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Construction4▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Dynamic Behavior4▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Liquefaction3▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Rock Mechanics3▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Tunnel3▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Reliability Analysis3▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Concrete Strengthening3▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Fiber Reinforcement3▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites3▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Slope Stability Analysis3▲ 63×1 topic
  33. Spatial Variability3▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Traffic Flow3▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Fracture3▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Travel Behavior3▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Acoustic Emission3▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Buckling Behavior3▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Numerical Modelling3▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Soil Reinforcement3▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Hunan Communications Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete.

Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 6 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 5 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…4Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 4 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…3Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 3 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 3 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…2Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 2 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 2 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and …2Geophysical Methods and Applications: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMechanics of Materials1 others

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

  1. 1 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 3 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  6. 6 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  7. 7 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 2 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 available17.2%not open82.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunan Communications Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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.

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