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Hunan Institute of Engineering

In research, Hunan Institute of Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,600 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#929 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#839 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Automotive Engineering and Energy — Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,571
of 28,054 · #5,732 all time
Rank in China
#663
of 3,058
Research works
3.3k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Hunan Institute of Engineering 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 #1,600 of 12,888 20.6%693 #3674
EngineeringField #929 of 6,636 22.8%360 #2251
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #839 of 2,318 26.0%97 #2056
Materials ScienceField #1,300 of 2,468 20.1%106 #3046
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #720 of 1,351 20.0%66 #1708
Social SciencesDomain #6,958 of 10,521 22.6%84 #11792
Computer ScienceField #3,651 of 4,667 13.6%80 #3674

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunan Institute of Engineering 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#3,674 #1,600
  2. Engineering#2,251 #929
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,056 #839
  4. Materials Science#3,046 #1,300
  5. Mechanical Engineering#1,708 #720
  6. Social Sciences#11,792 #6,958
  7. Computer Science#3,674 #3,651
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 Institute of Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 26.5 works7.1×
  2. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 27.8 works6.3×
  3. EnergyField · 35.1 works4.6×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.03× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.75× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 80 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.64× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.92× its world share, 360 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.69× its world share, 106 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hunan Institute of Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Kexiang Wei, Ning Han and Bin Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunan Institute of Engineering.

  1. 1 Kexiang Wei China · #175,230 worldwide 321 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Ning Han China · #214,797 worldwide 173 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Bin Zhang China · #540,703 worldwide 151 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Xiaoyu Huang China · #703,600 worldwide 46 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Xizheng Zhang China · #740,170 worldwide 104 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Zhou Xiang-hong China · #742,518 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 An-Ping Li China · #778,683 worldwide 75 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Zhonghua Huang China · #864,132 worldwide 62 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Xilong Qu China · #991,901 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Zhu Ji China · #1,029,212 worldwide 3 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Hunan Institute of Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Hunan Institute of Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Lithium-ion Batteries, Graphene, Rechargeable Batteries, Battery Technology, Deep Learning and Catalysis.

▲ 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 Learning51▲ 1.80×61 topics
  2. Energy Storage44▲ 8.2×11 topics
  3. Cathode Materials40▲ 12×3 topics
  4. Machine Learning37▲ 1.39×52 topics
  5. Lithium-ion Batteries36▲ 10×3 topics
  6. Renewable Energy35▲ 2.9×26 topics
  7. Graphene31▲ 5.6×10 topics
  8. Nanomaterials29▲ 3.3×16 topics
  9. Catalysis28▲ 5.2×20 topics
  10. Nanoparticles28▲ 2.7×28 topics
  11. Neural Networks28▲ 2.2×31 topics
  12. Rechargeable Batteries26▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Battery Technology25▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Environmental Impact25▲ 1.78×25 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties24▲ 2.9×29 topics
  16. Electric Vehicles21▲ 8.8×4 topics
  17. Thermal Management20▲ 7.3×7 topics
  18. Vibration Analysis19▲ 8.7×7 topics
  19. Nanocomposites19▲ 2.9×16 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency19▲ 2.5×20 topics
  21. Battery Materials18▲ 13×1 topic
  22. Nanostructured Anodes18▲ 13×1 topic
  23. Solar Energy18▲ 6.8×4 topics
  24. Carbon Nanotubes17▲ 6.0×8 topics
  25. Heat Transfer17▲ 4.1×16 topics
  26. Metal-Organic Frameworks16▲ 4.6×6 topics
  27. Water Splitting15▲ 4.8×4 topics
  28. Battery Management Systems14▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Thermal Runaway14▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries14▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Ionic Conductivity14▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Nanostructured Cathodes14▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Solid-State Electrolytes14▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Power Electronics14▲ 5.0×8 topics
  35. CO2 Emissions12▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Two-Dimensional Materials12▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Nonlinear Dynamics12▲ 6.7×6 topics
  38. Logistics12▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Supply Chain12▲ 7.0×5 topics
  40. Big Data Analytics12▲ 6.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Hunan Institute of Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and E-commerce and Technology Innovations.

Advancements in Battery Materials: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…14Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 14 fractional worksE-commerce and Technolog…10E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 9 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 8 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…7Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 7 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 7 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 6 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringBusiness and International ManagementRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 10 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 9 works
  6. 6 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 7 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  10. 10 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunan Institute of Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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