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Hunan Institute of Technology

In research, Hunan Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,977 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,134 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,978 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,510
of 28,054 · #6,087 all time
Rank in China
#645
of 3,058
Research works
2.5k
▲ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Hunan Institute of 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 #1,977 of 12,888 21.0%493 #4460
Social SciencesDomain #3,134 of 10,521 34.3%121 #6978
EngineeringField #1,978 of 6,636 21.5%224 #2443
Computer ScienceField #1,516 of 4,667 15.0%100 #3345
Materials ScienceField #1,267 of 2,468 21.1%72 #3061
Life SciencesDomain #4,660 of 7,800 35.4%70 #8660

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunan Institute of 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#4,460 #1,977
  2. Social Sciences#6,978 #3,134
  3. Engineering#2,443 #1,978
  4. Computer Science#3,345 #1,516
  5. Materials Science#3,061 #1,267
  6. Life Sciences#8,660 #4,660
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 Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 35.5 works4.2×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 54.1 works3.8×
  3. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 44.8 works3.4×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.91× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.77× its world share, 100 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.06× its world share, 224 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.83× its world share, 72 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hunan Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhong-Xiang Xie, Zejun Li and Ouyang Ai-hui lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunan Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Zhong-Xiang Xie China · #735,287 worldwide 76 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Zejun Li China · #744,715 worldwide 48 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ouyang Ai-hui China · #1,114,733 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Jun Hong China · #1,166,636 worldwide 63 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Jingzhong Liu China · #1,494,710 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Zhu Lingzhi China · #1,567,459 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Yuanzhi Wu China · #1,580,878 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Yingying Huang China · #1,609,533 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Hunan Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Hunan Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mechanical Properties, Machine Learning, Microstructure, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Graphene and Data Mining.

▲ 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 Learning62▲ 2.5×66 topics
  2. Machine Learning51▲ 2.2×60 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties38▲ 5.4×22 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence33▲ 3.3×21 topics
  5. Internet of Things27▲ 4.3×24 topics
  6. Microstructure26▲ 7.0×14 topics
  7. Data Mining22▲ 4.1×15 topics
  8. Graphene22▲ 4.4×9 topics
  9. Environmental Impact18▲ 1.49×27 topics
  10. Neural Networks18▲ 1.63×29 topics
  11. Nanoparticles18▲ 1.96×20 topics
  12. Microstructural Evolution16▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Nanomaterials16▲ 2.1×16 topics
  14. Big Data16▲ 2.4×15 topics
  15. Wireless Sensor Networks16▲ 4.7×15 topics
  16. Cloud Computing15▲ 7.4×10 topics
  17. Grain Refinement14▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Risk Assessment14▲ 2.9×13 topics
  19. Gene Expression14▲ 3.1×10 topics
  20. Carbon Nanotubes14▲ 5.5×6 topics
  21. Two-Dimensional Materials13▲ 7.9×4 topics
  22. Big Data Analytics12▲ 7.8×3 topics
  23. Multimedia Technology10▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Processing Techniques10▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Logistics10▲ 8.3×4 topics
  26. Aerospace Applications10▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Supply Chain9▲ 5.8×6 topics
  28. Online Education8▲ 6.0×4 topics
  29. Corrosion Behavior8▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Metal Matrix Composites8▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Friction Stir Processing8▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Reinforcement8▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Aluminium Alloys8▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Automotive Industry8▲ 26×1 topic
  35. International Trade8▲ 7.3×2 topics
  36. Cross-Border E-Commerce8▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Digital Technologies8▲ 7.4×1 topic
  38. Physical Education8▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Multimedia Teaching7▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Teaching Evaluation7▲ 30×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties, E-commerce and Technology Innovations and Educational Technology and Pedagogy.

Aluminum Alloys Composit…8Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 8 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstru…8Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 8 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 8 fractional worksEducational Technology a…7Educational Technology and Pedagogy: 7 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…7Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 7 fractional worksIdeological and Political Education: 7 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 6 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Model…5Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 5 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 5 fractional worksMicrostructure and mechanical properties: 5 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringBusiness and International ManagementArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 8 works
  4. 4 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  5. 5 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 7 works
  6. 6 Ideological and Political Education Education 7 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  8. 8 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 5 works
  9. 9 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 5 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 available26.1%not open73.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% higher 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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