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Hunan Nonferrous Metal Research Institute

In research, Hunan Nonferrous Metal Research Institute stands highest in Engineering (#2,783 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,854 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,628
of 28,054 · #20,083 all time
Rank in China
#2,160
of 3,058
Research works
699
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Hunan Nonferrous Metal 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 #2,783 of 6,636 26.1%87 #6058
Physical SciencesDomain #6,854 of 12,888 21.2%158 #11069

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunan Nonferrous Metal 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 Nonferrous Metal Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 24.6 works8.1×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 4.18× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.32× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.52× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.42× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.24× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hunan Nonferrous Metal Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Daixiong Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunan Nonferrous Metal Research Institute.

  1. 1 Daixiong Chen China · #316,593 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Hunan Nonferrous Metal Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Hunan Nonferrous Metal Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathode Materials, Metal Recovery, Energy Storage, Rechargeable Batteries, Battery Materials, Nanostructured Anodes and Circular Economy.

▲ 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. Lithium-ion Batteries29▲ 41×4 topics
  2. Cathode Materials23▲ 36×3 topics
  3. Metal Recovery22▲ 66×3 topics
  4. Energy Storage18▲ 17×6 topics
  5. Rechargeable Batteries14▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Battery Materials13▲ 46×1 topic
  7. Nanostructured Anodes13▲ 46×1 topic
  8. Environmental Impact13▲ 4.5×8 topics
  9. Circular Economy12▲ 27×3 topics
  10. Rare Earth Elements12▲ 52×2 topics
  11. Sustainable Technology12▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Battery Recycling12▲ 89×1 topic
  13. Hydrometallurgical Processes12▲ 89×1 topic
  14. Water Treatment11▲ 54×3 topics
  15. Electrical Properties11▲ 69×2 topics
  16. Flotation10▲ 215×1 topic
  17. Nanobubbles10▲ 215×1 topic
  18. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries8▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Solid-State Electrolytes8▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Metallurgy8▲ 81×2 topics
  21. Remote Sensing7▲ 3.6×14 topics
  22. Environmental Impacts7▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Microbial Communities7▲ 9.7×3 topics
  24. Mechanical Properties6▲ 4.0×15 topics
  25. Microbial Ecology6▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Bioleaching6▲ 124×1 topic
  27. Nanomaterials6▲ 3.6×10 topics
  28. Sulfide Minerals6▲ 124×1 topic
  29. Recycling6▲ 8.8×5 topics
  30. Nanoparticles6▲ 2.7×11 topics
  31. Battery Management Systems4▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Thermal Runaway4▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Waste Management4▲ 6.0×2 topics
  34. E-Waste4▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Hazardous Substances4▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Electrical Resistivity Tomography4▲ 83×1 topic
  37. Magnetotelluric Imaging4▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Support Vector Machines4▲ 6.9×2 topics
  39. Adsorption3▲ 9.5×6 topics
  40. Geochemistry3▲ 32×3 topics

Which research topics does Hunan Nonferrous Metal Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Extraction and Separation Processes, Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies.

Advancements in Battery Materials: 13 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 12 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 8 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…4Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 4 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 4 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 10 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 3 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 available11.8%not open88.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunan Nonferrous Metal Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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