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Hunan University

In research, Hunan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#30 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#21 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#17 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Civil and Structural Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment — Energy Engineering and Power Technology is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#52
of 28,054 · #233 all time
Rank in China
#27
of 3,058
Research works
53k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Hunan 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
Physical SciencesDomain #30 of 12,888 27.4%11,414 #160
EngineeringField #21 of 6,636 26.4%6,030 #68
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #17 of 2,318 22.9%1,752 #77
ChemistryField #14 of 1,330 26.1%399 #81
Materials ScienceField #29 of 2,468 25.5%1,306 #77
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #11 of 896 31.0%749 #12
Computer ScienceField #61 of 4,667 27.1%1,690 #238
Materials ChemistrySubfield #22 of 1,556 25.6%858 #50
Environmental ScienceField #56 of 3,551 38.5%688 #105
EnergyField #11 of 694 33.0%474 #11

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunan 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. Physical Sciences#160 #30
  2. Engineering#68 #21
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#77 #17
  4. Chemistry#81 #14
  5. Materials Science#77 #29
  6. Civil and Structural Engineering#12 #11
  7. Computer Science#238 #61
  8. Materials Chemistry#50 #22
  9. Environmental Science#105 #56
  10. Energy#11 #11
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy Engineering and Power Technology takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 70.2 works4.5×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 748.7 works4.4×
  3. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 400.7 works3.6×
  4. EnergyField · 474.2 works3.6×
  5. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 542.4 works3.5×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 176 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 631 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 50 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 109 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.54× its world share, 127 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.78× its world share, 399 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.52× its world share, 1,690 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 110 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.61× its world share, 474 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.81× its world share, 6,030 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 688 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.61× its world share, 1,306 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 184 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 405 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 501 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 68 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 286 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 134 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 331 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 162 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 347 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hunan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Guangming Zeng, Danlian Huang and Guangyong Sun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunan University.

  1. 1 Guangming Zeng China · #8,556 worldwide 5.6k citations · 251 works
  2. 2 Danlian Huang China · #10,532 worldwide 1.9k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Guangyong Sun China · #12,852 worldwide 1.2k citations · 84 works
  4. 4 Leyuan Fang China · #14,525 worldwide 857 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Caijun Shi China · #15,029 worldwide 2.3k citations · 117 works
  6. 6 Min Cheng China · #15,206 worldwide 1.3k citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Shutao Li China · #17,641 worldwide 1.9k citations · 145 works
  8. 8 Xudong Kang China · #19,639 worldwide 848 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Cui Lai China · #24,279 worldwide 1.4k citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Shuangyin Wang China · #24,567 worldwide 1.6k citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Hunan University

Which keywords describe research at Hunan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Energy Storage, Nanomaterials, Mechanical Properties, Cathode Materials, Neural Networks, Graphene and Power Electronics.

▲ 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 Learning1,159▲ 2.4×82 topics
  2. Machine Learning650▲ 1.39×87 topics
  3. Neural Networks563▲ 2.6×37 topics
  4. Nanomaterials520▲ 3.4×20 topics
  5. Renewable Energy499▲ 2.4×40 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties492▲ 3.5×39 topics
  7. Energy Storage484▲ 5.2×12 topics
  8. Graphene415▲ 4.2×12 topics
  9. Nanoparticles410▲ 2.3×42 topics
  10. Cathode Materials359▲ 6.4×3 topics
  11. Environmental Impact356▲ 1.46×49 topics
  12. Power Electronics319▲ 6.7×8 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications291▲ 1.72×35 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency282▲ 2.1×36 topics
  15. Catalysis282▲ 3.0×28 topics
  16. Water Splitting280▲ 5.3×4 topics
  17. Nanocomposites274▲ 2.4×22 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks266▲ 4.5×6 topics
  19. Microstructure266▲ 3.6×19 topics
  20. Renewable Energy Integration257▲ 5.3×5 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries252▲ 4.2×4 topics
  22. Rechargeable Batteries242▲ 6.3×2 topics
  23. Convolutional Neural Networks240▲ 2.3×14 topics
  24. Artificial Neural Networks238▲ 3.5×10 topics
  25. Biosensors230▲ 3.1×12 topics
  26. Battery Technology222▲ 5.4×3 topics
  27. Smart Grid215▲ 4.0×10 topics
  28. Semiconductor212▲ 4.3×7 topics
  29. Electrocatalysis208▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. Thermal Management199▲ 4.2×7 topics
  31. Solar Energy197▲ 4.3×5 topics
  32. Two-Dimensional Materials196▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Hydrogen Production192▲ 5.0×5 topics
  34. Model Predictive Control188▲ 5.0×6 topics
  35. CO2 Reduction185▲ 6.0×2 topics
  36. Vibration Analysis184▲ 4.8×8 topics
  37. Visible Light174▲ 5.2×3 topics
  38. Photocatalyst158▲ 6.2×1 topic
  39. Plasmonic158▲ 6.2×1 topic
  40. Finite Element Analysis157▲ 4.8×9 topics

Which research topics does Hunan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Advanced Photocatalysis …158Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 158 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …136Advancements in Battery Materials: 136 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 116 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 112 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 107 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 104 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 96 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…92Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 92 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 84 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 82 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMolecular BiologyControl and Systems Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 158 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 136 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 116 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 112 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 107 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 104 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 96 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 92 works
  9. 9 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 84 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 82 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 available19.5%not open80.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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