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Inner Mongolia University

In research, Inner Mongolia University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#525 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#208 of 3,409 worldwide) and Engineering (#429 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Numerical Analysis and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment — Catalysis is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#675
of 28,054 · #1,983 all time
Rank in China
#226
of 3,058
Research works
13k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
120k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Inner Mongolia 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 #525 of 12,888 15.9%3,187 #1567
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #208 of 3,409 37.6%256 #809
EngineeringField #429 of 6,636 16.7%954 #1509
Environmental ScienceField #420 of 3,551 28.2%345 #1074
Life SciencesDomain #1,083 of 7,800 27.6%641 #3009
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #333 of 2,318 17.1%332 #1119
Materials ScienceField #376 of 2,468 15.6%411 #1371
Social SciencesDomain #1,970 of 10,521 21.4%398 #3893
Materials ChemistrySubfield #305 of 1,556 15.6%280 #1056
Plant ScienceSubfield #290 of 1,395 41.6%121 #949

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Inner Mongolia 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#1,567 #525
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#809 #208
  3. Engineering#1,509 #429
  4. Environmental Science#1,074 #420
  5. Life Sciences#3,009 #1,083
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,119 #333
  7. Materials Science#1,371 #376
  8. Social Sciences#3,893 #1,970
  9. Materials Chemistry#1,056 #305
  10. Plant Science#949 #290
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 Inner Mongolia University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 46.4 works7.0×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 20.9 works5.5×
  3. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 151.2 works4.4×
  4. Chemical EngineeringField · 59.5 works3.8×
  5. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 77.2 works3.8×
  6. EnergyField · 155.3 works3.8×
  7. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 42.0 works3.8×
← 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: 1.20× its world share, 256 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 326 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.81× its world share, 60 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.22× its world share, 156 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.26× its world share, 786 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 84 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.78× its world share, 155 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 954 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.55× its world share, 345 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.63× its world share, 411 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.02× its world share, 106 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 132 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 198 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.51× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 71 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 57 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 147 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Inner Mongolia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank Yonghong Li, Bo Cui and Shaodong Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inner Mongolia University.

  1. 1 Frank Yonghong Li · #82,149 worldwide 559 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Bo Cui · #158,372 worldwide 202 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Shaodong Wang · #207,308 worldwide 199 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Baoqi Huang · #239,818 worldwide 147 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Haiquan Su · #286,528 worldwide 300 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Yanling Zhang · #302,936 worldwide 70 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Xia Gao · #311,688 worldwide 152 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Rui Liu · #385,863 worldwide 92 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Yang Liu · #393,110 worldwide 213 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Dan Li · #405,491 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Inner Mongolia University

Which keywords describe research at Inner Mongolia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Neural Networks, Catalysis, Water Splitting, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Machine Learning and Semiconductor.

▲ 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 Learning435▲ 2.8×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning219▲ 1.50×74 topics
  3. Neural Networks214▲ 3.1×36 topics
  4. Nanomaterials209▲ 4.4×18 topics
  5. Climate Change174▲ 1.45×78 topics
  6. Catalysis153▲ 5.1×26 topics
  7. Water Splitting127▲ 7.7×4 topics
  8. Graphene117▲ 3.8×11 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks114▲ 3.5×14 topics
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks108▲ 5.8×6 topics
  11. Nanoparticles100▲ 1.79×39 topics
  12. Energy Storage100▲ 3.4×12 topics
  13. Semiconductor97▲ 6.4×7 topics
  14. Electrocatalysis84▲ 6.6×5 topics
  15. Cathode Materials83▲ 4.7×3 topics
  16. CO2 Reduction82▲ 8.4×2 topics
  17. Internet of Things82▲ 2.1×26 topics
  18. Hydrogen Production74▲ 6.2×6 topics
  19. Visible Light74▲ 7.1×3 topics
  20. Catalysts68▲ 7.8×3 topics
  21. Solar Energy68▲ 4.8×4 topics
  22. Photocatalyst66▲ 8.3×1 topic
  23. Plasmonic66▲ 8.3×1 topic
  24. Nanostructures64▲ 3.6×16 topics
  25. Nanocrystals61▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Chemical Sensors60▲ 5.7×3 topics
  27. Rechargeable Batteries59▲ 4.9×2 topics
  28. Semiconductors58▲ 4.2×5 topics
  29. Energy Conversion54▲ 5.9×5 topics
  30. Fuel Cells52▲ 7.5×2 topics
  31. Sustainable Energy50▲ 6.2×3 topics
  32. Hydrogen Evolution50▲ 8.6×1 topic
  33. Oxygen Reduction50▲ 8.6×1 topic
  34. Heterogeneous Catalysis48▲ 5.9×5 topics
  35. Machine Translation46▲ 6.2×2 topics
  36. Selective Oxidation42▲ 6.7×2 topics
  37. Biochar Application41▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Hydrogen Storage40▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. Ceria40▲ 7.3×1 topic
  40. Gold40▲ 7.3×1 topic

Which research topics does Inner Mongolia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Topic Modeling.

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 66 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 50 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…40Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 40 fractional worksTopic Modeling31Topic Modeling: 31 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 30 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 29 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …28Advanced Neural Network Applications: 28 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 25 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…24Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 24 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 66 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 50 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 40 works
  4. 4 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 31 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
  7. 7 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 28 works
  8. 8 Natural Language Processing TechniquesArtificial Intelligence 25 works
  9. 9 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 25 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 24 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Inner Mongolia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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