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Institute of Physics

In research, Institute of Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#134 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#51 of 1,646 worldwide) and Engineering (#269 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Condensed Matter Physics is 36.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#298
of 28,054 · #341 all time
Rank in China
#103
of 3,058
Research works
13k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
374k
29.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Institute of Physics 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 #134 of 12,888 23.3%1,594 #224
Physics and AstronomyField #51 of 1,646 24.6%366 #124
EngineeringField #269 of 6,636 25.1%597 #414
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #117 of 2,318 29.6%312 #193
Materials ScienceField #190 of 2,468 19.2%435 #123
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #51 of 565 25.3%203 #121
Materials ChemistrySubfield #171 of 1,556 19.8%268 #120
Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield #18 of 69 22.1%103 #54
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield #81 of 304 18.4%132 #55
Life SciencesDomain #3,500 of 7,800 19.3%92 #3906

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Physics 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#224 #134
  2. Physics and Astronomy#124 #51
  3. Engineering#414 #269
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#193 #117
  5. Materials Science#123 #190
  6. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#121 #51
  7. Materials Chemistry#120 #171
  8. Condensed Matter Physics#54 #18
  9. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials#55 #81
  10. Life Sciences#3,906 #3,500
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 Institute of Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 36.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 103.2 works37×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 132.3 works16×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 203.2 works16×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 365.8 works9.4×
  5. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 268.0 works7.8×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.86× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.33× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.37× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.27× its world share, 597 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.10× its world share, 435 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.36× its world share, 366 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, Heng Fan, Liquan Chen and Yong‐Sheng Hu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Physics.

  1. 1 Heng Fan China · #132 worldwide 5.5k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 Liquan Chen China · #11,582 worldwide 3.2k citations · 153 works
  3. 3 Yong‐Sheng Hu China · #19,135 worldwide 1.3k citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Ling-An Wu China · #24,631 worldwide 570 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Zhaoxiang Wang China · #24,882 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Qinghua Zhang China · #29,508 worldwide 1.4k citations · 96 works
  7. 7 Xuejie Huang China · #37,361 worldwide 1.2k citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Zhijun Wang China · #41,010 worldwide 868 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Xiqian Yu China · #41,914 worldwide 830 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Guangheng Wu China · #45,178 worldwide 449 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Physics

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electronic Structure, Superconductivity, Cathode Materials, Two-Dimensional Materials, Energy Storage, Lithium-ion Batteries, Graphene and Rechargeable Batteries.

▲ 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. Electronic Structure131▲ 42×8 topics
  2. Superconductivity120▲ 40×9 topics
  3. Cathode Materials103▲ 15×3 topics
  4. Energy Storage92▲ 8.0×12 topics
  5. Two-Dimensional Materials92▲ 23×4 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries71▲ 9.6×3 topics
  7. Graphene71▲ 5.9×11 topics
  8. Nanocomposites62▲ 4.4×19 topics
  9. Rechargeable Batteries60▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Semiconductor59▲ 9.9×7 topics
  11. Spintronics58▲ 25×4 topics
  12. Topological Insulators57▲ 70×2 topics
  13. Room Temperature54▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Nanocrystals53▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Optoelectronic Devices50▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Battery Technology49▲ 9.7×3 topics
  17. Topological Order48▲ 57×2 topics
  18. Battery Materials47▲ 16×1 topic
  19. Nanostructured Anodes47▲ 16×1 topic
  20. Photoluminescence46▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Thin Films45▲ 13×10 topics
  22. Ionic Conductivity45▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides44▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Van der Waals Heterostructures44▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries44▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Nanostructured Cathodes44▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Solid-State Electrolytes44▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Perovskite Oxides44▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Efficiency42▲ 8.0×4 topics
  30. Semiconductors42▲ 7.9×5 topics
  31. Nanostructures42▲ 6.0×16 topics
  32. Quantum Spin Hall Effect41▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Superconductors41▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Crystal Growth41▲ 8.3×12 topics
  35. Photovoltaics40▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Raman Spectroscopy38▲ 11×6 topics
  37. Spin Dynamics37▲ 50×2 topics
  38. Transparent Conductors37▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Electronic Structure Calculations36▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Frustrated Magnets36▲ 76×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, 2D Materials and Applications, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Topological Materials and Phenomena.

Advancements in Battery …47Advancements in Battery Materials: 47 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…442D Materials and Applications: 44 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…44Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 44 fractional worksTopological Materials an…41Topological Materials and Phenomena: 41 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics: 36 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 32 fractional worksMagnetic and transport p…31Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 31 fractional worksGraphene research and ap…28Graphene research and applications: 28 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…26Magnetic properties of thin films: 26 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…22Perovskite Materials and Applications: 22 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter Physics1 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 47 works
  2. 2 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 44 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  4. 4 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 41 works
  5. 5 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 36 works
  6. 6 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 32 works
  7. 7 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 31 works
  8. 8 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 28 works
  9. 9 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 26 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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