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Institute of Theoretical Physics

In research, Institute of Theoretical Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#823 of 12,888 worldwide), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (#29 of 263 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#254 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 87.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,500
of 28,054 · #1,430 all time
Rank in China
#439
of 3,058
Research works
6.9k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
144k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Institute of Theoretical 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 #823 of 12,888 36.9%652 #983
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #29 of 263 57.2%189 #114
Physics and AstronomyField #254 of 1,646 42.3%483 #439
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #81 of 443 44.6%124 #152
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #248 of 565 22.1%104 #416

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Theoretical 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#983 #823
  2. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#114 #29
  3. Physics and Astronomy#439 #254
  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics#152 #81
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#416 #248
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 Theoretical Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 87.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 189.0 works87×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 124.2 works35×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 483.3 works31×
  4. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 23.4 works21×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 103.7 works21×
  6. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 39.6 works18×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.42× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.68× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 31.46× its world share, 483 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 31.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Theoretical Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, Rong-Gen Cai, A. S. Davydov and C. P. Sun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Theoretical Physics.

  1. 1 Rong-Gen Cai China · #23,044 worldwide 927 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 A. S. Davydov China · #30,604 worldwide 504 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 C. P. Sun China · #60,941 worldwide 544 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Bailin Hao China · #69,409 worldwide 454 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 JiaMing Li China · #127,915 worldwide 0 citations · 125 works
  6. 6 Zhao-Bin Su China · #160,250 worldwide 347 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Shan-Gui Zhou China · #167,520 worldwide 304 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Rong-Gen Cai China · #167,685 worldwide 413 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 KUANG-CHAO CHOU China · #170,586 worldwide 245 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Lu Yu China · #206,308 worldwide 327 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Theoretical Physics

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Theoretical Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Black Holes, Supernovae, Lattice QCD, Quantum Gravity, General Relativity and Dark Energy.

▲ 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. Dark Matter75▲ 94×4 topics
  2. Particle Physics66▲ 126×2 topics
  3. Black Holes62▲ 94×3 topics
  4. Supernovae58▲ 102×2 topics
  5. Lattice QCD58▲ 140×2 topics
  6. Quantum Gravity56▲ 100×4 topics
  7. General Relativity56▲ 119×2 topics
  8. Dark Energy54▲ 121×2 topics
  9. Cosmic Microwave Background54▲ 139×1 topic
  10. Cosmological Parameters54▲ 139×1 topic
  11. Quantum Entanglement47▲ 105×2 topics
  12. Higgs Boson45▲ 126×1 topic
  13. High-Energy Collider45▲ 126×1 topic
  14. Renormalization Group45▲ 117×2 topics
  15. String Theory43▲ 110×2 topics
  16. Field Theories43▲ 137×1 topic
  17. Holographic43▲ 137×1 topic
  18. QCD36▲ 151×1 topic
  19. charmonium36▲ 151×1 topic
  20. Cosmology32▲ 70×3 topics
  21. Gravitational Waves31▲ 81×2 topics
  22. Galactic Center30▲ 98×2 topics
  23. Entanglement30▲ 29×4 topics
  24. Equation of State27▲ 74×2 topics
  25. Quantum Information27▲ 34×3 topics
  26. Binary Black Hole27▲ 133×1 topic
  27. Neutron Star27▲ 133×1 topic
  28. Cosmic Rays26▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Neutrinos26▲ 74×2 topics
  30. Optical Lattices25▲ 56×3 topics
  31. Hydrodynamics24▲ 56×2 topics
  32. Superfluidity22▲ 74×2 topics
  33. Heavy-Ion Collisions22▲ 126×1 topic
  34. Quark-Gluon Plasma22▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Quantum Simulation21▲ 39×2 topics
  36. Axions21▲ 128×1 topic
  37. WIMPs21▲ 128×1 topic
  38. Bose-Einstein Condensation19▲ 79×2 topics
  39. Superconductivity18▲ 15×9 topics
  40. Superconducting Circuits17▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Theoretical Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions.

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 54 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 45 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…43Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 43 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…36Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 36 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 27 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 22 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic P…21Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 21 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 15 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 11 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 10 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 54 works
  2. 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 45 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 43 works
  4. 4 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 36 works
  5. 5 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 27 works
  6. 6 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 22 works
  7. 7 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 21 works
  8. 8 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15 works
  9. 9 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  10. 10 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.0%domestic only69.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Theoretical Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower 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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