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Kunming Institute of Precious Metals

In research, Kunming Institute of Precious Metals stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,779 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,352 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,558 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry — Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,888
of 28,054 · #8,467 all time
Rank in China
#1,089
of 3,058
Research works
1.5k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Kunming Institute of Precious Metals 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 #2,779 of 12,888 16.5%380 #5056
EngineeringField #2,352 of 6,636 19.2%185 #5031
Materials ScienceField #1,558 of 2,468 9.6%97 #2520
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #855 of 1,351 17.6%67 #1861
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,292 of 1,556 9.5%70 #2320

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kunming Institute of Precious Metals 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#5,056 #2,779
  2. Engineering#5,031 #2,352
  3. Materials Science#2,520 #1,558
  4. Mechanical Engineering#1,861 #855
  5. Materials Chemistry#2,320 #1,292
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 Kunming Institute of Precious Metals specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 29.3 works9.8×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 67.2 works9.4×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 69.8 works9.2×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 10.95× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.27× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.41× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.18× its world share, 185 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.20× its world share, 97 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× 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: Chemical Engineering, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kunming Institute of Precious Metals?

Ranked on the composite score, Jialin Chen, Ming Wen and Changyi Hu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kunming Institute of Precious Metals.

  1. 1 Jialin Chen China · #326,842 worldwide 122 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Ming Wen China · #561,474 worldwide 119 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Changyi Hu China · #994,813 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Yiming Zeng China · #1,099,303 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Ming Wen China · #1,128,932 worldwide 45 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Yunkun Zhao China · #1,398,694 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Manmen Liu China · #1,570,562 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Kunhua Zhang China · #1,595,929 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Ning Yuantao China · #1,620,315 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kunming Institute of Precious Metals

Which keywords describe research at Kunming Institute of Precious Metals?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Graphene, Water Splitting and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties56▲ 15×20 topics
  2. Microstructure45▲ 22×15 topics
  3. Nanoparticles40▲ 8.2×24 topics
  4. Nanomaterials39▲ 9.4×14 topics
  5. Catalysis37▲ 14×18 topics
  6. Graphene28▲ 10×9 topics
  7. Water Splitting27▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks24▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Electrocatalysis24▲ 22×5 topics
  10. Nanocomposites23▲ 7.2×14 topics
  11. Energy Storage22▲ 8.7×8 topics
  12. Catalysts19▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Selective Oxidation19▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Energy Conversion19▲ 23×4 topics
  15. Ceria18▲ 39×1 topic
  16. Oxidation18▲ 29×1 topic
  17. Fuel Cells18▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Hydrogen Evolution18▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Oxygen Reduction18▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Metal Recovery18▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Processing Techniques17▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Thin Films17▲ 22×8 topics
  23. Sintering16▲ 32×5 topics
  24. Lithium-ion Batteries16▲ 9.5×3 topics
  25. Cathode Materials15▲ 10.0×3 topics
  26. Oxidation Resistance14▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Carbon Nanotubes14▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Nanostructures13▲ 8.4×14 topics
  29. Rechargeable Batteries12▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Spark Plasma Sintering12▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Rare Earth Elements12▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Grain Refinement12▲ 26×4 topics
  33. Aerospace Applications12▲ 30×3 topics
  34. Microstructural Evolution11▲ 19×4 topics
  35. Metal Matrix Composites11▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Semiconductor10▲ 7.8×5 topics
  37. Circular Economy10▲ 9.5×2 topics
  38. Phase Stability10▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Sustainable Technology10▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Nanocrystals10▲ 9.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Kunming Institute of Precious Metals publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Extraction and Separation Processes.

Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 18 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 18 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 10 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 8 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 8 fractional worksIntermetallics and Advan…7Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties: 7 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Stud…7High Entropy Alloys Studies: 7 fractional worksAdvanced materials and c…7Advanced materials and composites: 7 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation …7Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 7 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringMechanics of Materials1 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 18 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  3. 3 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  6. 6 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  7. 7 Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 7 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 available21.3%not open78.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kunming Institute of Precious Metals's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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