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Lanzhou City University

In research, Lanzhou City University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,252 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,040 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,021
of 28,054 · #6,157 all time
Rank in China
#1,435
of 3,058
Research works
3.2k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Lanzhou City 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 #4,252 of 12,888 15.8%250 #3929
EngineeringField #4,040 of 6,636 16.8%85 #5062

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lanzhou City 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).

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: 1.02× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.57× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.94× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.52× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.63× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.24× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.27× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.26× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lanzhou City University?

Ranked on the composite score, Qian Gao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lanzhou City University.

  1. 1 Qian Gao China · #856,869 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Lanzhou City University

Which keywords describe research at Lanzhou City University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Energy Storage, Remote Sensing, Deep Learning, Land Use Change, Nanomaterials, Graphene and Internet of Things.

▲ 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. Climate Change28▲ 3.1×56 topics
  2. Deep Learning22▲ 1.84×42 topics
  3. Machine Learning18▲ 1.56×36 topics
  4. Remote Sensing16▲ 3.7×26 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence13▲ 2.8×17 topics
  6. Energy Storage13▲ 5.9×10 topics
  7. Nanomaterials13▲ 3.5×12 topics
  8. Sustainability12▲ 1.42×25 topics
  9. Internet of Things12▲ 3.9×16 topics
  10. Graphene11▲ 4.6×8 topics
  11. Land Use Change10▲ 9.8×7 topics
  12. Environmental Impact9▲ 1.59×28 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks9▲ 6.4×5 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications9▲ 2.2×18 topics
  15. Cathode Materials9▲ 6.5×3 topics
  16. Neural Networks8▲ 1.58×19 topics
  17. Nanocomposites8▲ 2.7×18 topics
  18. Mechanical Properties7▲ 2.1×23 topics
  19. Cloud Computing7▲ 7.1×9 topics
  20. Wireless Sensor Networks7▲ 4.3×9 topics
  21. Urbanization6▲ 4.6×5 topics
  22. Rechargeable Batteries6▲ 6.9×2 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 4.8×4 topics
  24. Tissue Engineering6▲ 2.9×9 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services6▲ 4.4×6 topics
  26. Water Splitting6▲ 4.5×3 topics
  27. Virtual Reality6▲ 3.2×6 topics
  28. Carbon-Based Materials5▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Electrochemical Capacitors5▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries4▲ 12×1 topic
  31. Multimedia Technology4▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Zinc Anode4▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Human-Computer Interaction4▲ 6.9×3 topics
  34. Biochar Application4▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Global Impact4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  36. Online Education4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  37. Social-Ecological Systems4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Human-Nature Interactions4▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Hydrology4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Spatial Dynamics4▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Lanzhou City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Advanced battery technologies research, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Digital Media and Visual Art.

Supercapacitor Materials…5Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 5 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…4Advanced battery technologies research: 4 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 4 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 3 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 3 fractional worksDust and Plasma Wave Phenomena: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…2Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 2 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design5 others

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

  1. 1 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5 works
  2. 2 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 3 works
  5. 5 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  7. 7 Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 2 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 available14.3%not open85.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lanzhou City University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher 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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