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Lanzhou City University

In research, Lanzhou City University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,557 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,060 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,201
of 22,385 · #1,080 all time
Rank in China
#986
of 2,481
Research works
3.2k
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
33k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Lanzhou City University

What is Lanzhou City University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,557 of 10,670 8.6%250 #738
EngineeringField #3,060 of 5,901 6.8%85 #1290

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Lanzhou City University work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Lanzhou City University is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Environmental Science (13%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 300 fractional works · 72.4% of its workEngineering: 102 fractional works · 24.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 26 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 54 fractional works · 12.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 50 fractional works · 12.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 31 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 11.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 8.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 31 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLanzhou CityUniversity414fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences72%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering10224.7%
    2. Environmental Science5412.9%
    3. Computer Science5012.0%
    4. Materials Science317.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences184.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy143.3%
    7. Mathematics102.5%
    8. Energy102.4%
    9. Chemistry92.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.5%
    1. Social Sciences184.4%
    2. Psychology92.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting82.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities41.0%
    6. Decision Sciences20.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences194.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology143.4%
    3. Neuroscience30.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine276.5%
    2. Health Professions30.7%
    3. Nursing10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.97× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.57× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 102 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.60× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.17× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.15× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.50× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.71×18 works
  2. Environmental Science2.60×54 works
  3. Energy2.57×10 works
  4. Materials Science2.17×31 works
  5. Mathematics2.15×10 works
  6. Engineering1.64×102 works
  7. Computer Science1.55×50 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.50×2 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.50×14 works
  10. Chemistry1.39×9 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.97×19 works
  12. Psychology0.73×9 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×14 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.62×8 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.59×2 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×5 works
  17. Neuroscience0.45×3 works
  18. Nursing0.44×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.35×18 works
  20. Medicine0.34×27 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.34×4 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×0 works
  23. Health Professions0.25×3 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lanzhou City University?

Ranked on the quality score, Huijuan Wei, Xisheng Tai and Yunxia Wei lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lanzhou City University.

  1. 1 Huijuan Wei China · #1,239,820 worldwide 667 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Xisheng Tai China · #1,431,879 worldwide 517 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Yunxia Wei China · #1,527,837 worldwide 932 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Fanxiang Han China · #1,828,163 worldwide 167 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Xiaoying Nie China · #2,650,160 worldwide 140 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Jianjun Zeng China · #3,378,131 worldwide 213 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Chuancheng Zhao China · #3,473,326 worldwide 874 citations · 72 works
  8. 8 Kaiming Li China · #3,775,034 worldwide 1.1k citations · 92 works
  9. 9 Mingguang Ma China · #3,787,706 worldwide 300 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Yongjun Li China · #3,794,989 worldwide 369 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Lanzhou City University

What are the most cited papers from Lanzhou City University?

The most cited paper from Lanzhou City University is "Biomimetic super-lyophobic and super-lyophilic materials applied for oil/water separation: a new strategy beyond nature" (Ben Wang, Weixin Liang, Zhiguang Guo et al., 2014), with 1,587 citations. Next come "Mussel-inspired hydrogels: from design principles to promising applications" (651) and "Design and synthesis of Ni-MOF/CNT composites and rGO/carbon nitride composites for an asymmetric supercapacitor with high energy and power density" (584).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Biomimetic super-lyophobic and super-lyophilic materials applied for oil/water separation: a new strategy beyond nature Ben Wang, Weixin Liang, Zhiguang Guo et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 14 Oct 2014 1,587
2 Mussel-inspired hydrogels: from design principles to promising applications Chao Zhang, Baiheng Wu, Yongsen Zhou et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2020 651
3 Design and synthesis of Ni-MOF/CNT composites and rGO/carbon nitride composites for an asymmetric supercapacitor with high energy and power density Ping Wen, Peiwei Gong, Jinfeng Sun et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2015 584
4 One-pot synthesis of CoFe 2 O 4 /graphene oxide hybrids and their conversion into FeCo/graphene hybrids for lightweight and highly efficient microwave absorber Xinghua Li, Juan Feng, Yaping Du et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2015 546
5 Transition-metal catalysed C–N bond activation Quanjun Wang, Yijin Su, Lixin Li et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2016 508
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lanzhou City University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Energy Storage, Land Use Change, Cathode Materials, Nanomaterials 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-now 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 Change32▲ 2.9×58 topics
  2. Deep Learning28▲ 1.97×50 topics
  3. Machine Learning21▲ 1.54×43 topics
  4. Remote Sensing19▲ 3.7×28 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 2.6×18 topics
  6. Energy Storage15▲ 5.7×11 topics
  7. Sustainability15▲ 1.44×30 topics
  8. Nanomaterials14▲ 3.3×13 topics
  9. Internet of Things13▲ 3.7×17 topics
  10. Graphene12▲ 4.2×9 topics
  11. Land Use Change12▲ 9.3×7 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications11▲ 2.2×21 topics
  13. Environmental Impact11▲ 1.51×31 topics
  14. Neural Networks11▲ 1.68×22 topics
  15. Cathode Materials10▲ 6.6×3 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks10▲ 5.7×6 topics
  17. Nanocomposites8▲ 2.6×18 topics
  18. Urbanization8▲ 4.9×5 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties8▲ 1.94×26 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries8▲ 6.9×2 topics
  21. Cloud Computing8▲ 6.3×11 topics
  22. Wireless Sensor Networks8▲ 4.0×10 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering7▲ 3.0×10 topics
  24. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 4.6×4 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services7▲ 4.3×7 topics
  26. Water Splitting7▲ 4.5×4 topics
  27. Virtual Reality7▲ 3.3×7 topics
  28. Global Warming6▲ 3.4×9 topics
  29. Multimedia Technology5▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Human-Computer Interaction5▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Carbon-Based Materials5▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Electrochemical Capacitors5▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries5▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Global Impact5▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. Zinc Anode5▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Biochar Application5▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Environmental Policy5▲ 5.5×2 topics
  38. Social-Ecological Systems5▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Human-Nature Interactions4▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Spatial Dynamics4▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Lanzhou City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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…5Advanced battery technologies research: 5 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 4 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 4 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 3 fractional worksDust and Plasma Wave Phe…3Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design4 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 5 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 4 works
  5. 5 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lanzhou City University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lanzhou City University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Lanzhou City University0.0022% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Lanzhou City University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Lanzhou City University10.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.9% in 2025.

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