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Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic

In research, Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic stands highest in Engineering (#4,512 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,935 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering (Chemistry is 6.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,806
of 22,385 · #29,548 all time
Rank in China
#1,993
of 2,481
Research works
2.9k
▲ 106% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.5k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
2%
world 18%
Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic

What is Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic 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
EngineeringField #4,512 of 5,901 8.4%102 #7597
Physical SciencesDomain #8,935 of 10,670 7.6%257 #16066

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic 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 Petrochemical Polytechnic work in?

In 2022-now, 88% of research at Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (35%), Materials Science (18%), Chemistry (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 306 fractional works · 87.7% of its workEngineering: 123 fractional works · 35.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 10.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 63 fractional works · 18.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 18 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 38 fractional works · 10.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 25 fractional works · 7.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 6.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 17 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCatalysis: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLanzhouPetrochemical…349fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences88%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences5%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering12335.4%
    2. Materials Science6318.1%
    3. Chemistry3810.9%
    4. Computer Science257.0%
    5. Environmental Science246.8%
    6. Energy174.7%
    7. Chemical Engineering123.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Social Sciences72.1%
    2. Psychology61.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting41.0%
    4. Decision Sciences10.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine113.2%
    2. Health Professions10.3%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.1%
    3. Neuroscience20.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemistry takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ChemistryField · 37.9 works6.9×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 38.1 works6.0×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 10.04× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.92× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.16× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.36× its world share, 123 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.17× its world share, 63 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering10.04×12 works
  2. Chemistry6.92×38 works
  3. Materials Science5.17×63 works
  4. Energy5.16×16 works
  5. Engineering2.36×123 works
  6. Environmental Science1.37×24 works
  7. Computer Science0.90×24 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.68×1 works
  9. Psychology0.55×6 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×2 works
  11. Neuroscience0.32×2 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.32×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×4 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×5 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×4 works
  16. Mathematics0.20×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.20×2 works
  18. Medicine0.17×11 works
  19. Social Sciences0.17×7 works
  20. Dentistry0.14×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.12×1 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.08×1 works
  23. Nursing0.07×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic?

Ranked on the quality score, Xiaohui Du, Chunjin Ai and Lan Wei lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Xiaohui Du China · #2,904,420 worldwide 442 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Chunjin Ai China · #3,663,664 worldwide 448 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Lan Wei China · #4,220,730 worldwide 170 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Haowen Ma China · #4,551,528 worldwide 458 citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Yaoheng Zhang China · #5,074,126 worldwide 496 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Xionghou Gao China · #5,095,687 worldwide 4.3k citations · 181 works
  7. 7 Guangqin Pan China · #5,115,500 worldwide 440 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Xuecheng Zhan China · #5,150,816 worldwide 106 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Xisheng Fu China · #5,236,605 worldwide 476 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Chunxia Che China · #5,418,485 worldwide 228 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic

What are the most cited papers from Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic?

The most cited paper from Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic is "Tribological properties of solid lubricants (graphite, h-BN) for Cu-based P/M friction composites" (Baiming Chen, Qinling Bi, Jun Fen Yang et al., 2008), with 253 citations. Next come "Scalable Robust Superamphiphobic Coatings Enabled by Self‐Similar Structure, Protective Micro‐Skeleton, and Adhesive for Practical Anti‐Icing of High‐Voltage Transmission Tower" (233) and "Structure Effects of 2D Materials on α-Nickel Hydroxide for Oxygen Evolution Reaction" (221).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Tribological properties of solid lubricants (graphite, h-BN) for Cu-based P/M friction composites Baiming Chen, Qinling Bi, Jun Fen Yang et al. · Tribology International 23 Apr 2008 253
2 Scalable Robust Superamphiphobic Coatings Enabled by Self‐Similar Structure, Protective Micro‐Skeleton, and Adhesive for Practical Anti‐Icing of High‐Voltage Transmission Tower Jinfei Wei, Bucheng Li, Ning Tian et al. · Advanced Functional Materials 17 Aug 2022 233
3 Structure Effects of 2D Materials on α-Nickel Hydroxide for Oxygen Evolution Reaction Chenglong Luan, Guangli Liu, Yujie Liu et al. · ACS Nano 9 Apr 2018 221
4 The effect of H2S concentration on the corrosion behavior of carbon steel at 90°C Junwen Tang, Yawei Shao, Jinbiao Guo et al. · Corrosion Science 11 Feb 2010 197
5 Mesoporous Y zeolite with homogeneous aluminum distribution obtained by sequential desilication–dealumination and its performance in the catalytic cracking of cumene and 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene Zhengxing Qin, Baojian Shen, Xionghou Gao et al. · Journal of Catalysis 4 Feb 2011 176
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Ionic Liquids, Graphene 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-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. Catalysis43▲ 18×22 topics
  2. Nanoparticles31▲ 7.0×24 topics
  3. Nanocomposites26▲ 9.5×17 topics
  4. Nanomaterials24▲ 6.4×14 topics
  5. Graphene16▲ 7.0×11 topics
  6. Heterogeneous Catalysis16▲ 25×5 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties16▲ 4.7×17 topics
  8. Ionic Liquids16▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Deep Learning16▲ 1.32×40 topics
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks15▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Hydrogenation12▲ 20×5 topics
  12. Drug Delivery12▲ 6.3×11 topics
  13. Water Splitting12▲ 9.1×4 topics
  14. Renewable Resources11▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Selective Oxidation11▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Oxidation10▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Methane Storage10▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Ceria10▲ 24×1 topic
  19. Gold10▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Catalytic9▲ 23×5 topics
  21. Heterogeneous Catalysts9▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Energy Storage9▲ 4.1×9 topics
  23. Hydrogen Production9▲ 9.1×5 topics
  24. CO2 Capture8▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Visible Light8▲ 9.9×3 topics
  26. Polymer Composites8▲ 8.3×6 topics
  27. Mesoporous Materials8▲ 57×2 topics
  28. Chemical Sensors7▲ 9.2×3 topics
  29. CO2 Reduction7▲ 9.6×2 topics
  30. Solar Energy7▲ 6.6×4 topics
  31. Dehydrogenation7▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Electrocatalysis7▲ 7.1×5 topics
  33. Semiconductor7▲ 6.0×3 topics
  34. Green Chemistry6▲ 11×7 topics
  35. Hydrogen Storage6▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Photocatalyst6▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Plasmonic6▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Polymer6▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Porous Materials6▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Membrane Technology6▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies.

Catalytic Processes in M…10Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …6Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 6 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 6 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 6 fractional worksZeolite Catalysis and Sy…5Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis: 5 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 5 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 5 fractional worksLubricants and Their Add…5Lubricants and Their Additives: 5 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framework Applications: 4 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 4 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentInorganic ChemistryMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 10 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  3. 3 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 6 works
  4. 4 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis Inorganic Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  7. 7 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 5 works
  8. 8 Lubricants and Their Additives Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 4 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 available9.8%not open90.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.5%domestic only98.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 106% higher 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 Petrochemical Polytechnic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic0.0018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Lanzhou Petrochemical Polytechnic8.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.5% in 2024.

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