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Mercator Institute for China Studies

In research, Mercator Institute for China Studies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,143 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,668 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#19,151
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#926
of 2,077
Research works
479
▼ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
6%
world 28%

What is Mercator Institute for China Studies known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #10,143 of 21,541 11.8%361
EngineeringField #8,668 of 11,412 12.6%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mercator Institute for China Studies 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.

Which keywords describe research at Mercator Institute for China Studies?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Integrated Circuits, Nanoparticles, Governance, Optical Modulators and Artificial Neural Networks.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Deep Learning30▲ 2.9×28 topics
  2. Neural Networks27▲ 5.3×16 topics
  3. Nanoparticles20▲ 3.1×15 topics
  4. Machine Learning19▲ 1.88×20 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks19▲ 9.3×8 topics
  6. Integrated Circuits13▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Economic Development12▲ 3.6×15 topics
  8. Artificial Neural Networks12▲ 5.8×3 topics
  9. Governance11▲ 7.7×7 topics
  10. Optical Modulators11▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Biosensors10▲ 3.8×7 topics
  12. Silicon Photonics9▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Control Systems9▲ 7.4×6 topics
  14. Microcavities9▲ 12×1 topic
  15. Nanophotonic Waveguides9▲ 13×1 topic
  16. Optimization9▲ 3.4×10 topics
  17. Stability Analysis8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  18. Hidden Markov Models8▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Synthesis8▲ 2.8×15 topics
  20. Political Economy8▲ 6.3×6 topics
  21. Acoustic Modeling7▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Deep Neural Networks7▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Room Temperature7▲ 8.9×3 topics
  24. System Identification7▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Inequality7▲ 5.7×5 topics
  26. Spintronics7▲ 6.7×4 topics
  27. Electronic Structure6▲ 6.3×6 topics
  28. Maxwell's Equations6▲ 23×2 topics
  29. China6▲ 7.1×3 topics
  30. Migration6▲ 4.3×4 topics
  31. Urbanization6▲ 4.3×5 topics
  32. Authoritarianism6▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Reform6▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Backpropagation Learning6▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Self-Organizing Maps6▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Beamforming6▲ 11×3 topics
  37. land policy6▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Microwave Photonics5▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Pattern Recognition5▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Phase Diagrams5▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Mercator Institute for China Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, Insurance and Financial Risk Management and Global trade and economics.

  1. 1 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  3. 3 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 0 works
  8. 8 Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare innovation and challenges Education 0 works
  10. 10 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 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 available5.8%not open94.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mercator Institute for China Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% lower than in 2013–2017.

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