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Micro & Nano Research Institute

In research, Micro & Nano Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,498 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,478
of 34,923
Rank in China
#2,287
of 2,919
Research works
146
▲ 116% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Micro & Nano Research Institute

What is Micro & Nano Research Institute 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 #6,498 of 17,446 11.5%132

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Micro & Nano Research Institute 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 Micro & Nano Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Micro & Nano Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (52%), Materials Science (20%), Physics and Astronomy (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 63 fractional works · 92.1% of its workEngineering: 36 fractional works · 52.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 25.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 11.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBioengineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKMicro & NanoResearch…69fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences0%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3652.2%
    2. Materials Science1420.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy57.2%
    4. Computer Science33.8%
    5. Chemical Engineering22.8%
    6. Environmental Science11.8%
    7. Chemistry11.8%
    8. Energy11.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    1. Neuroscience22.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Medicine11.7%
    2. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Social Sciences00.4%
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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 8.12× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.48× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.73× its world share, 14 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.22× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering8.12×2 works
  2. Materials Science5.73×14 works
  3. Engineering3.48×36 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy3.22×5 works
  5. Energy1.93×1 works
  6. Neuroscience1.38×2 works
  7. Chemistry1.15×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.89×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.49×3 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.37×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×0 works
  15. Medicine0.09×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.05×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Micro & Nano Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Micro & Nano Research Institute is "Enhanced photoelectrochemical water-splitting performance of semiconductors by surface passivation layers" (Rui Liu, Zhi Zheng, Joshua M. Spurgeon et al., 2014), with 618 citations. Next come "Band-gap engineering of BiOCl with oxygen vacancies for efficient photooxidation properties under visible-light irradiation" (336) and "Horizontally aligned carbon nanotube arrays: growth mechanism, controlled synthesis, characterization, properties and applications" (231).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Enhanced photoelectrochemical water-splitting performance of semiconductors by surface passivation layers Rui Liu, Zhi Zheng, Joshua M. Spurgeon et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2014 618
2 Band-gap engineering of BiOCl with oxygen vacancies for efficient photooxidation properties under visible-light irradiation Dandan Cui, Liang Wang, Kang Xu et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A Open access 28 Dec 2017 336
3 Horizontally aligned carbon nanotube arrays: growth mechanism, controlled synthesis, characterization, properties and applications Rufan Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Fei Wei · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2017 231
4 A high performance P(VDF-TrFE) nanogenerator with self-connected and vertically integrated fibers by patterned EHD pulling Xiaoliang Chen, Hongmiao Tian, Xiangming Li et al. · Nanoscale 2015 199
5 Channel innovations for inertial microfluidics Wenlai Tang, Shu Zhu, Di Jiang et al. · Lab on a Chip 2020 194
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Micro & Nano Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Semiconductors, Biosensors, Graphene, Nanomaterials, Two-Dimensional Materials, Flexible Electronics, Nanostructures and Field-Effect Transistors.

▲ 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. Semiconductors5▲ 23×4 topics
  2. Biosensors4▲ 13×7 topics
  3. Nanomaterials4▲ 5.8×10 topics
  4. Graphene4▲ 8.4×11 topics
  5. Field-Effect Transistors3▲ 31×4 topics
  6. Flexible Electronics3▲ 28×3 topics
  7. Nanostructures3▲ 12×7 topics
  8. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 21×4 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.7×17 topics
  10. Carbon Nanotubes3▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Crystal Growth3▲ 15×8 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties3▲ 4.1×16 topics
  13. Neuromorphic Computing3▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Thin Films3▲ 20×7 topics
  15. Electronic Structure2▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Health Monitoring2▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Chemical Sensors2▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Nanogenerators2▲ 26×1 topic
  19. Wearable2▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Optoelectronic Devices2▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Room Temperature2▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Photoluminescence2▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Gas Sensors2▲ 31×1 topic
  24. Metal Oxide2▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Non-Volatile Memory2▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Light-Emitting Diodes2▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Memristor2▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Resistive Switching2▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides2▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Sensors2▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Van der Waals Heterostructures2▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Nanowires2▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Polymer Composites2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  35. Reliability2▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Semiconductor2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  37. Solar Cells2▲ 13×6 topics
  38. Efficiency2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  39. Metamaterials2▲ 17×4 topics
  40. Optical Sensors2▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Micro & Nano Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing and 2D Materials and Applications.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…2Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…2Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…2Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 2 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…22D Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 2 fractional worksNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor…1Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced MEMS and NEMS T…1Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies: 1 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…1Perovskite Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …1Semiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBioengineering

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 2 works
  6. 6 Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Micro & Nano Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 116% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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 Micro & Nano Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Micro & Nano Research Institute0.00051% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Micro & Nano Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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