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Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

In research, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics stands highest in Engineering (#38 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#117 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Networks and Communications (#10 of 705 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Control and Systems Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#211
of 28,054 · #490 all time
Rank in China
#78
of 3,058
Research works
60k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
746k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 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
EngineeringField #38 of 6,636 20.2%10,854 #85
Physical SciencesDomain #117 of 12,888 20.2%16,664 #346
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #10 of 705 23.4%528 #108
Computer ScienceField #70 of 4,667 19.8%2,890 #214
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #12 of 795 33.9%2,090 #38
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield #6 of 290 28.3%271 #40
Materials ScienceField #52 of 2,468 18.9%1,179 #186
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #17 of 793 16.5%1,315 #37
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #32 of 1,351 17.2%1,620 #67
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #56 of 2,318 13.0%2,145 #121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#85 #38
  2. Physical Sciences#346 #117
  3. Computer Networks and Communications#108 #10
  4. Computer Science#214 #70
  5. Aerospace Engineering#38 #12
  6. Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering#40 #6
  7. Materials Science#186 #52
  8. Control and Systems Engineering#37 #17
  9. Mechanical Engineering#67 #32
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#121 #56
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 2,089.6 works9.7×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 709.4 works6.7×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 1,315.0 works6.6×
  4. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 65.8 works5.1×
  5. SoftwareSubfield · 56.8 works4.8×
  6. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 1,620.4 works4.8×
  7. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 611.2 works4.7×
  8. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 407.9 works4.1×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 106 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 106 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.42× its world share, 91 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 96 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.02× its world share, 2,890 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 144 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.41× its world share, 239 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.94× its world share, 11k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 384 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.84× its world share, 1,179 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 192 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.46× its world share, 597 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 267 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 227 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 273 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 272 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 106 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 219 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics?

Ranked on the composite score, Dongdong Gu, Mou Chen and Guangbin Ji lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

  1. 1 Dongdong Gu China · #23,154 worldwide 1.3k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Mou Chen China · #27,494 worldwide 1.1k citations · 100 works
  3. 3 Guangbin Ji China · #39,380 worldwide 783 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Xinbo Ruan China · #51,368 worldwide 1.1k citations · 147 works
  5. 5 Haibing Hu China · #64,393 worldwide 415 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Qian Xu China · #65,510 worldwide 231 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Yaoguo Dang China · #71,812 worldwide 162 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Dequn Zhou China · #74,532 worldwide 678 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Qianhong Chen China · #80,524 worldwide 402 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Jiuhua Xu China · #82,272 worldwide 250 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Which keywords describe research at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mechanical Properties, Heat Transfer, Neural Networks, Vibration Analysis, Nonlinear Systems, Multi-Agent Systems and Adaptive Control.

▲ 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. Deep Learning1,640▲ 2.6×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning872▲ 1.45×93 topics
  3. Neural Networks862▲ 3.0×36 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties797▲ 4.5×38 topics
  5. Heat Transfer613▲ 6.7×19 topics
  6. Vibration Analysis425▲ 8.5×9 topics
  7. Microstructure412▲ 4.3×19 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks395▲ 2.9×14 topics
  9. Nonlinear Systems392▲ 10×8 topics
  10. Power Electronics378▲ 6.2×8 topics
  11. Multi-Agent Systems377▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Adaptive Control376▲ 15×7 topics
  13. Large-Eddy Simulation368▲ 10×5 topics
  14. Optimization367▲ 4.3×25 topics
  15. Collision Avoidance340▲ 10×4 topics
  16. Wireless Communications318▲ 9.8×5 topics
  17. Autonomous Vehicles317▲ 8.2×4 topics
  18. Neural Network316▲ 8.9×9 topics
  19. Additive Manufacturing316▲ 5.5×8 topics
  20. Tool Wear305▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Composite Materials302▲ 8.1×11 topics
  22. Feedback Control299▲ 10.0×8 topics
  23. Sensor Networks299▲ 6.5×5 topics
  24. Control Systems285▲ 8.3×10 topics
  25. Renewable Energy Integration284▲ 4.6×6 topics
  26. Nonlinear Dynamics277▲ 6.9×9 topics
  27. Thermal Management277▲ 4.5×8 topics
  28. Numerical Simulation262▲ 4.8×14 topics
  29. Surface Roughness262▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Model Predictive Control254▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Robotic Manipulators251▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Fault Diagnosis238▲ 9.0×7 topics
  33. Sliding Mode Control237▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Process Parameters218▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Path Planning212▲ 9.1×3 topics
  36. Optimal Control205▲ 15×6 topics
  37. Trajectory Optimization200▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Event-Triggered Control198▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Aerial Vehicles197▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Disturbance Observer196▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Advanced machining processes and optimization, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics.

Adaptive Control of Nonl…196Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 196 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…163Advanced machining processes and optimization: 163 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 157 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…154Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 154 fractional worksDistributed Control Mult…154Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 154 fractional worksUAV Applications and Optimization: 147 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 134 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…130Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 130 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 126 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 126 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 196 works
  2. 2 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 163 works
  3. 3 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 157 works
  4. 4 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 154 works
  5. 5 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 154 works
  6. 6 UAV Applications and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 147 works
  7. 7 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 134 works
  8. 8 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 130 works
  9. 9 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 126 works
  10. 10 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 126 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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