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Nanjing University of Science and Technology

In research, Nanjing University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#65 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#42 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#71 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Instrumentation and Mechanics of Materials — Aerospace Engineering is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#119
of 28,054 · #401 all time
Rank in China
#50
of 3,058
Research works
52k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
748k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Nanjing University of Science and Technology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #65 of 12,888 19.0%14,844 #275
EngineeringField #42 of 6,636 19.2%8,100 #108
Computer ScienceField #71 of 4,667 18.9%2,729 #220
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #17 of 941 18.3%1,004 #56
Materials ScienceField #49 of 2,468 18.7%1,661 #168
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #16 of 793 15.7%907 #39
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #28 of 1,351 18.7%899 #133
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #18 of 795 29.5%1,558 #69
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #67 of 2,318 14.4%1,655 #120
Materials ChemistrySubfield #47 of 1,556 17.2%1,085 #141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nanjing University of Science and Technology 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. Physical Sciences#275 #65
  2. Engineering#108 #42
  3. Computer Science#220 #71
  4. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#56 #17
  5. Materials Science#168 #49
  6. Control and Systems Engineering#39 #16
  7. Mechanical Engineering#133 #28
  8. Aerospace Engineering#69 #18
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#120 #67
  10. Materials Chemistry#141 #47
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 Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 1,557.8 works7.9×
  2. InstrumentationSubfield · 48.2 works5.7×
  3. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 628.6 works5.2×
  4. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 906.9 works5.0×
  5. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 1,003.5 works4.7×
  6. Media TechnologySubfield · 232.6 works4.4×
  7. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 370.8 works3.8×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 71 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 231 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 76 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.40× its world share, 142 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.48× its world share, 393 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.07× its world share, 2,729 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 177 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.31× its world share, 359 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.19× its world share, 8,100 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 450 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.81× its world share, 1,661 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 221 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.62× its world share, 612 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 326 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 424 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 206 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 308 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 100 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 254 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nanjing University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Jinshan Pan, Jun Ma and Gang Sha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nanjing University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Jinshan Pan China · #15,166 worldwide 1.1k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Jun Ma China · #17,287 worldwide 529 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Gang Sha China · #30,030 worldwide 796 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Xiang Li China · #34,013 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Jian Yang China · #39,569 worldwide 2.1k citations · 260 works
  6. 6 Shengyuan Xu China · #43,378 worldwide 1.8k citations · 187 works
  7. 7 Tao Zhou China · #44,230 worldwide 470 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Kang Wei China · #52,510 worldwide 666 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Jianyong Yao China · #53,219 worldwide 375 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Kaitao Song China · #57,749 worldwide 1.1k citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Nanjing University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Thermal Decomposition, Ionic Liquids, Metal Nanoparticles, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Energetic Salts and ReaxFF.

▲ 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 Learning1,824▲ 3.1×84 topics
  2. Neural Networks872▲ 3.3×38 topics
  3. Machine Learning727▲ 1.31×90 topics
  4. Thermal Decomposition509▲ 67×2 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties489▲ 3.0×38 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks454▲ 3.7×14 topics
  7. Ionic Liquids428▲ 9.0×10 topics
  8. Metal Nanoparticles413▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Nanomaterials410▲ 2.3×20 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications399▲ 1.99×35 topics
  11. Remote Sensing387▲ 1.85×37 topics
  12. Molecular Dynamics Simulations376▲ 52×2 topics
  13. Energetic Salts372▲ 91×1 topic
  14. ReaxFF372▲ 91×1 topic
  15. Graphene343▲ 3.0×11 topics
  16. Microstructure326▲ 3.7×19 topics
  17. Energy Storage309▲ 2.8×12 topics
  18. Catalysis305▲ 2.7×27 topics
  19. Nonlinear Systems305▲ 8.5×8 topics
  20. Optimization279▲ 3.6×26 topics
  21. Image Processing272▲ 3.6×13 topics
  22. Sparse Representation270▲ 8.2×6 topics
  23. Adaptive Control257▲ 11×7 topics
  24. Semiconductor243▲ 4.2×7 topics
  25. Neural Network240▲ 7.3×9 topics
  26. Microstructural Evolution238▲ 9.4×4 topics
  27. Cathode Materials236▲ 3.5×3 topics
  28. Detection226▲ 4.5×9 topics
  29. Wavelet Transform219▲ 5.6×7 topics
  30. Multi-Agent Systems217▲ 6.8×6 topics
  31. Wireless Communications201▲ 6.8×5 topics
  32. Feedback Control201▲ 7.2×8 topics
  33. Control197▲ 8.9×5 topics
  34. Ballistic Impact194▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Constitutive Modeling188▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Combustion Instabilities181▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Robotic Manipulators174▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Dynamic Deformation169▲ 36×1 topic
  39. High Strain Rate169▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Sliding Mode Control163▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Nanjing University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energetic Materials and Combustion, High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and Combustion and Detonation Processes.

Energetic Materials and …372Energetic Materials and Combustion: 372 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 169 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 153 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 153 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 146 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 141 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…139Antenna Design and Analysis: 139 fractional worksThermal and Kinetic Analysis: 137 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 122 fractional worksElectromagnetic Launch a…118Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology: 118 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 372 works
  2. 2 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 169 works
  3. 3 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 153 works
  4. 4 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 153 works
  5. 5 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 146 works
  6. 6 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 141 works
  7. 7 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 139 works
  8. 8 Thermal and Kinetic Analysis Materials Chemistry 137 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 122 works
  10. 10 Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology Aerospace Engineering 118 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nanjing University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.