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Nano and Advanced Materials Institute

In research, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,161 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,141
of 22,385 · #3,932 all time
Rank in China
#979
of 2,481
Research works
343
▲ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
42.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
65%
world 18%
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute

What is Nano and Advanced Materials Institute 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,161 of 10,670 21.7%88 #1559

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nano and Advanced Materials 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 Nano and Advanced Materials Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Nano and Advanced Materials Institute is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (40%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Materials Science (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 94 fractional works · 72.0% of its workEngineering: 52 fractional works · 39.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 13.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 12.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 18.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 15.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiophysics: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 7.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNano and AdvancedMaterials…130fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences72%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences1%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5239.8%
    2. Materials Science1612.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy107.9%
    4. Environmental Science53.9%
    5. Energy32.6%
    6. Computer Science32.3%
    7. Chemistry21.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    9. Mathematics10.4%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2015.2%
    2. Neuroscience11.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    1. Medicine107.8%
    2. Nursing00.2%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    3. Psychology00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.85× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.80× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.65× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.48× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.55× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.55×10 works
  2. Materials Science3.48×16 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.85×20 works
  4. Energy2.80×3 works
  5. Engineering2.65×52 works
  6. Chemical Engineering2.58×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.49×1 works
  8. Chemistry1.02×2 works
  9. Environmental Science0.78×5 works
  10. Neuroscience0.66×1 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.60×1 works
  12. Medicine0.40×10 works
  13. Mathematics0.38×1 works
  14. Nursing0.38×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.30×3 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×1 works
  18. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  22. Psychology0.04×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Nano and Advanced Materials Institute?

The most cited paper from Nano and Advanced Materials Institute is "Energetic Zinc Ion Chemistry: The Rechargeable Zinc Ion Battery" (Chengjun Xu, Baohua Li, Hongda Du et al., 2011), with 2,061 citations. Next come "Carbon-based composite materials for supercapacitor electrodes: a review" (1,431) and "CuO nanostructures: Synthesis, characterization, growth mechanisms, fundamental properties, and applications" (1,410).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Energetic Zinc Ion Chemistry: The Rechargeable Zinc Ion Battery Chengjun Xu, Baohua Li, Hongda Du et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 13 Dec 2011 2,061
2 Carbon-based composite materials for supercapacitor electrodes: a review Arie Borenstein, Ortal Hanna, Ran Attias et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2017 1,431
3 CuO nanostructures: Synthesis, characterization, growth mechanisms, fundamental properties, and applications Qiaobao Zhang, Kaili Zhang, Daguo Xu et al. · Progress in Materials Science 5 Oct 2013 1,410
4 Selective Phosphate Removal from Water and Wastewater using Sorption: Process Fundamentals and Removal Mechanisms Baile Wu, Jun Wan, Yanyang Zhang et al. · Environmental Science & Technology 5 Dec 2019 827
5 Experimental realization of photonic topological insulator in a uniaxial metacrystal waveguide Wen-Jie Chen, Shaoji Jiang, Xiao‐Dong Chen et al. · Nature Communications Open access 17 Dec 2014 552
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nano and Advanced Materials Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Nonlinear Optics, Nanoparticles, Flexible Electronics, Fiber Lasers, Biosensors and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications15▲ 9.7×23 topics
  2. Nanoparticles7▲ 4.4×17 topics
  3. Tissue Engineering7▲ 8.9×10 topics
  4. Nonlinear Optics6▲ 41×4 topics
  5. Nanocomposites5▲ 4.7×13 topics
  6. Nanomaterials5▲ 3.6×10 topics
  7. Flexible Electronics5▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Fiber Lasers4▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Biosensors4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  10. Drug Delivery4▲ 5.9×12 topics
  11. Graphene4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  12. Image Processing4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  13. In Vivo Imaging4▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Lab-on-a-Chip4▲ 23×4 topics
  15. Cancer Detection3▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Health Monitoring3▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Microfluidics3▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Nanofibers3▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Self-Assembly3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  20. Microscopy3▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Nanogenerators3▲ 19×1 topic
  22. Wearable3▲ 19×1 topic
  23. Water Splitting3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  24. Microresonators3▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Microwave Photonics3▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Tomography3▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Visible Light3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  28. Optical Frequency Combs3▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Ultrafast Lasers3▲ 42×1 topic
  30. Hydrogels3▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Bioimage Analysis2▲ 49×1 topic
  32. High-Content Screening2▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Molecular Imaging2▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Organic Electronics2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Photoacoustic Imaging2▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  38. Super-Resolution Imaging2▲ 60×2 topics
  39. Dielectrophoresis2▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Soft Robotics2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Nano and Advanced Materials Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Cell Image Analysis Techniques and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…3Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…3Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 3 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…2Antenna Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 2 fractional worksDigital Holography and Microscopy: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiophysicsPolymers and Plastics3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  3. 3 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Digital Holography and Microscopy Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 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 available32.2%not open67.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.0%domestic only35.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nano and Advanced Materials Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nano and Advanced Materials Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Nano and Advanced Materials Institute0.00049% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Nano and Advanced Materials Institute 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 counting10%20%30%Nano and Advanced Materials Institute15.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.9% in 2024.

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