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National University of Defense Technology

In research, National University of Defense Technology stands highest in Aerospace Engineering (#2 of 795 worldwide), Engineering (#33 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#68 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Acoustics and Ultrasonics and Hardware and Architecture — Aerospace Engineering is 12.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#134
of 28,054 · #327 all time
Rank in China
#54
of 3,058
Research works
65k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
574k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is National University of Defense 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
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #2 of 795 37.6%2,253 #8
EngineeringField #33 of 6,636 23.6%7,152 #45
Physical SciencesDomain #68 of 12,888 20.5%14,899 #219
Computer ScienceField #26 of 4,667 17.7%5,031 #101
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #14 of 941 19.6%1,194 #35
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #11 of 705 16.1%844 #54
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #30 of 1,884 17.7%1,772 #85
Computational MechanicsSubfield #8 of 376 28.8%567 #37
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #62 of 2,318 12.6%1,696 #151
Physics and AstronomyField #56 of 1,646 16.4%964 #287

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of Defense 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. Aerospace Engineering#8 #2
  2. Engineering#45 #33
  3. Physical Sciences#219 #68
  4. Computer Science#101 #26
  5. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#35 #14
  6. Computer Networks and Communications#54 #11
  7. Artificial Intelligence#85 #30
  8. Computational Mechanics#37 #8
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#151 #62
  10. Physics and Astronomy#287 #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 National University of Defense Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 2,252.8 works12×
  2. Acoustics and UltrasonicsSubfield · 21.5 works12×
  3. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 191.6 works11×
  4. SoftwareSubfield · 92.5 works9.0×
  5. InstrumentationSubfield · 51.4 works6.4×
  6. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 566.6 works6.1×
  7. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 1,193.8 works5.9×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 154 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 114 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 81 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.04× its world share, 5,031 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 569 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.98× its world share, 7,152 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 345 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 538 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 158 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.71× its world share, 964 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 184 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 200 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 57 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 210 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of Defense Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Yulan Guo, Wei Huang and Xiaofeng Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Defense Technology.

  1. 1 Yulan Guo China · #8,275 worldwide 1.1k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Wei Huang China · #18,364 worldwide 810 citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Xiaofeng Wang China · #25,832 worldwide 466 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Xisen Wen China · #35,377 worldwide 545 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Jihong Wen China · #35,941 worldwide 634 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Zhenguo Wang China · #44,721 worldwide 399 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Li Yan China · #47,995 worldwide 502 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Xinwang Liu China · #64,337 worldwide 1k citations · 114 works
  9. 9 Xin Xu China · #73,204 worldwide 841 citations · 177 works
  10. 10 Yao Qin China · #78,354 worldwide 406 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Defense Technology

Which keywords describe research at National University of Defense Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Signal Processing, Wireless Communications, Multi-Agent Systems and Sparse Representation.

▲ 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 Learning2,625▲ 4.8×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning1,148▲ 2.2×89 topics
  3. Neural Networks1,130▲ 4.6×37 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks688▲ 5.9×14 topics
  5. Remote Sensing560▲ 2.8×34 topics
  6. Signal Processing492▲ 22×7 topics
  7. Wireless Communications370▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Multi-Agent Systems368▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Sparse Representation358▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Detection304▲ 6.4×9 topics
  11. Wireless Sensor Networks302▲ 4.2×21 topics
  12. Doppler Radar295▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Robotics294▲ 7.5×10 topics
  14. Anomaly Detection290▲ 6.2×5 topics
  15. Micro-Doppler Effect288▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Synthetic Aperture Radar288▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Nonlinear Optics278▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Representation Learning255▲ 12×3 topics
  19. IoT Security251▲ 4.9×3 topics
  20. Wavelet Transform240▲ 6.5×7 topics
  21. Semi-Supervised Learning238▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Fiber Lasers237▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Collision Avoidance235▲ 8.0×4 topics
  24. Sensor Fusion225▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Large-Eddy Simulation224▲ 7.3×5 topics
  26. Information Retrieval217▲ 6.2×5 topics
  27. Autonomous Vehicles215▲ 6.4×4 topics
  28. MIMO Radar213▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Path Planning207▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Waveform Design195▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Text Classification192▲ 7.6×3 topics
  32. Mobile Robots191▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Trajectory Optimization191▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Image Classification190▲ 6.9×3 topics
  35. Unsupervised Learning187▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Optimal Control183▲ 16×6 topics
  37. Optical Fiber183▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Channel Estimation183▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Automotive Radar173▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Cognitive Radar173▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does National University of Defense Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques, Radar Systems and Signal Processing, Advanced Neural Network Applications and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization.

Advanced SAR Imaging Tec…288Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 288 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal…173Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 173 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 170 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 161 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 156 fractional worksTopic Modeling151Topic Modeling: 151 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Neural Networks: 136 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…136Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 136 fractional worksInfrared Target Detection Methodologies: 132 fractional worksUAV Applications and Optimization: 128 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionArtificial IntelligenceComputational Mechanics

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

  1. 1 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 288 works
  2. 2 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 173 works
  3. 3 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 170 works
  4. 4 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 161 works
  5. 5 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 156 works
  6. 6 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 151 works
  7. 7 Advanced Graph Neural Networks Artificial Intelligence 136 works
  8. 8 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 136 works
  9. 9 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 132 works
  10. 10 UAV Applications and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 128 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 available23.0%not open77.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University of Defense Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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