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Ningbo Polytechnic

In research, Ningbo Polytechnic stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,051 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,860 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering — Control and Systems Engineering is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,892
of 28,054 · #20,400 all time
Rank in China
#1,698
of 3,058
Research works
1k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Ningbo Polytechnic 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 #5,051 of 12,888 13.5%219 #11557
EngineeringField #3,860 of 6,636 12.6%111 #8335

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ningbo Polytechnic 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).

What does Ningbo Polytechnic specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 20.0 works6.0×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.26× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.13× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.74× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.52× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.41× its world share, 111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.24× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ningbo Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Networks, Energy Storage, Cloud Computing and Tool Wear.

▲ 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 Learning29▲ 2.7×47 topics
  2. Machine Learning26▲ 2.5×42 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence18▲ 4.2×21 topics
  4. Internet of Things15▲ 5.5×17 topics
  5. Renewable Energy11▲ 2.6×16 topics
  6. Energy Storage11▲ 5.5×7 topics
  7. Big Data11▲ 3.9×14 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks11▲ 7.8×7 topics
  9. Neural Networks10▲ 2.2×22 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications10▲ 2.6×21 topics
  11. Cloud Computing9▲ 10×8 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties8▲ 2.8×18 topics
  13. Tool Wear8▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Data Mining8▲ 3.4×11 topics
  15. Nanomaterials8▲ 2.4×10 topics
  16. Logistics8▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.7×9 topics
  18. Graphene7▲ 3.4×10 topics
  19. Big Data Analytics7▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Cathode Materials6▲ 5.4×3 topics
  21. Composite Materials6▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Supply Chain6▲ 9.5×3 topics
  23. User Satisfaction6▲ 9.7×3 topics
  24. Smart Grid6▲ 5.0×7 topics
  25. Vibration Analysis5▲ 6.5×4 topics
  26. Online Education5▲ 8.7×3 topics
  27. Cross-Border E-Commerce5▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Digital Technologies5▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Nonlinear Dynamics5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. Robotics5▲ 6.4×6 topics
  31. Fault Detection5▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Physical Education4▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Information Systems4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  34. Consumer Preferences4▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Educational Data Mining4▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Learning Analytics4▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Massive Open Online Courses4▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Multimedia Teaching4▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Sintering4▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Teaching Evaluation4▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Ningbo Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Educational Technology and Pedagogy, Online Learning and Analytics and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques.

E-commerce and Technolog…5E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 5 fractional worksEducational Technology a…4Educational Technology and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…4Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 4 fractional worksColor perception and des…4Color perception and design: 4 fractional worksIdeological and Political Education: 4 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic Analysis: 3 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…3Advanced machining processes and optimization: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 3 fractional works
Business and International ManagementArtificial IntelligenceComputer Science ApplicationsBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 5 works
  2. 2 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  3. 3 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Color perception and design Social Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Ideological and Political Education Education 4 works
  7. 7 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ningbo Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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