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Ningbo Polytechnic

In research, Ningbo Polytechnic stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,861 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,588 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering (Control and Systems Engineering is 5.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,673
of 22,385 · #7,291 all time
Rank in China
#929
of 2,481
Research works
1k
▲ 224% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.5k
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Ningbo Polytechnic

What is Ningbo Polytechnic 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 #2,861 of 10,670 8.3%219 #3947
EngineeringField #2,588 of 5,901 7.4%111 #5399

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ningbo Polytechnic work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Ningbo Polytechnic is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (37%), Computer Science (14%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 257 fractional works · 72.8% of its workEngineering: 131 fractional works · 37.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 28 fractional works · 7.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 21 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 4.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 49 fractional works · 13.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 28 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 61 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNingboPolytechnic353fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences17%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13137.1%
    2. Computer Science4913.8%
    3. Materials Science288.1%
    4. Environmental Science174.8%
    5. Chemistry113.1%
    6. Energy92.5%
    7. Mathematics41.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy31.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering30.7%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    1. Social Sciences236.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting164.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance92.6%
    4. Psychology72.1%
    5. Decision Sciences51.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    1. Medicine174.7%
    2. Health Professions20.6%
    3. Dentistry20.5%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.9%
    3. Neuroscience20.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ningbo Polytechnic specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 21.1 works5.5×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.14× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.00× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.77× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.69× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.48× its world share, 131 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.31× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy2.69×9 works
  2. Engineering2.48×131 works
  3. Materials Science2.31×28 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.14×3 works
  5. Chemistry2.00×11 works
  6. Computer Science1.77×49 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.46×5 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.39×16 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.21×9 works
  10. Environmental Science0.97×17 works
  11. Dentistry0.97×2 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.85×4 works
  14. Psychology0.69×7 works
  15. Social Sciences0.51×23 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.44×3 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×7 works
  19. Neuroscience0.37×2 works
  20. Nursing0.30×0 works
  21. Medicine0.25×17 works
  22. Veterinary0.23×0 works
  23. Health Professions0.21×2 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×3 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.10×1 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ningbo Polytechnic?

Ranked on the quality score, Xuedong Yan, Lei Ding and Xiaolan Shen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ningbo Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Xuedong Yan China · #771,060 worldwide 976 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Lei Ding China · #1,155,780 worldwide 2.7k citations · 116 works
  3. 3 Xiaolan Shen China · #2,440,197 worldwide 6.4k citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Shunlin Wang China · #3,370,453 worldwide 81 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Zhenbo Peng China · #3,828,714 worldwide 905 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Jianwen Tao China · #3,896,265 worldwide 438 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Shen Yan-hong China · #3,965,132 worldwide 21 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Weiqun Yang China · #4,430,366 worldwide 110 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Qiyue Huang China · #4,635,194 worldwide 142 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Songwei Zhao China · #4,688,318 worldwide 76 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Ningbo Polytechnic

What are the most cited papers from Ningbo Polytechnic?

The most cited paper from Ningbo Polytechnic is "Flexible Energy Storage Devices to Power the Future" (Junyuan He, Leiqing Cao, Jiao‐Jiao Cui et al., 2023), with 288 citations. Next come "Drying methods affect physicochemical and functional properties of quinoa protein isolate" (271) and "Highly Twisted Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Molecules and Their Applications in Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)" (191).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Flexible Energy Storage Devices to Power the Future Junyuan He, Leiqing Cao, Jiao‐Jiao Cui et al. · Advanced Materials 6 Aug 2023 288
2 Drying methods affect physicochemical and functional properties of quinoa protein isolate Yanting Shen, Xiao Tang, Yonghui Li · Food Chemistry 14 Aug 2020 271
3 Highly Twisted Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Molecules and Their Applications in Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) Tiantian Zhang, Yuxin Xiao, Hailan Wang et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 8 Jun 2023 191
4 Stable Zn Anodes with Triple Gradients Yong Liang Gao, Qinghe Cao, Jie Pu et al. · Advanced Materials 20 Nov 2022 175
5 Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles encapsulated in conductive nanowire array for high-performance alkaline seawater oxidation Longcheng Zhang, Jiaqian Wang, Pengyu Liu et al. · Nano Research 21 Apr 2022 158
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ningbo Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. Deep Learning34▲ 2.8×55 topics
  2. Machine Learning28▲ 2.4×45 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence19▲ 3.8×22 topics
  4. Internet of Things16▲ 5.2×17 topics
  5. Energy Storage13▲ 5.5×7 topics
  6. Neural Networks12▲ 2.2×24 topics
  7. Renewable Energy12▲ 2.3×17 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks12▲ 7.4×9 topics
  9. Big Data12▲ 3.4×14 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications11▲ 2.6×24 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties11▲ 3.1×24 topics
  12. Nanomaterials10▲ 2.8×12 topics
  13. Cloud Computing9▲ 9.2×8 topics
  14. Graphene9▲ 3.7×10 topics
  15. Tool Wear9▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Data Mining9▲ 3.3×12 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.5×9 topics
  18. Composite Materials8▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Logistics8▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Nanocomposites7▲ 2.6×14 topics
  21. Cathode Materials7▲ 5.3×3 topics
  22. Big Data Analytics7▲ 9.0×4 topics
  23. Supply Chain6▲ 8.4×3 topics
  24. User Satisfaction6▲ 8.9×3 topics
  25. Smart Grid6▲ 4.6×7 topics
  26. Online Education5▲ 7.9×3 topics
  27. Vibration Analysis5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  28. Robotics5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  29. Sintering5▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Cross-Border E-Commerce5▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Digital Technologies5▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Physical Education5▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Spark Plasma Sintering5▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Fault Detection5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. CO2 Emissions5▲ 7.3×2 topics
  36. Information Systems4▲ 7.4×2 topics
  37. Multimedia Teaching4▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Surface Roughness4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  39. Teaching Evaluation4▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Molecular Dynamics Simulation4▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Ningbo Polytechnic publish most on?

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

E-commerce and Technolog…5E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 5 fractional worksEducational Technology a…4Educational Technology and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 4 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 4 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 4 fractional worksIdeological and Political Education: 4 fractional worksColor perception and design: 4 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic An…3Vibration and Dynamic Analysis: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 3 fractional works
Business and International ManagementArtificial IntelligenceBiomedical EngineeringComputer Science Applications5 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 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Ideological and Political Education Education 4 works
  7. 7 Color perception and design Social Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ningbo Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 224% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 Ningbo Polytechnic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ningbo Polytechnic0.0016% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Ningbo Polytechnic 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ningbo Polytechnic8.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.0% in 2020.

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