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North University of China

In research, North University of China stands highest in Physical Sciences (#268 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#181 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#122 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanics of Materials, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Aerospace Engineering — Mechanics of Materials is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#435
of 28,054 · #1,456 all time
Rank in China
#154
of 3,058
Research works
19k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
162k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is North University of China 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 #268 of 12,888 18.8%4,662 #1080
EngineeringField #181 of 6,636 18.9%2,473 #617
Materials ScienceField #122 of 2,468 18.9%816 #634
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #102 of 1,351 19.1%407 #365
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #192 of 2,318 14.8%599 #659
Materials ChemistrySubfield #136 of 1,556 16.8%479 #562
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #88 of 795 31.7%319 #533
Computer ScienceField #670 of 4,667 20.9%439 #1631
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield #46 of 304 25.7%130 #268
Social SciencesDomain #1,727 of 10,521 40.1%155 #3562

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where North University of China 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#1,080 #268
  2. Engineering#617 #181
  3. Materials Science#634 #122
  4. Mechanical Engineering#365 #102
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#659 #192
  6. Materials Chemistry#562 #136
  7. Aerospace Engineering#533 #88
  8. Computer Science#1,631 #670
  9. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials#268 #46
  10. Social Sciences#3,562 #1,727
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 North University of China specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanics of Materials takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 239.6 works6.6×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 129.9 works5.6×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 318.6 works5.4×
  4. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 99.8 works4.9×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.15× its world share, 74 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.47× its world share, 197 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 439 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 68 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.91× its world share, 183 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.24× its world share, 2,473 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 120 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.60× its world share, 816 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.12× its world share, 67 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.00× its world share, 227 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 140 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North University of China?

Ranked on the composite score, Li Guo, Xiaodong Li and Guizhe Zhao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North University of China.

  1. 1 Li Guo · #232,972 worldwide 419 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Xiaodong Li · #234,178 worldwide 148 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Guizhe Zhao · #259,054 worldwide 172 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Gui‐Quan Sun · #299,780 worldwide 240 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Jia Liu · #309,643 worldwide 69 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Yanjun Zhang · #344,334 worldwide 62 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Yuhong Zhao · #367,925 worldwide 537 citations · 87 works
  8. 8 Shengliang Hu · #400,479 worldwide 358 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Chong Shen · #406,916 worldwide 111 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Yanping Bai · #414,208 worldwide 67 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at North University of China

Which keywords describe research at North University of China?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Graphene, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Microstructure, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Cathode Materials and Thermal Decomposition.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties326▲ 6.6×36 topics
  2. Deep Learning315▲ 1.81×81 topics
  3. Nanomaterials295▲ 5.5×19 topics
  4. Graphene264▲ 7.6×11 topics
  5. Energy Storage226▲ 6.8×12 topics
  6. Microstructure210▲ 8.0×19 topics
  7. Nanoparticles200▲ 3.1×38 topics
  8. Machine Learning199▲ 1.19×74 topics
  9. Metal-Organic Frameworks191▲ 9.0×6 topics
  10. Nanocomposites170▲ 4.1×21 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications168▲ 2.8×33 topics
  12. Cathode Materials163▲ 8.2×3 topics
  13. Thermal Decomposition160▲ 70×2 topics
  14. Neural Networks153▲ 1.95×37 topics
  15. Catalysis149▲ 4.4×25 topics
  16. Water Splitting147▲ 7.9×4 topics
  17. Ionic Liquids145▲ 10×10 topics
  18. Carbon Nanotubes135▲ 7.8×8 topics
  19. Metal Nanoparticles135▲ 16×6 topics
  20. Biosensors131▲ 5.0×12 topics
  21. Rechargeable Batteries127▲ 9.2×2 topics
  22. Microstructural Evolution124▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis120▲ 8.3×5 topics
  24. Molecular Dynamics Simulations114▲ 52×2 topics
  25. Energetic Salts111▲ 90×1 topic
  26. ReaxFF111▲ 90×1 topic
  27. Energy Conversion106▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Catalysts104▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Lithium-ion Batteries100▲ 4.6×4 topics
  30. Grain Refinement98▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Processing Techniques88▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Fuel Cells86▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Sustainable Energy86▲ 9.3×3 topics
  34. Hydrogen Evolution85▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Oxygen Reduction85▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Friction Stir Processing76▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Metal Matrix Composites74▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Aluminum Alloy73▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Reinforcement73▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Microstructure Evolution71▲ 20×5 topics

Which research topics does North University of China publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energetic Materials and Combustion, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Advanced battery technologies research.

Energetic Materials and …111Energetic Materials and Combustion: 111 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…85Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 85 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…73Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 73 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…65Advanced battery technologies research: 65 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 62 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 57 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…56Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 56 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 55 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 52 fractional worksThermal and Kinetic Anal…50Thermal and Kinetic Analysis: 50 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Energetic Materials and CombustionMechanics of Materials 111 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 85 works
  3. 3 Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMechanical Engineering 73 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 65 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 62 works
  6. 6 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 57 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 56 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 55 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 52 works
  10. 10 Thermal and Kinetic AnalysisMaterials Chemistry 50 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 available27.4%not open72.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North University of China's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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