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PLA Air Force Aviation University

In research, PLA Air Force Aviation University stands highest in Engineering (#3,418 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,065 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#4,012 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 13.8× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#12,624
of 28,054 · #14,282 all time
Rank in China
#2,159
of 3,058
Research works
2.5k
▼ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is PLA Air Force Aviation University 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
EngineeringField #3,418 of 6,636 11.5%132 #3963
Physical SciencesDomain #7,065 of 12,888 11.4%238 #8355
Computer ScienceField #4,012 of 4,667 10.2%68 #3919

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where PLA Air Force Aviation University 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. Engineering#3,963 #3,418
  2. Physical Sciences#8,355 #7,065
  3. Computer Science#3,919 #4,012
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 PLA Air Force Aviation University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 43.7 works14×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 22.0 works7.5×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.20× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.23× its world share, 132 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.34× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at PLA Air Force Aviation University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yang Cheng-zhi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PLA Air Force Aviation University.

  1. 1 Yang Cheng-zhi China · #1,290,436 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at PLA Air Force Aviation University

Which keywords describe research at PLA Air Force Aviation University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Detection and Image Processing.

▲ 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 Learning41▲ 4.4×53 topics
  2. Machine Learning23▲ 2.6×36 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 4.6×14 topics
  4. Internet of Things14▲ 6.1×14 topics
  5. Neural Networks14▲ 3.4×24 topics
  6. Remote Sensing12▲ 3.5×18 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks11▲ 5.6×13 topics
  8. Data Mining9▲ 4.7×10 topics
  9. Detection9▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Image Processing9▲ 7.8×7 topics
  11. Optimization9▲ 6.8×6 topics
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks9▲ 7.0×10 topics
  13. Neural Network8▲ 16×6 topics
  14. Signal Processing8▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Wireless Communications8▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Collision Avoidance8▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Multi-Agent Systems8▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Sparse Representation7▲ 14×6 topics
  19. Cloud Computing7▲ 9.3×5 topics
  20. Robotics7▲ 10×6 topics
  21. High-Speed Imaging7▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Measurement7▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Genetic Algorithms6▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Optoelectronic6▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Photoelectric6▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Target6▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Path Planning6▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Optimal Control6▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Wavelet Transform6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  30. Channel Estimation6▲ 24×4 topics
  31. Fault Diagnosis6▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Fuzzy Control6▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Sensor Fusion5▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Massive MIMO5▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Wireless Sensor Network5▲ 44×2 topics
  36. Ant Colony Optimization5▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Control5▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Heuristic Algorithms5▲ 42×2 topics
  39. Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. MIMO Radar5▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does PLA Air Force Aviation University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods, Military Defense Systems Analysis, Radar Systems and Signal Processing and Guidance and Control Systems.

  1. 1 Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Military Defense Systems Analysis Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Guidance and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Wireless Signal Modulation Classification Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  9. 9 Simulation and Modeling Applications Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace 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 available18.8%not open81.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.7%domestic only98.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has PLA Air Force Aviation University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% lower 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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