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PLA Army Engineering University

In research, PLA Army Engineering University stands highest in Engineering (#344 of 6,636 worldwide), Aerospace Engineering (#89 of 795 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,567 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Signal Processing — Aerospace Engineering is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,753
of 28,054 · #2,376 all time
Rank in China
#695
of 3,058
Research works
14k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
104k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is PLA Army Engineering 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 #344 of 6,636 19.5%1,292 #379
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #89 of 795 32.9%283 #237
Physical SciencesDomain #1,567 of 12,888 18.3%2,254 #1579
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #104 of 705 24.1%172 #131
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #432 of 2,318 13.3%322 #306
Computer ScienceField #965 of 4,667 18.0%628 #843
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #293 of 896 20.0%135 #540
Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield #159 of 458 23.3%79 #582
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #342 of 941 15.1%159 #617
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #919 of 1,884 18.1%168 #1087

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where PLA Army Engineering 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#379 #344
  2. Aerospace Engineering#237 #89
  3. Physical Sciences#1,579 #1,567
  4. Computer Networks and Communications#131 #104
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#306 #432
  6. Computer Science#843 #965
  7. Civil and Structural Engineering#540 #293
  8. Mechanics of Materials#582 #159
  9. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#617 #342
  10. Artificial Intelligence#1,087 #919
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 Army Engineering University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 283.0 works10×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 172.1 works8.0×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 44.1 works6.0×
  4. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 159.1 works5.2×
  5. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 134.6 works4.8×
← 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, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.36× its world share, 628 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.58× its world share, 1,292 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.60× its world share, 134 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.30× its world share, 69 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at PLA Army Engineering University?

Ranked on the composite score, Guoru Ding, Jinlong Wang and Yuhua Xu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PLA Army Engineering University.

  1. 1 Guoru Ding China · #36,322 worldwide 542 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Jinlong Wang China · #69,172 worldwide 343 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Yuhua Xu China · #103,334 worldwide 231 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Linyuan Zhang China · #146,953 worldwide 121 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Gengxin Zhang China · #151,080 worldwide 151 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Wei Shao China · #170,629 worldwide 122 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Qin Fang China · #222,718 worldwide 554 citations · 121 works
  8. 8 Yueming Cai China · #227,228 worldwide 529 citations · 125 works
  9. 9 Zhilong Chen China · #232,717 worldwide 156 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Dan Wu China · #238,322 worldwide 355 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at PLA Army Engineering University

Which keywords describe research at PLA Army Engineering University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Wireless Communications, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Security and Privacy, Mobile Edge Computing and Channel Estimation.

▲ 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 Learning353▲ 4.3×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning167▲ 2.1×71 topics
  3. Neural Networks154▲ 4.2×36 topics
  4. Wireless Communications142▲ 34×5 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency88▲ 3.9×28 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks87▲ 4.9×12 topics
  7. Remote Sensing85▲ 2.9×29 topics
  8. Security and Privacy69▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Mobile Edge Computing66▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties65▲ 2.8×30 topics
  11. Channel Estimation65▲ 31×4 topics
  12. Sparse Representation63▲ 14×6 topics
  13. Internet of Things63▲ 3.0×23 topics
  14. Wireless Networks60▲ 16×9 topics
  15. Multi-Agent Systems59▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Dynamic Behavior58▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Disaster Management57▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Trajectory Optimization57▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Detection56▲ 7.9×7 topics
  20. Energy-Efficient Communication56▲ 55×1 topic
  21. UAV Networks56▲ 55×1 topic
  22. Physical Layer Security55▲ 52×2 topics
  23. Wireless Sensor Networks53▲ 4.9×14 topics
  24. Wavelet Transform52▲ 9.4×7 topics
  25. Ballistic Impact51▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Reinforced Concrete50▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Wireless Communication49▲ 14×7 topics
  28. Massive MIMO48▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Sensor Networks47▲ 7.8×5 topics
  30. Blast Loading44▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Robotics43▲ 7.3×8 topics
  32. Progressive Collapse42▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Structural Response42▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Microstructural Evolution41▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Finite Element Analysis39▲ 7.0×8 topics
  36. MIMO Systems38▲ 20×3 topics
  37. 5G Networks38▲ 7.7×5 topics
  38. Constitutive Modeling38▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Dynamic Deformation37▲ 56×1 topic
  40. High Strain Rate37▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does PLA Army Engineering University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: UAV Applications and Optimization, Structural Response to Dynamic Loads, High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior and Wireless Communication Security Techniques.

UAV Applications and Opt…56UAV Applications and Optimization: 56 fractional worksStructural Response to D…42Structural Response to Dynamic Loads: 42 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and…37High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 37 fractional worksWireless Communication S…32Wireless Communication Security Techniques: 32 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 31 fractional worksWireless Signal Modulation Classification: 29 fractional worksDistributed Control Mult…27Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 27 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 26 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 22 fractional worksInfrared Target Detectio…22Infrared Target Detection Methodologies: 22 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 UAV Applications and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 56 works
  2. 2 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 42 works
  3. 3 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 37 works
  4. 4 Wireless Communication Security Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  5. 5 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 31 works
  6. 6 Wireless Signal Modulation Classification Artificial Intelligence 29 works
  7. 7 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 27 works
  8. 8 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  9. 9 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 22 works
  10. 10 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 22 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.9%domestic only96.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has PLA Army Engineering University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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