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PLA Electronic Engineering Institute

In research, PLA Electronic Engineering Institute stands highest in Engineering (#3,295 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,349 of 12,888 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#656 of 795 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 29.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,316
of 28,054 · #10,772 all time
Rank in China
#2,736
of 3,058
Research works
3.3k
▼ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
7%
world 28%

What is PLA Electronic Engineering Institute 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 #3,295 of 6,636 13.5%187 #2019
Physical SciencesDomain #9,349 of 12,888 12.1%249 #6346
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #656 of 795 20.2%89 #766

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where PLA Electronic Engineering Institute 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#2,019 #3,295
  2. Physical Sciences#6,346 #9,349
  3. Aerospace Engineering#766 #656
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 Electronic Engineering Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 29.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 89.2 works30×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 55.8 works6.1×
  3. EngineeringField · 186.9 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.86× its world share, 187 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.92× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at PLA Electronic Engineering Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Wei Wang, Yingke Lei and Qinghua Lai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PLA Electronic Engineering Institute.

  1. 1 Wei Wang China · #287,504 worldwide 112 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Yingke Lei China · #353,998 worldwide 109 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Qinghua Lai China · #460,209 worldwide 112 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Pla Electronic China · #845,037 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Zongming Duan China · #903,355 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Xiaoquan Sun China · #941,968 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Keren Wang China · #1,098,864 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Jiachun Wang China · #1,123,902 worldwide 41 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Daping Bi China · #1,159,141 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Yang Xiao-jing China · #1,160,656 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at PLA Electronic Engineering Institute

Which keywords describe research at PLA Electronic Engineering Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Signal Processing, Wireless Communications, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Metamaterial, Antenna, Microstrip and MIMO Radar.

▲ 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. Signal Processing30▲ 86×3 topics
  2. Deep Learning29▲ 3.3×32 topics
  3. Wireless Communications20▲ 45×4 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks18▲ 9.4×6 topics
  5. Metamaterial17▲ 71×2 topics
  6. Antenna17▲ 78×1 topic
  7. Microstrip17▲ 78×1 topic
  8. MIMO Radar17▲ 192×2 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks16▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Doppler Radar16▲ 81×2 topics
  11. Micro-Doppler Effect16▲ 215×1 topic
  12. Synthetic Aperture Radar16▲ 215×1 topic
  13. Microwave Filters15▲ 103×1 topic
  14. Substrate Integrated Waveguide15▲ 103×1 topic
  15. Waveform Design14▲ 150×2 topics
  16. Automotive Radar14▲ 223×1 topic
  17. Cognitive Radar14▲ 223×1 topic
  18. Optimization14▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Genetic Algorithms13▲ 35×3 topics
  20. Differential Evolution13▲ 67×2 topics
  21. Particle Swarm Optimization13▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Antenna Arrays12▲ 128×1 topic
  23. Sparse Arrays12▲ 128×1 topic
  24. Remote Sensing11▲ 3.4×15 topics
  25. Frequency Selective Surfaces10▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Metasurfaces10▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Neural Networks9▲ 2.3×13 topics
  28. Integrated Circuits8▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Frequency Synthesizer8▲ 73×2 topics
  30. Internet of Things7▲ 3.3×11 topics
  31. Sparse Representation7▲ 14×6 topics
  32. Beamforming7▲ 25×4 topics
  33. CMOS6▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Millimeter-Wave6▲ 64×2 topics
  35. Wireless Sensor Networks6▲ 5.2×8 topics
  36. Sensor Fusion6▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Detection6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  38. Wavelet Transform6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  39. Low-Noise Amplifiers5▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Oscillators5▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does PLA Electronic Engineering Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antenna Design and Analysis, Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques, Microwave Engineering and Waveguides and Radar Systems and Signal Processing.

Antenna Design and Analysis: 17 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 16 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…15Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 15 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal…14Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 14 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…12Antenna Design and Optimization: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Met…10Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 10 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 5 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 4 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Detection Methods: 3 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 16 works
  3. 3 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  4. 4 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods Electrical and Electronic 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 available7.1%not open92.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.5%domestic only98.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has PLA Electronic Engineering Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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