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PLA Information Engineering University

In research, PLA Information Engineering University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,594 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#588 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#925 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Signal Processing and Computer Networks and Communications — Hardware and Architecture is 16.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,731
of 28,054 · #5,386 all time
Rank in China
#689
of 3,058
Research works
9.5k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is PLA Information 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,594 of 12,888 16.1%1,933 #3362
Computer ScienceField #588 of 4,667 12.3%1,100 #1327
EngineeringField #925 of 6,636 21.0%601 #1879
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #192 of 795 34.5%194 #791
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #483 of 1,884 13.0%416 #980
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #297 of 941 14.2%202 #765
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #333 of 705 11.4%190 #1061
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #588 of 1,209 25.2%77 #1291
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,153 of 2,318 11.1%166 #2134
Information SystemsSubfield #707 of 1,291 14.5%106 #1156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where PLA Information 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. Physical Sciences#3,362 #1,594
  2. Computer Science#1,327 #588
  3. Engineering#1,879 #925
  4. Aerospace Engineering#791 #192
  5. Artificial Intelligence#980 #483
  6. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#765 #297
  7. Computer Networks and Communications#1,061 #333
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,291 #588
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,134 #1,153
  10. Information Systems#1,156 #707
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 Information Engineering University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 16.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 39.0 works16×
  2. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 101.5 works16×
  3. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 189.9 works10×
  4. Media TechnologySubfield · 55.7 works8.3×
  5. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 416.3 works8.1×
  6. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 193.6 works7.8×
  7. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 202.4 works7.6×
← 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, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 26 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 6.65× its world share, 1,100 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.88× its world share, 601 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 63 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at PLA Information Engineering University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yuanbo Guo, Bing Liu and Anzhu Yu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PLA Information Engineering University.

  1. 1 Yuanbo Guo · #59,054 worldwide 359 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Bing Liu · #72,827 worldwide 269 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Anzhu Yu · #271,573 worldwide 145 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Lei Ding · #291,192 worldwide 155 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Xuchu Yu · #308,679 worldwide 89 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Zhenchao Zhang · #364,323 worldwide 90 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Fushan Wei · #413,529 worldwide 103 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Xiangyang Luo · #420,030 worldwide 187 citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Xijian Ping · #434,278 worldwide 66 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Tang Jun · #535,885 worldwide 54 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at PLA Information Engineering University

Which keywords describe research at PLA Information Engineering University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Security Analysis, Neural Networks, IoT Security, Remote Sensing, Anomaly Detection and Data Mining.

▲ 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 Learning526▲ 7.2×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning308▲ 4.4×75 topics
  3. Neural Networks157▲ 4.8×36 topics
  4. Remote Sensing139▲ 5.3×31 topics
  5. Security Analysis127▲ 35×4 topics
  6. IoT Security123▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Anomaly Detection104▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Data Mining101▲ 6.4×13 topics
  9. Security91▲ 6.6×16 topics
  10. Cryptanalysis89▲ 50×3 topics
  11. Cybersecurity84▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Intrusion Detection81▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Classification79▲ 8.1×10 topics
  14. Wireless Sensor Networks72▲ 7.5×17 topics
  15. Network Security71▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Botnet Detection70▲ 27×1 topic
  17. DDoS Attacks70▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks67▲ 4.3×14 topics
  19. Internet of Things65▲ 3.5×22 topics
  20. Detection61▲ 9.8×6 topics
  21. Side-Channel Attacks61▲ 62×3 topics
  22. Wireless Communications61▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Feature Extraction55▲ 5.7×10 topics
  24. Behavioral Analysis51▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Hardware Implementations46▲ 76×2 topics
  26. Hyperspectral45▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Block Ciphers44▲ 96×1 topic
  28. Hash Functions44▲ 96×1 topic
  29. Support Vector Machines44▲ 6.4×8 topics
  30. Android Malware43▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Permission Analysis43▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Cryptography40▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Channel Estimation39▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Change Detection37▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Sparse Representation36▲ 8.8×6 topics
  36. 5G Networks36▲ 8.3×5 topics
  37. Chaos36▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Image Encryption36▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Information Retrieval36▲ 7.8×5 topics
  40. Sensor Fusion35▲ 15×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Cryptographic Implementations and Security, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption.

Network Security and Int…70Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 70 fractional worksCryptographic Implementa…44Cryptographic Implementations and Security: 44 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…43Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 43 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal…36Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 36 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Classification: 34 fractional worksInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting: 31 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Base…28Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 28 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 27 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 26 fractional worksCoding theory and crypto…26Coding theory and cryptography: 26 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceSignal ProcessingComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition3 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 70 works
  2. 2 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 44 works
  3. 3 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 43 works
  4. 4 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 36 works
  5. 5 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 34 works
  6. 6 Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting Artificial Intelligence 31 works
  7. 7 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 28 works
  8. 8 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  9. 9 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 26 works
  10. 10 Coding theory and cryptography Artificial Intelligence 26 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.3%domestic only97.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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