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PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering

In research, PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering stands highest in Engineering (#1,052 of 5,901 worldwide), Computer Science (#959 of 4,417 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,484 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Control and Systems Engineering (Aerospace Engineering is 12.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,391
of 22,385 · #8,623 all time
Rank in China
#796
of 2,481
Research works
4.5k
▲ 170% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
1%
world 18%
PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering

What is PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #1,052 of 5,901 12.7%477 #1967
Computer ScienceField #959 of 4,417 10.5%206 #1984
Physical SciencesDomain #2,484 of 10,670 11.6%815 #4602
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #359 of 804 17.0%63 #509
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #376 of 785 14.7%125 #895
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,234 of 2,176 9.7%64 #1960
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,151 of 1,862 12.1%68 #1723
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #730 of 963 7.6%61 #1261

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#1,967 #1,052
  2. Computer Science#1,984 #959
  3. Physical Sciences#4,602 #2,484
  4. Control and Systems Engineering#509 #359
  5. Aerospace Engineering#895 #376
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,960 #1,234
  7. Artificial Intelligence#1,723 #1,151
  8. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#1,261 #730
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (53%), Computer Science (23%), Materials Science (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,030 fractional works · 92.3% of its workEngineering: 594 fractional works · 53.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 165 fractional works · 14.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 78 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 75 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 49 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 37 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 25 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 24 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedia Technology: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 258 fractional works · 23.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 89 fractional works · 8.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 79 fractional works · 7.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 39 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 73 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 45 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 28 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 4.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPLA Rocket ForceUniversity of…1,116fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering59453.2%
    2. Computer Science25823.2%
    3. Materials Science736.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy282.5%
    5. Environmental Science252.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences191.7%
    7. Chemistry121.1%
    8. Mathematics100.9%
    9. Energy80.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Decision Sciences191.7%
    2. Social Sciences151.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting70.6%
    4. Psychology30.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities30.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
    1. Medicine211.9%
    2. Health Professions30.2%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Neuroscience60.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology40.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 165.1 works13×
  2. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 23.9 works8.9×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 77.9 works6.5×
  4. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 48.7 works6.1×
  5. Media TechnologySubfield · 20.4 works5.8×
  6. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 79.1 works5.6×
← 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.98× its world share, 258 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.55× its world share, 594 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.88× its world share, 73 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 21 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.55×594 works
  2. Computer Science2.98×258 works
  3. Materials Science1.88×73 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.75×19 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.11×28 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.09×19 works
  7. Mathematics0.77×10 works
  8. Energy0.74×8 works
  9. Chemistry0.69×12 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.59×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.46×25 works
  12. Neuroscience0.36×6 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×7 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.12×0 works
  15. Medicine0.10×21 works
  16. Psychology0.10×4 works
  17. Social Sciences0.10×15 works
  18. Health Professions0.09×3 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.09×3 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×4 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.05×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×2 works

Who are the top researchers at PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering?

Ranked on the quality score, Xiaosheng Si, Hong Pei and Shengjin Tang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering.

  1. 1 Xiaosheng Si China · #393,568 worldwide 6.7k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Hong Pei China · #470,344 worldwide 1.2k citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Shengjin Tang China · #680,532 worldwide 1.4k citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Chuanqiang Yu China · #687,933 worldwide 1.6k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Zhichao Feng China · #811,098 worldwide 1.1k citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Jianxiang Xi China · #1,080,976 worldwide 2.1k citations · 99 works
  7. 7 Jianxun Zhang China · #1,081,301 worldwide 7.2k citations · 125 works
  8. 8 Tianmei Li China · #1,137,296 worldwide 1.5k citations · 86 works
  9. 9 Jianfei Zheng China · #1,140,740 worldwide 1.1k citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Guodong Jin China · #1,262,008 worldwide 456 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering

What are the most cited papers from PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering?

The most cited paper from PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering is "A review on physics-informed data-driven remaining useful life prediction: Challenges and opportunities" (Huiqin Li, Zhengxin Zhang, Tianmei Li et al., 2024), with 359 citations. Next come "Polarization Estimation With Vector Sensor Array in the Underdetermined Case" (327) and "A Survey of Belief Rule-Base Expert System" (219).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review on physics-informed data-driven remaining useful life prediction: Challenges and opportunities Huiqin Li, Zhengxin Zhang, Tianmei Li et al. · Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 9 Jan 2024 359
2 Polarization Estimation With Vector Sensor Array in the Underdetermined Case Yaomin He, Tao Zhang, Tao Zhou et al. · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 2022 327
3 A Survey of Belief Rule-Base Expert System Zhijie Zhou, Guanyu Hu, Changhua Hu et al. · IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems 7 Nov 2019 219
4 Influence of pore size of porous titanium fabricated by vacuum diffusion bonding of titanium meshes on cell penetration and bone ingrowth Bei Chang, Wen Song, Tianxiao Han et al. · Acta Biomaterialia 21 Jan 2016 210
5 Challenges and opportunities toward long-life lithium-ion batteries Xiaodong Xu, Xuebing Han, Languang Lu et al. · Journal of Power Sources 29 Mar 2024 194
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Wavelet Transform, Sparse Representation, Convolutional Neural Networks, Wireless Communications and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning177▲ 4.6×67 topics
  2. Machine Learning88▲ 2.4×53 topics
  3. Neural Networks85▲ 5.0×33 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks44▲ 5.4×10 topics
  5. Remote Sensing44▲ 3.2×18 topics
  6. Wavelet Transform40▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Sparse Representation39▲ 19×6 topics
  8. Wireless Communications29▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Detection28▲ 8.8×5 topics
  10. Fault Diagnosis27▲ 17×6 topics
  11. Multi-Agent Systems27▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Thermal Decomposition26▲ 53×2 topics
  13. Vibration Analysis26▲ 8.6×5 topics
  14. Image Processing24▲ 5.0×8 topics
  15. Signal Processing23▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Sensor Fusion23▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Ionic Liquids23▲ 7.2×6 topics
  18. Metal Nanoparticles22▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Molecular Dynamics Simulations22▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Optimization21▲ 4.3×17 topics
  21. Energetic Salts21▲ 78×1 topic
  22. ReaxFF21▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Condition Monitoring21▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Empirical Mode Decomposition21▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Support Vector Machines20▲ 5.7×6 topics
  26. Optimal Control20▲ 23×4 topics
  27. Sensor Networks19▲ 7.2×4 topics
  28. Visual Attention19▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Robotics19▲ 6.8×6 topics
  30. Hyperspectral18▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Nonlinear Systems18▲ 7.4×7 topics
  32. Maintenance Optimization18▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Reliability Engineering18▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Fault Detection17▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Data-Driven Techniques17▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Process Monitoring17▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Infrared17▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Small Target17▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Image Classification16▲ 7.8×3 topics
  40. Control16▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Energetic Materials and Combustion, Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques, Reliability and Maintenance Optimization and Fault Detection and Control Systems.

Energetic Materials and …21Energetic Materials and Combustion: 21 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis …21Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 21 fractional worksReliability and Maintenance Optimization: 18 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…17Fault Detection and Control Systems: 17 fractional worksInfrared Target Detectio…17Infrared Target Detection Methodologies: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 15 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 14 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navi…14Inertial Sensor and Navigation: 14 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 13 fractional worksGuidance and Control Systems: 12 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsControl and Systems EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 21 works
  2. 2 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Reliability and Maintenance Optimization Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 18 works
  4. 4 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 17 works
  6. 6 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 15 works
  7. 7 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  8. 8 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  9. 9 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  10. 10 Guidance and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 12 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 available18.0%not open82.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.2%domestic only98.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 170% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0031% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering0.0066% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering11.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2024.

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