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Polar Research Institute of China

In research, Polar Research Institute of China stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,535 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#605 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Atmospheric Science is 59.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,222
of 28,054 · #11,182 all time
Rank in China
#1,302
of 3,058
Research works
685
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Polar Research Institute of China 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 #3,535 of 12,888 15.4%172 #6459
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #605 of 1,209 14.8%77 #1326

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polar Research Institute of China 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).

What does Polar Research Institute of China specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 59.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 49.2 works59×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 77.2 works26×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 22.2 works23×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26.19× its world share, 77 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.08× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.77× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 26.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Polar Research Institute of China?

Ranked on the composite score, Minghong Cai, Ruibo Lei and Zejun Hu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polar Research Institute of China.

  1. 1 Minghong Cai China · #735,523 worldwide 78 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Ruibo Lei China · #839,510 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Zejun Hu China · #853,731 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Jianfeng He China · #857,741 worldwide 99 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Bin Li China · #900,582 worldwide 29 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Zhanhai Zhang China · #1,133,853 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Beichen Zhang China · #1,214,397 worldwide 18 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Jiangang Zhu China · #1,313,488 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Huigen Yang China · #1,347,144 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Yuansheng Li China · #1,365,802 worldwide 49 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Polar Research Institute of China

Which keywords describe research at Polar Research Institute of China?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Ocean Circulation, Arctic, Hydrology, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming and Decline.

▲ 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. Climate Change65▲ 13×38 topics
  2. Remote Sensing36▲ 16×21 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation32▲ 131×3 topics
  4. Arctic23▲ 110×4 topics
  5. Hydrology21▲ 90×3 topics
  6. Sea Level Rise17▲ 71×3 topics
  7. Global Warming16▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Decline15▲ 310×1 topic
  9. Sea Ice15▲ 310×1 topic
  10. Solar Wind15▲ 86×2 topics
  11. Glacier14▲ 170×1 topic
  12. Water Availability14▲ 170×1 topic
  13. Data Assimilation10▲ 36×3 topics
  14. Permafrost10▲ 126×2 topics
  15. Hydrological Cycle9▲ 51×2 topics
  16. Climate Modeling9▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Extreme Events9▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Ionosphere9▲ 82×1 topic
  19. Magnetosphere9▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Oceanic Modeling8▲ 129×1 topic
  21. Tidal Analysis8▲ 129×1 topic
  22. Carbon Feedback7▲ 116×1 topic
  23. Thawing7▲ 116×1 topic
  24. Coronal Mass Ejections6▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Solar Dynamics Observatory6▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Microbial Communities6▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Water Quality5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  28. Eutrophication4▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Holocene4▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Sea Level4▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Dissolved Organic Matter4▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Oceanic Carbon Cycle4▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Bioaccumulation4▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Glacial Cycles4▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Paleoclimatology4▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Emissions4▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Anaerobic4▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Methane Oxidation4▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Biogeography4▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Polar Research Institute of China publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate variability and models and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 15 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 14 fractional worksClimate variability and …9Climate variability and models: 9 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…9Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 9 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 8 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 7 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…6Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 4 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeAstronomy and AstrophysicsOceanography1 others

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

  1. 1 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 15 works
  2. 2 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 14 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 8 works
  6. 6 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 7 works
  7. 7 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  10. 10 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 4 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Polar Research Institute of China's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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