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PowerChina (China)

In research, PowerChina (China) stands highest in Engineering (#850 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,799 of 12,888 worldwide) and Civil and Structural Engineering (#205 of 896 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Civil and Structural Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality — Energy Engineering and Power Technology is 26.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,040
of 28,054 · #8,858 all time
Rank in China
#756
of 3,058
Research works
3k
▲ 188% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is PowerChina (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
EngineeringField #850 of 6,636 13.3%924 #2542
Physical SciencesDomain #1,799 of 12,888 14.0%1,528 #5455
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #205 of 896 14.1%254 #689
Environmental ScienceField #964 of 3,551 18.1%258 #2590
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,098 of 2,318 8.7%189 #2629
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #652 of 1,209 19.7%76 #1919
Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield #253 of 458 19.4%77 #1154
Computer ScienceField #3,111 of 4,667 8.2%126 #5319
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #998 of 1,351 13.5%75 #2337
EnergyField #577 of 694 10.9%78 #1184

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where PowerChina (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).

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#2,542 #850
  2. Physical Sciences#5,455 #1,799
  3. Civil and Structural Engineering#689 #205
  4. Environmental Science#2,590 #964
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,629 #1,098
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,919 #652
  7. Mechanics of Materials#1,154 #253
  8. Computer Science#5,319 #3,111
  9. Mechanical Engineering#2,337 #998
  10. Energy#1,184 #577
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 PowerChina (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy Engineering and Power Technology takes 26.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 46.9 works27×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 254.1 works13×
  3. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 49.3 works13×
  4. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 76.7 works6.6×
  5. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 45.0 works5.3×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.17× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 126 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 76 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.18× its world share, 78 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.76× its world share, 924 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.17× its world share, 258 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at PowerChina (China)?

Ranked on the composite score, Shengjie Di lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PowerChina (China).

  1. 1 Shengjie Di China · #1,181,497 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at PowerChina (China)

Which keywords describe research at PowerChina (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Remote Sensing, Environmental Impact, Energy Storage, Risk Assessment, Numerical Simulation and Liquefaction.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy174▲ 7.4×37 topics
  2. Remote Sensing118▲ 5.8×34 topics
  3. Smart Grid116▲ 19×9 topics
  4. Deep Learning106▲ 1.88×70 topics
  5. Environmental Impact102▲ 3.7×39 topics
  6. Climate Change92▲ 2.1×60 topics
  7. Machine Learning88▲ 1.65×58 topics
  8. Energy Storage73▲ 6.8×12 topics
  9. Risk Assessment72▲ 6.5×14 topics
  10. Numerical Simulation62▲ 13×14 topics
  11. Liquefaction56▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Tunnel56▲ 38×2 topics
  13. Reliability Analysis55▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Power System52▲ 36×5 topics
  15. GIS-based Modeling52▲ 37×2 topics
  16. Battery Technology49▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Grid Integration49▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Finite Element Analysis48▲ 13×8 topics
  19. Rock Mechanics48▲ 30×4 topics
  20. Hazard47▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Landslide47▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Wind Power46▲ 30×4 topics
  23. Analysis43▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Power Systems42▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Frequency Regulation41▲ 42×2 topics
  26. Pipeline41▲ 23×3 topics
  27. Photovoltaic Generation39▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Dynamic Behavior39▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Cloud Computing37▲ 8.2×11 topics
  30. Modeling37▲ 8.9×7 topics
  31. Earthquake37▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Seismic37▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Fracture37▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Soil Properties36▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Land Use Change35▲ 7.0×7 topics
  36. Spatial Variability34▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Acoustic Emission34▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Brittle Failure33▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Numerical Modelling33▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Bayesian Optimization33▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does PowerChina (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Landslides and related hazards, Power Systems and Renewable Energy, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures and Rock Mechanics and Modeling.

Landslides and related h…47Landslides and related hazards: 47 fractional worksPower Systems and Renewa…39Power Systems and Renewable Energy: 39 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…37Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 37 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Model…33Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 33 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 32 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety: 30 fractional worksPower Systems and Techno…24Power Systems and Technologies: 24 fractional worksSmart Grid and Power Systems: 22 fractional worksGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics: 19 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 18 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyCivil and Structural EngineeringMechanics of Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 47 works
  2. 2 Power Systems and Renewable Energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology 39 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 37 works
  4. 4 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 33 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 32 works
  6. 6 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 30 works
  7. 7 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid and Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  9. 9 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 19 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 18 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has PowerChina (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 188% 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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