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Qilu University of Technology

In research, Qilu University of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#517 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#435 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#211 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ceramics and Composites, Biomaterials and Spectroscopy — Ceramics and Composites is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#720
of 28,054 · #2,144 all time
Rank in China
#239
of 3,058
Research works
9.5k
▲ 158% vs 2013–17
Citations
132k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Qilu University of Technology 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 #517 of 12,888 17.2%3,654 #1668
EngineeringField #435 of 6,636 16.8%1,456 #1557
Materials ScienceField #211 of 2,468 21.5%588 #874
Computer ScienceField #628 of 4,667 15.4%814 #1488
Life SciencesDomain #1,104 of 7,800 25.9%609 #3059
Materials ChemistrySubfield #232 of 1,556 19.0%289 #879
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #240 of 1,568 21.1%274 #818
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #361 of 2,318 16.4%395 #1140
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #590 of 3,579 21.4%299 #1944
BiomaterialsSubfield #45 of 238 29.8%118 #256

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Qilu University of Technology 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#1,668 #517
  2. Engineering#1,557 #435
  3. Materials Science#874 #211
  4. Computer Science#1,488 #628
  5. Life Sciences#3,059 #1,104
  6. Materials Chemistry#879 #232
  7. Biomedical Engineering#818 #240
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,140 #361
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,944 #590
  10. Biomaterials#256 #45
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 Qilu University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ceramics and Composites takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 22.3 works6.6×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 117.6 works5.7×
  3. SpectroscopySubfield · 59.9 works5.6×
  4. BiochemistrySubfield · 21.8 works5.4×
  5. BiotechnologySubfield · 30.7 works4.1×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 209 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 299 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.41× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.61× its world share, 44 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.68× its world share, 202 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.17× its world share, 814 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 55 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.04× its world share, 135 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 1,456 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 225 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.50× its world share, 588 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 103 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 215 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 111 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Qilu University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Yue Zhao, Zhiyong Cheng and Chunpeng Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qilu University of Technology.

  1. 1 Yue Zhao China · #77,646 worldwide 474 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Zhiyong Cheng China · #128,297 worldwide 402 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Chunpeng Wang China · #152,243 worldwide 289 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Tingting Gao China · #170,761 worldwide 281 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Mingzhi Wei China · #212,509 worldwide 212 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Huifang Ma China · #374,566 worldwide 87 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Xiangjun Dong China · #404,584 worldwide 98 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Khalid Khan China · #412,092 worldwide 133 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Bin Ma China · #422,009 worldwide 132 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Yanfei Zhang China · #496,238 worldwide 188 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Qilu University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Qilu University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials, Neural Networks, Graphene, Nanocomposites, Machine Learning and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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 Learning515▲ 3.1×83 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications269▲ 4.7×33 topics
  3. Machine Learning260▲ 1.65×86 topics
  4. Neural Networks235▲ 3.2×36 topics
  5. Nanomaterials218▲ 4.3×20 topics
  6. Nanocomposites165▲ 4.2×21 topics
  7. Nanoparticles162▲ 2.7×41 topics
  8. Graphene158▲ 4.8×11 topics
  9. Energy Storage134▲ 4.3×12 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties125▲ 2.7×36 topics
  11. Internet of Things117▲ 2.8×29 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks116▲ 5.8×6 topics
  13. Catalysis112▲ 3.5×25 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering100▲ 3.4×12 topics
  15. Water Splitting95▲ 5.4×4 topics
  16. Cathode Materials94▲ 5.0×3 topics
  17. Ionic Liquids94▲ 7.0×10 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks93▲ 2.6×14 topics
  19. Biosensors85▲ 3.5×11 topics
  20. Bioimaging82▲ 7.5×6 topics
  21. Drug Delivery79▲ 3.0×15 topics
  22. Microstructure77▲ 3.1×18 topics
  23. Semiconductor76▲ 4.7×7 topics
  24. Wireless Sensor Networks75▲ 3.5×20 topics
  25. Hydrogen Production75▲ 5.8×6 topics
  26. Visible Light65▲ 5.8×3 topics
  27. Rechargeable Batteries64▲ 4.9×2 topics
  28. Solar Energy61▲ 4.0×5 topics
  29. Carbon Nanotubes60▲ 3.7×7 topics
  30. Chemical Sensors59▲ 5.2×3 topics
  31. CO2 Reduction59▲ 5.7×2 topics
  32. Electrochemistry56▲ 5.1×3 topics
  33. Electrocatalysis56▲ 4.1×5 topics
  34. Photocatalyst54▲ 6.4×1 topic
  35. Plasmonic54▲ 6.4×1 topic
  36. Nanofibers52▲ 4.9×3 topics
  37. Biodegradable Polymers47▲ 5.8×4 topics
  38. Polymeric Materials42▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Cellulose Nanocrystals39▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Nanocellulose39▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Qilu University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advancements in Battery Materials, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies.

Advanced Photocatalysis …54Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 54 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …40Advancements in Battery Materials: 40 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 39 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Resea…39Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 39 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry38Lignin and Wood Chemistry: 38 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 33 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 32 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …32Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 32 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 30 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 29 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsBiomaterials3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 54 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 40 works
  3. 3 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 39 works
  4. 4 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 39 works
  5. 5 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 38 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 33 works
  7. 7 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 32 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 32 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  10. 10 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 29 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Qilu University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 158% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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