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Qingdao University of Science and Technology

In research, Qingdao University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#152 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#127 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#86 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Process Chemistry and Technology, Polymers and Plastics and Catalysis — Process Chemistry and Technology is 19.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#291
of 28,054 · #952 all time
Rank in China
#101
of 3,058
Research works
23k
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
341k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Qingdao University of Science and 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 #152 of 12,888 20.9%6,693 #673
EngineeringField #127 of 6,636 22.4%2,860 #509
Materials ScienceField #86 of 2,468 19.0%1,465 #486
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #28 of 793 23.2%367 #92
Materials ChemistrySubfield #71 of 1,556 19.3%667 #366
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #125 of 2,318 24.4%777 #473
ChemistryField #72 of 1,330 19.5%484 #326
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #95 of 1,568 22.7%468 #464
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #110 of 1,351 18.9%461 #470
Environmental ScienceField #330 of 3,551 25.9%435 #976

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Qingdao University of Science and 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#673 #152
  2. Engineering#509 #127
  3. Materials Science#486 #86
  4. Control and Systems Engineering#92 #28
  5. Materials Chemistry#366 #71
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#473 #125
  7. Chemistry#326 #72
  8. Biomedical Engineering#464 #95
  9. Mechanical Engineering#470 #110
  10. Environmental Science#976 #330
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 Qingdao University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Process Chemistry and Technology takes 19.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 61.2 works20×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 432.4 works14×
  3. CatalysisSubfield · 131.1 works12×
  4. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 51.3 works9.2×
  5. Chemical EngineeringField · 244.0 works9.2×
  6. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 445.3 works7.6×
  7. EnergyField · 463.3 works6.6×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 305 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.17× its world share, 244 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.05× its world share, 484 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 551 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 81 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.63× its world share, 463 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.51× its world share, 2,860 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 435 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.52× its world share, 1,465 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 83 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 144 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 74 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Qingdao University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronghu Chi, Xien Liu and Boyang Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qingdao University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Ronghu Chi China · #96,411 worldwide 273 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Xien Liu China · #171,926 worldwide 529 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Boyang Li China · #182,459 worldwide 253 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Jianming Zhang China · #186,562 worldwide 408 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Bin Yu China · #198,846 worldwide 262 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Jianping Lai China · #201,110 worldwide 453 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Yang Liu China · #206,021 worldwide 208 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Ximei Liu China · #215,964 worldwide 114 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Jianguang Li China · #221,931 worldwide 51 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Hong Zhou China · #223,227 worldwide 372 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Qingdao University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Qingdao University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Energy Storage, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Graphene and Water Splitting.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials603▲ 7.5×20 topics
  2. Nanocomposites576▲ 9.4×21 topics
  3. Nanoparticles526▲ 5.5×42 topics
  4. Catalysis486▲ 9.6×28 topics
  5. Energy Storage431▲ 8.7×12 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications426▲ 4.7×35 topics
  7. Graphene383▲ 7.3×11 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks370▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Water Splitting364▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Deep Learning352▲ 1.35×82 topics
  11. Cathode Materials312▲ 10×3 topics
  12. Electrocatalysis287▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Rechargeable Batteries237▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Catalysts230▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties205▲ 2.8×38 topics
  16. CO2 Reduction196▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Energy Conversion196▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Hydrogen Production192▲ 9.4×6 topics
  19. Electrochemistry191▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Semiconductor190▲ 7.3×7 topics
  21. Visible Light188▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Solar Energy187▲ 7.7×5 topics
  23. Polymer Composites186▲ 9.2×7 topics
  24. Fuel Cells186▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Biosensors186▲ 4.7×12 topics
  26. Sustainable Energy185▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Hydrogen Evolution184▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Oxygen Reduction184▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Ionic Liquids179▲ 8.4×10 topics
  30. Biodegradable Polymers173▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Lithium-ion Batteries172▲ 5.3×4 topics
  32. Self-Assembly167▲ 6.7×12 topics
  33. Photocatalyst164▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Plasmonic164▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Hydrogenation152▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries137▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Zinc Anode137▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Nonlinear Systems134▲ 8.3×8 topics
  39. Renewable Resources129▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Properties123▲ 21×4 topics

Which research topics does Qingdao University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced battery technologies research and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 184 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 164 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…137Advanced battery technologies research: 137 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …104Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 104 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 100 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 96 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…82Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 82 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 80 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 79 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…78Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 78 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMolecular BiologyPolymers and Plastics3 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 184 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 164 works
  3. 3 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 137 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 104 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 100 works
  6. 6 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 96 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 82 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 80 works
  9. 9 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 79 works
  10. 10 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 78 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 available24.6%not open75.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Qingdao University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.