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Shenyang University

In research, Shenyang University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,493 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,199 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,803 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering — Control and Systems Engineering is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,253
of 28,054 · #8,629 all time
Rank in China
#1,140
of 3,058
Research works
4.9k
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Shenyang University 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 #3,493 of 12,888 13.5%712 #5511
EngineeringField #2,199 of 6,636 12.9%316 #2385
Computer ScienceField #2,803 of 4,667 16.6%134 #3300
Environmental ScienceField #2,415 of 3,551 16.5%91 #3555
Social SciencesDomain #7,236 of 10,521 17.0%86 #10036
Materials ScienceField #1,835 of 2,468 11.7%100 #3193
Life SciencesDomain #6,020 of 7,800 19.9%76 #11058

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shenyang University 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#5,511 #3,493
  2. Engineering#2,385 #2,199
  3. Computer Science#3,300 #2,803
  4. Environmental Science#3,555 #2,415
  5. Social Sciences#10,036 #7,236
  6. Materials Science#3,193 #1,835
  7. Life Sciences#11,058 #6,020
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 Shenyang University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 41.9 works4.3×
← 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: 1.02× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.91× its world share, 134 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.65× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.33× its world share, 316 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.03× its world share, 91 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.17× its world share, 100 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shenyang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tieheng Sun, Chunyan Zhou and Zhang Dong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shenyang University.

  1. 1 Tieheng Sun · #338,935 worldwide 75 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Chunyan Zhou · #381,792 worldwide 44 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Zhang Dong · #656,224 worldwide 42 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Hao Wu · #677,397 worldwide 99 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Lina Sun · #713,622 worldwide 94 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Guangchun Liu · #764,362 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 YU Qun · #780,527 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Wen Bai · #979,534 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Qing Luo · #1,144,966 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Xiaochu Wang · #1,151,199 worldwide 14 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Shenyang University

Which keywords describe research at Shenyang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Graphene and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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 Learning83▲ 2.7×73 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties51▲ 5.8×30 topics
  3. Machine Learning49▲ 1.67×61 topics
  4. Neural Networks37▲ 2.7×33 topics
  5. Microstructure34▲ 7.1×14 topics
  6. Internet of Things33▲ 4.2×24 topics
  7. Nanoparticles32▲ 2.8×32 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence30▲ 2.5×28 topics
  9. Nanomaterials30▲ 3.1×16 topics
  10. Environmental Impact30▲ 1.95×36 topics
  11. Sustainability28▲ 1.25×43 topics
  12. Graphene27▲ 4.4×11 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications23▲ 2.2×28 topics
  14. Remote Sensing22▲ 2.0×28 topics
  15. Risk Assessment22▲ 3.5×11 topics
  16. Nanocomposites21▲ 2.9×21 topics
  17. Convolutional Neural Networks18▲ 2.7×13 topics
  18. Big Data Analytics16▲ 8.1×5 topics
  19. Supply Chain16▲ 8.4×5 topics
  20. Cloud Computing15▲ 6.1×12 topics
  21. Toxicity15▲ 3.8×14 topics
  22. Water Splitting15▲ 4.4×4 topics
  23. Wireless Sensor Networks15▲ 3.6×15 topics
  24. Heavy Metals14▲ 6.5×6 topics
  25. Carbon Nanotubes13▲ 4.3×7 topics
  26. Logistics12▲ 8.5×4 topics
  27. International Trade12▲ 9.4×2 topics
  28. Digital Technologies12▲ 9.4×2 topics
  29. Cross-Border E-Commerce12▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Fuzzy Theory12▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Microstructural Evolution12▲ 8.8×4 topics
  32. Corrosion Resistance12▲ 20×4 topics
  33. Pollution12▲ 6.6×4 topics
  34. Image Classification12▲ 7.4×2 topics
  35. Regional Planning11▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Grain Refinement11▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Genetic Algorithm11▲ 8.4×7 topics
  38. Microstructure Evolution11▲ 17×5 topics
  39. Metal Matrix Composites10▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Processing Techniques10▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Shenyang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications.

E-commerce and Technolog…12E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …10Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 10 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…9Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 9 fractional worksMagnesium Alloys: Proper…8Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications: 8 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 7 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 7 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and I…6Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 6 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 6 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…6Heavy metals in environment: 6 fractional works
Business and International ManagementRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringBiomaterials6 others

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

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology InnovationsBusiness and International Management 12 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  3. 3 Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMechanical Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Magnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsBiomaterials 8 works
  5. 5 Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 7 works
  6. 6 Educational Technology and PedagogyArtificial Intelligence 7 works
  7. 7 Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMaterials Chemistry 6 works
  8. 8 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesAerospace Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  10. 10 Heavy metals in environmentPollution 6 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 available31.0%not open69.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shenyang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% lower 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.

Other research institutions in Shenyang

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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.