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Sichuan Fire Research Institute

In research, Sichuan Fire Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,129 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,175
of 28,054 · #27,757 all time
Rank in China
#2,722
of 3,058
Research works
405
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Sichuan Fire Research Institute 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 #9,129 of 12,888 16.6%92 #14910

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sichuan Fire Research Institute 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 Sichuan Fire Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 20.8 works5.7×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.24× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.03× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.47× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.74× its world share, 21 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sichuan Fire Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiaoyong Song lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sichuan Fire Research Institute.

  1. 1 Xiaoyong Song China · #480,885 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Sichuan Fire Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Sichuan Fire Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smoke Control, Tunnel Fires, Nanocomposites, Epoxy Resins, Fire-Retardant Materials, Flame Retardant Polymers, Simulation and Fire Detection.

▲ 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. Smoke Control12▲ 433×1 topic
  2. Tunnel Fires12▲ 433×1 topic
  3. Nanocomposites10▲ 12×10 topics
  4. Epoxy Resins8▲ 223×2 topics
  5. Fire-Retardant Materials8▲ 373×1 topic
  6. Flame Retardant Polymers8▲ 373×1 topic
  7. Mechanical Properties5▲ 5.3×10 topics
  8. Fire Detection5▲ 114×2 topics
  9. Simulation5▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Computer Vision5▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 6.2×3 topics
  12. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles5▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Smoke Detection5▲ 144×1 topic
  14. Video Surveillance5▲ 144×1 topic
  15. Evacuation4▲ 150×1 topic
  16. Pedestrian Dynamics4▲ 150×1 topic
  17. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.9×6 topics
  18. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  20. Polymer Composites3▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Thermal Properties3▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Renewable Resources3▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Biodegradable Polymers3▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Cathode Materials3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  25. Soil Properties3▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Microstructure3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  28. Forest Fires2▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Wildfire Activity2▲ 54×1 topic
  30. CFD Simulation2▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Detonation Propulsion2▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Pulse Detonation Engines2▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Self-Healing2▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Shape Memory Polymers2▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Steel Structures2▲ 58×2 topics
  38. High-Temperature2▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Concrete2▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Fire Resistance2▲ 99×1 topic

Which research topics does Sichuan Fire Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire dynamics and safety research, Flame retardant materials and properties, Fire Detection and Safety Systems and Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics.

Fire dynamics and safety…12Fire dynamics and safety research: 12 fractional worksFlame retardant materials and properties: 8 fractional worksFire Detection and Safety Systems: 5 fractional worksEvacuation and Crowd Dyn…4Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics: 4 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems2Fire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksCombustion and Detonatio…2Combustion and Detonation Processes: 2 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 2 fractional worksFire effects on concrete materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 2 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityPolymers and PlasticsOcean EngineeringGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 12 works
  2. 2 Flame retardant materials and properties Polymers and Plastics 8 works
  3. 3 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  4. 4 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on concrete materials Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 2 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sichuan Fire Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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