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Southeast University

In research, Southeast University stands highest in Engineering (#13 of 6,636 worldwide), Civil and Structural Engineering (#2 of 896 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#51 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#64
of 28,054 · #292 all time
Rank in China
#36
of 3,058
Research works
88k
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4M
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Southeast 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
EngineeringField #13 of 6,636 21.5%14,128 #46
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #2 of 896 28.9%2,074 #3
Physical SciencesDomain #51 of 12,888 21.8%23,008 #218
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #19 of 2,318 14.1%4,280 #51
Building and ConstructionSubfield #4 of 422 26.3%739 #8
Materials ScienceField #31 of 2,468 21.4%1,854 #120
Computer ScienceField #64 of 4,667 21.6%3,753 #168
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #20 of 1,351 21.2%1,224 #73
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #53 of 3,579 26.0%785 #392
Life SciencesDomain #117 of 7,800 26.3%1,368 #583

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southeast 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. Engineering#46 #13
  2. Civil and Structural Engineering#3 #2
  3. Physical Sciences#218 #51
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#51 #19
  5. Building and Construction#8 #4
  6. Materials Science#120 #31
  7. Computer Science#168 #64
  8. Mechanical Engineering#73 #20
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#392 #53
  10. Life Sciences#583 #117
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 Southeast University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 2,073.7 works6.4×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 1,328.8 works4.4×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 4,279.9 works4.3×
  4. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 739.3 works4.3×
  5. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 121.6 works4.1×
  6. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 1,205.1 works3.7×
  7. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 887.1 works3.6×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 135 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 785 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 88 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 334 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.59× its world share, 154 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 289 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.74× its world share, 3,753 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 287 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.06× its world share, 524 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.40× its world share, 14k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 1,050 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.92× its world share, 1,854 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 240 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.19× its world share, 730 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 110 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 1,179 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 119 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 344 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 203 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 299 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 298 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 703 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southeast University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yong Zeng, Wenwu Yu and Min Zhu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southeast University.

  1. 1 Yong Zeng China · #2,906 worldwide 2k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Wenwu Yu China · #5,099 worldwide 1.7k citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Min Zhu China · #11,285 worldwide 908 citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Xu Li China · #26,798 worldwide 630 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Le Liang China · #28,930 worldwide 517 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Hong Ren China · #29,736 worldwide 807 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Yang Chen China · #38,623 worldwide 883 citations · 120 works
  8. 8 Shihua Li China · #40,047 worldwide 1.9k citations · 234 works
  9. 9 Zhang‐Cheng Hao China · #41,061 worldwide 555 citations · 71 works
  10. 10 Zhi‐zhong Sun China · #46,614 worldwide 369 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Southeast University

Which keywords describe research at Southeast University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Energy Efficiency, Wireless Communications, Power Electronics, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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 Learning2,428▲ 2.6×84 topics
  2. Machine Learning1,216▲ 1.34×90 topics
  3. Neural Networks1,209▲ 2.8×38 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency982▲ 3.8×41 topics
  5. Renewable Energy884▲ 2.2×45 topics
  6. Environmental Impact662▲ 1.41×54 topics
  7. Nanomaterials649▲ 2.2×20 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties636▲ 2.4×38 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks602▲ 4.6×9 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks599▲ 3.0×14 topics
  11. Nanoparticles568▲ 1.63×44 topics
  12. Power Electronics559▲ 6.1×8 topics
  13. Smart Grid512▲ 4.9×10 topics
  14. Renewable Energy Integration498▲ 5.3×6 topics
  15. Wireless Communications498▲ 10×5 topics
  16. Energy Storage472▲ 2.6×12 topics
  17. Sensor Networks398▲ 5.8×6 topics
  18. Image Processing374▲ 3.1×14 topics
  19. Wireless Sensor Networks374▲ 3.0×21 topics
  20. Optimization371▲ 2.9×26 topics
  21. Recycled Materials337▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Model Predictive Control337▲ 4.7×6 topics
  23. Wireless Networks312▲ 7.4×9 topics
  24. Channel Estimation306▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Finite Element Analysis302▲ 4.8×9 topics
  26. Intelligent Transportation Systems300▲ 7.4×4 topics
  27. Nonlinear Dynamics290▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Massive MIMO288▲ 13×3 topics
  29. MIMO Systems288▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Multi-Agent Systems279▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Defect Detection278▲ 7.6×3 topics
  32. Geopolymer274▲ 6.9×2 topics
  33. Wireless Communication264▲ 6.3×9 topics
  34. Traffic Flow261▲ 9.0×2 topics
  35. Metamaterial258▲ 9.9×2 topics
  36. Adaptive Control249▲ 6.7×7 topics
  37. Heterogeneous Networks244▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Antenna244▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Microstrip244▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Beamforming242▲ 8.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Southeast University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antenna Design and Analysis, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization.

Antenna Design and Analy…244Antenna Design and Analysis: 244 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…219Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 219 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 212 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 200 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 197 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 188 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 179 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…179Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 179 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 166 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 161 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBuilding and Construction1 others

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 244 works
  2. 2 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 219 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 212 works
  4. 4 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 200 works
  5. 5 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 197 works
  6. 6 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 188 works
  7. 7 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 179 works
  8. 8 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 179 works
  9. 9 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 166 works
  10. 10 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 161 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southeast University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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