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Southern University of Science and Technology

In research, Southern University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#34 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#41 of 6,636 worldwide) and Chemistry (#9 of 1,330 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Geophysics and Organic Chemistry — Condensed Matter Physics is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#54
of 28,054 · #404 all time
Rank in China
#29
of 3,058
Research works
19k
▲ 586% vs 2013–17
Citations
422k
21.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Southern 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 #34 of 12,888 27.3%8,468 #310
EngineeringField #41 of 6,636 27.5%3,716 #259
ChemistryField #9 of 1,330 31.8%531 #134
Organic ChemistrySubfield #7 of 615 33.6%345 #84
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #33 of 2,318 27.4%1,275 #176
Materials ScienceField #47 of 2,468 28.1%1,079 #248
Physics and AstronomyField #36 of 1,646 22.5%549 #423
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #35 of 1,568 22.5%653 #187
Life SciencesDomain #184 of 7,800 33.1%1,042 #824
Computer ScienceField #124 of 4,667 24.3%1,193 #523

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern 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#310 #34
  2. Engineering#259 #41
  3. Chemistry#134 #9
  4. Organic Chemistry#84 #7
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#176 #33
  6. Materials Science#248 #47
  7. Physics and Astronomy#423 #36
  8. Biomedical Engineering#187 #35
  9. Life Sciences#824 #184
  10. Computer Science#523 #124
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 Southern University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 111.8 works6.3×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 226.5 works5.9×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 345.0 works4.2×
  4. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 190.0 works3.8×
  5. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 101.9 works3.7×
  6. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 232.4 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: 0.22× its world share, 116 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 652 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 81 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 169 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.32× its world share, 89 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.07× its world share, 531 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 1,193 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 416 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.92× its world share, 195 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.25× its world share, 3,716 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 506 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.81× its world share, 1,079 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.50× its world share, 194 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.24× its world share, 549 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 875 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 106 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 84 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 115 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 66 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 158 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Fan Liu, Yuhui Shi and Changsheng You lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Fan Liu China · #3,001 worldwide 1.4k citations · 102 works
  2. 2 Yuhui Shi China · #3,255 worldwide 1.7k citations · 86 works
  3. 3 Changsheng You China · #8,884 worldwide 925 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Ran Cheng China · #13,151 worldwide 1.4k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Zhenzhong Zeng China · #15,035 worldwide 1.1k citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Yongye Liang China · #26,815 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Qi Hao China · #28,579 worldwide 792 citations · 87 works
  8. 8 Zhubing He China · #36,752 worldwide 403 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Youwei Jia China · #42,150 worldwide 785 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Chuan Fei Guo China · #66,643 worldwide 515 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Southern University of Science and Technology

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Cathode Materials, Semiconductors, Energy Storage, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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 Learning566▲ 1.50×82 topics
  2. Machine Learning375◆ 1.04×81 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications361▲ 2.8×35 topics
  4. Neural Networks313▲ 1.84×38 topics
  5. Nanomaterials271▲ 2.3×19 topics
  6. Energy Storage259▲ 3.6×13 topics
  7. Nanoparticles246▲ 1.77×44 topics
  8. Nanocomposites244▲ 2.8×21 topics
  9. Cathode Materials243▲ 5.6×3 topics
  10. Catalysis228▲ 3.1×28 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties218▲ 2.0×36 topics
  12. Graphene207▲ 2.7×11 topics
  13. Semiconductors207▲ 6.1×5 topics
  14. Biosensors177▲ 3.1×12 topics
  15. Efficiency161▲ 4.8×8 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks161▲ 3.5×6 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries160▲ 3.4×4 topics
  18. Rechargeable Batteries159▲ 5.3×2 topics
  19. Electrocatalysis154▲ 5.0×5 topics
  20. Semiconductor153▲ 4.1×7 topics
  21. Crystal Growth152▲ 4.9×12 topics
  22. Light-Emitting Diodes147▲ 8.5×3 topics
  23. Nanocrystals141▲ 4.7×5 topics
  24. Energy Harvesting140▲ 7.0×3 topics
  25. Evolutionary Algorithms136▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Stability131▲ 5.2×8 topics
  27. Flexible Electronics127▲ 6.7×3 topics
  28. Two-Dimensional Materials123▲ 4.8×4 topics
  29. Particle Swarm Optimization119▲ 8.9×4 topics
  30. Health Monitoring114▲ 5.0×4 topics
  31. Photovoltaics114▲ 6.3×4 topics
  32. Electronic Structure111▲ 5.6×8 topics
  33. Superconductivity109▲ 5.8×9 topics
  34. Field-Effect Transistors108▲ 6.2×4 topics
  35. Transition Metal Catalysis106▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Transition Metal Complexes105▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Organometal Halide Perovskites105▲ 8.4×1 topic
  38. Perovskite Solar Cells105▲ 8.4×1 topic
  39. Nanogenerators103▲ 7.0×1 topic
  40. Wearable103▲ 7.0×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advancements in Battery Materials and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies.

Perovskite Materials and…105Perovskite Materials and Applications: 105 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…103Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 103 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 90 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…83Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 83 fractional worksConducting polymers and …76Conducting polymers and applications: 76 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 72 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 70 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…56Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 56 fractional worksAdvanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms: 56 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 54 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 105 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 103 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 90 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 83 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 76 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 72 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 70 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 56 works
  9. 9 Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 56 works
  10. 10 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 54 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 586% 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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