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Tiangong University

In research, Tiangong University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#486 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#349 of 5,901 worldwide) and Materials Science (#293 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Polymers and Plastics and Water Science and Technology (Surfaces, Coatings and Films is 12.0× its share of world research).

tiangong.edu.cnROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#943
of 22,385 · #1,574 all time
Rank in China
#226
of 2,481
Research works
18k
▲ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
217k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Tiangong University

What is Tiangong University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #486 of 10,670 11.0%4,375 #891
EngineeringField #349 of 5,901 11.7%2,092 #711
Materials ScienceField #293 of 2,276 11.5%739 #670
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #322 of 2,176 10.0%628 #594
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #196 of 1,319 13.6%348 #502
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #156 of 804 16.1%253 #372
Computer ScienceField #874 of 4,417 9.3%577 #1522
Materials ChemistrySubfield #343 of 1,473 11.1%296 #698
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #385 of 1,539 8.7%376 #666
Water Science and TechnologySubfield #87 of 315 8.4%195 #246

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tiangong 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#891 #486
  2. Engineering#711 #349
  3. Materials Science#670 #293
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#594 #322
  5. Mechanical Engineering#502 #196
  6. Control and Systems Engineering#372 #156
  7. Computer Science#1,522 #874
  8. Materials Chemistry#698 #343
  9. Biomedical Engineering#666 #385
  10. Water Science and Technology#246 #87
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Tiangong University work in?

In 2022-now, 88% of research at Tiangong University is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (42%), Materials Science (15%), Computer Science (12%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4,966 fractional works · 88.3% of its workEngineering: 2,353 fractional works · 41.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 691 fractional works · 12.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 422 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 399 fractional works · 7.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 283 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 99 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 91 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 834 fractional works · 14.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 332 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 200 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomaterials: 110 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 106 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 679 fractional works · 12.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 236 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 169 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 131 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 356 fractional works · 6.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 223 fractional works · 4.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 224 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 88 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 204 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 193 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 143 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 70 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 251 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 84 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 220 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 108 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 187 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedicine: 168 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTiangongUniversity5,624fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences88%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2,35341.8%
    2. Materials Science83414.8%
    3. Computer Science67912.1%
    4. Environmental Science3566.3%
    5. Chemistry2244.0%
    6. Energy2043.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1432.5%
    8. Mathematics831.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering631.1%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences260.5%
    1. Social Sciences841.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting450.8%
    3. Psychology370.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance310.6%
    5. Decision Sciences310.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities230.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1081.9%
    2. Neuroscience651.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences360.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology70.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
    1. Medicine1683.0%
    2. Health Professions140.2%
    3. Dentistry30.1%
    4. Nursing20.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Tiangong University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surfaces, Coatings and Films takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 66.0 works12×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 200.5 works8.8×
  3. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 222.9 works7.7×
  4. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 87.6 works6.3×
  5. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 283.2 works4.7×
  6. BiomaterialsSubfield · 110.2 works4.6×
  7. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 192.9 works4.5×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 108 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.20× its world share, 63 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.54× its world share, 224 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 680 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.95× its world share, 204 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.79× its world share, 2,353 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 356 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.25× its world share, 834 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 82 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 143 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 168 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 45 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science4.25×834 works
  2. Energy3.95×204 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.20×63 works
  4. Engineering2.79×2,353 works
  5. Chemistry2.54×224 works
  6. Computer Science1.55×680 works
  7. Environmental Science1.28×356 works
  8. Mathematics1.25×82 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.15×143 works
  10. Neuroscience0.71×65 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.57×31 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×108 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×26 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.26×31 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×45 works
  16. Psychology0.22×37 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.16×3 works
  18. Medicine0.16×168 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×36 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.14×24 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×7 works
  22. Social Sciences0.12×84 works
  23. Dentistry0.10×3 works
  24. Health Professions0.09×14 works
  25. Nursing0.06×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Tiangong University?

Ranked on the quality score, Hongliang Huang, Yue Ming Sun and Xiaohua Ma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tiangong University.

  1. 1 Hongliang Huang China · #23,764 worldwide 16k citations · 320 works
  2. 2 Yue Ming Sun China · #56,368 worldwide 9.3k citations · 222 works
  3. 3 Xiaohua Ma China · #61,003 worldwide 16k citations · 330 works
  4. 4 Zhihua Qiao China · #61,445 worldwide 5.8k citations · 166 works
  5. 5 Yunxia Hu China · #62,251 worldwide 8.1k citations · 202 works
  6. 6 Nanping Deng China · #85,812 worldwide 9k citations · 218 works
  7. 7 Songnan Zhang China · #97,556 worldwide 5.4k citations · 85 works
  8. 8 Jun Wang China · #108,714 worldwide 7.3k citations · 154 works
  9. 9 Jin-Liang Wang China · #110,056 worldwide 6.8k citations · 277 works
  10. 10 Guang Yu Yang China · #112,358 worldwide 9.5k citations · 224 works
All ranked researchers at Tiangong University

What are the most cited papers from Tiangong University?

The most cited paper from Tiangong University is "The quenching of the fluorescence of carbon dots: A review on mechanisms and applications" (Fanlin Zu, Fanyong Yan, Zhangjun Bai et al., 2017), with 1,601 citations. Next come "A mini-review on membrane fouling" (1,429) and "Self-adaptive dual-metal-site pairs in metal-organic frameworks for selective CO2 photoreduction to CH4" (854).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The quenching of the fluorescence of carbon dots: A review on mechanisms and applications Fanlin Zu, Fanyong Yan, Zhangjun Bai et al. · Microchimica Acta 30 May 2017 1,601
2 A mini-review on membrane fouling Wenshan Guo, Huu Hao Ngo, Jianxin Li · Bioresource Technology Review 2 May 2012 1,429
3 Self-adaptive dual-metal-site pairs in metal-organic frameworks for selective CO2 photoreduction to CH4 Jian Li, Hongliang Huang, Wenjuan Xue et al. · Nature Catalysis 19 Aug 2021 854
4 Size-Dependent Localization and Penetration of Ultrasmall Gold Nanoparticles in Cancer Cells, Multicellular Spheroids, and Tumors in Vivo Keyang Huang, Huili Ma, Juan Liu et al. · ACS Nano Open access 27 Apr 2012 837
5 Fracture toughness of graphene Peng Zhang, Lulu Ma, Feifei Fan et al. · Nature Communications Open access 29 Apr 2014 829
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tiangong University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Graphene, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage and Catalysis.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning447▲ 2.3×82 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications318▲ 4.8×35 topics
  3. Nanocomposites288▲ 6.5×21 topics
  4. Nanomaterials287▲ 4.9×18 topics
  5. Neural Networks258▲ 3.0×37 topics
  6. Machine Learning226▲ 1.21×77 topics
  7. Graphene224▲ 5.9×11 topics
  8. Energy Storage212▲ 5.8×12 topics
  9. Catalysis210▲ 5.6×23 topics
  10. Cathode Materials186▲ 8.6×3 topics
  11. Drug Delivery186▲ 6.0×16 topics
  12. Membrane Technology175▲ 38×2 topics
  13. Nanoparticles173▲ 2.4×41 topics
  14. Desalination166▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Nanofiltration166▲ 48×1 topic
  16. Tissue Engineering164▲ 4.8×12 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties163▲ 3.0×34 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks161▲ 6.9×6 topics
  19. CO2 Capture147▲ 17×5 topics
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries144▲ 6.2×4 topics
  21. Water Splitting130▲ 6.2×4 topics
  22. Flexible Electronics122▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Energy Harvesting120▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Rechargeable Batteries118▲ 7.9×2 topics
  25. Health Monitoring117▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Nanogenerators114▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Wearable114▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Nanofibers108▲ 9.4×3 topics
  29. Methane Storage106▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Semiconductor102▲ 5.5×7 topics
  31. Chemical Sensors101▲ 7.8×3 topics
  32. Heterogeneous Catalysis98▲ 9.4×5 topics
  33. Polymer Composites96▲ 6.4×7 topics
  34. Carbon Nanotubes95▲ 5.1×8 topics
  35. Visible Light91▲ 6.9×3 topics
  36. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries81▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Gas Permeability80▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Membrane Gas Separation79▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Mixed Matrix Membranes79▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Adaptive Control78▲ 10×7 topics

Which research topics does Tiangong University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Membrane Separation Technologies, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Membrane Separation and Gas Transport and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Membrane Separation Tech…166Membrane Separation Technologies: 166 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 114 fractional worksMembrane Separation and Gas Transport: 79 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 74 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 70 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 68 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separ…61Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 61 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…61Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 61 fractional worksConducting polymers and …54Conducting polymers and applications: 54 fractional worksSurface Modification and…50Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 50 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyBiomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 166 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 114 works
  3. 3 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 79 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 74 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 70 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 68 works
  7. 7 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 61 works
  8. 8 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 61 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 54 works
  10. 10 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 50 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tiangong University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tiangong University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.024% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Tiangong University0.024% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Tiangong University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Tiangong University12.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.5% in 2025.

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