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Tianjin Fire Research Institute

In research, Tianjin Fire Research Institute stands highest in Engineering (#3,607 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,094 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,906
of 28,054 · #21,632 all time
Rank in China
#2,416
of 3,058
Research works
845
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Tianjin 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
EngineeringField #3,607 of 6,636 30.4%73 #5587
Physical SciencesDomain #8,094 of 12,888 25.7%123 #12286

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 23.7 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.79× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.24× its world share, 74 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.49× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tianjin Fire Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Xuanya Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tianjin Fire Research Institute.

  1. 1 Xuanya Liu China · #690,082 worldwide 63 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Tianjin Fire Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Tianjin Fire Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Smoke Control, Tunnel Fires, Convolutional Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 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. Nanocomposites11▲ 9.3×13 topics
  2. Smoke Control9▲ 235×1 topic
  3. Tunnel Fires9▲ 235×1 topic
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks9▲ 8.0×6 topics
  5. Computer Vision8▲ 20×4 topics
  6. Image Processing8▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles8▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Fire Detection8▲ 126×2 topics
  9. Real-Time Detection8▲ 106×2 topics
  10. Smoke Detection8▲ 161×1 topic
  11. Video Surveillance8▲ 161×1 topic
  12. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.5×13 topics
  13. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.0×17 topics
  14. Detonation Propulsion6▲ 126×1 topic
  15. Pulse Detonation Engines6▲ 126×1 topic
  16. Mechanical Properties5▲ 3.6×12 topics
  17. Simulation5▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Polymer Nanocomposites5▲ 79×2 topics
  19. Fire-Retardant Materials5▲ 165×1 topic
  20. Flame Retardant Polymers5▲ 165×1 topic
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  22. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Evacuation4▲ 93×1 topic
  24. Pedestrian Dynamics4▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Thermal Properties4▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Bayesian Networks3▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Cathode Materials3▲ 5.6×2 topics
  28. Fault Tree Analysis3▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Surfactants3▲ 21×4 topics
  30. Thermal Management3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  31. Fiber Reinforcement3▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Steel Structures3▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Concrete2▲ 52×1 topic
  34. High-Temperature2▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Properties2▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Battery Management Systems2▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Durability Performance2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Stability2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  39. Thermal Runaway2▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries2▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire dynamics and safety research, Fire Detection and Safety Systems, Combustion and Detonation Processes and Flame retardant materials and properties.

Fire dynamics and safety…9Fire dynamics and safety research: 9 fractional worksFire Detection and Safety Systems: 8 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 6 fractional worksFlame retardant materials and properties: 5 fractional worksEvacuation and Crowd Dynamics: 4 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis3Risk and Safety Analysis: 3 fractional worksFire effects on concrete materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityAerospace EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsOcean Engineering4 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 9 works
  2. 2 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 8 works
  3. 3 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Flame retardant materials and properties Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  5. 5 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on concrete materials Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 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 available51.7%not open48.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.2%domestic only95.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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