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Tongji University

In research, Tongji University stands highest in Civil and Structural Engineering (#1 of 896 worldwide), Building and Construction (#1 of 422 worldwide) and Engineering (#17 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality — General Engineering is 25.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#55
of 28,054 · #293 all time
Rank in China
#30
of 3,058
Research works
94k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4M
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Tongji 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
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #1 of 896 23.6%3,024 #1
Building and ConstructionSubfield #1 of 422 24.9%918 #2
EngineeringField #17 of 6,636 22.7%11,724 #39
Physical SciencesDomain #48 of 12,888 23.1%19,967 #228
Environmental ScienceField #19 of 3,551 27.1%1,864 #132
Automotive EngineeringSubfield #4 of 347 20.2%802 #14
Life SciencesDomain #110 of 7,800 28.1%1,573 #530
Computer ScienceField #75 of 4,667 21.5%2,587 #256
Materials ScienceField #40 of 2,468 24.7%1,364 #145
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #15 of 793 17.2%894 #78

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tongji 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. Civil and Structural Engineering#1 #1
  2. Building and Construction#2 #1
  3. Engineering#39 #17
  4. Physical Sciences#228 #48
  5. Environmental Science#132 #19
  6. Automotive Engineering#14 #4
  7. Life Sciences#530 #110
  8. Computer Science#256 #75
  9. Materials Science#145 #40
  10. Control and Systems Engineering#78 #15
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 Tongji University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Engineering takes 25.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General EngineeringSubfield · 50.2 works25×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 3,024.4 works9.7×
  3. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 375.2 works5.9×
  4. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 801.9 works5.7×
  5. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 917.6 works5.6×
  6. TransportationSubfield · 327.7 works3.7×
  7. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 631.3 works3.4×
  8. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 894.2 works3.1×
← 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, 182 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 920 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 175 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 264 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.63× its world share, 150 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 374 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 2,587 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 769 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 410 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.96× its world share, 12k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 1,864 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 1,364 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 192 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 532 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 74 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 164 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 2,127 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 135 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 470 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 288 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 274 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 362 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 906 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tongji University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hu‐Chen Liu, Fang Wen and Yong Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tongji University.

  1. 1 Hu‐Chen Liu China · #25,690 worldwide 742 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Fang Wen China · #33,700 worldwide 606 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Yong Li China · #39,160 worldwide 598 citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Naiyun Gao China · #40,444 worldwide 679 citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Jun Tian China · #41,608 worldwide 513 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Shuang Liang China · #46,274 worldwide 481 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Jiujun Cheng China · #57,240 worldwide 361 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Yi Lin China · #60,671 worldwide 1.7k citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Peng Zhang China · #60,870 worldwide 237 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Jitao Sun China · #72,834 worldwide 443 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Tongji University

Which keywords describe research at Tongji University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Finite Element Analysis, Neural Networks, Autonomous Vehicles, Liquefaction, Tunnel, Machine Learning and Analysis.

▲ 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 Learning2,002▲ 2.2×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning1,113▲ 1.29×94 topics
  3. Neural Networks908▲ 2.2×38 topics
  4. Environmental Impact681▲ 1.52×60 topics
  5. Remote Sensing640▲ 1.97×37 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties597▲ 2.3×38 topics
  7. Nanomaterials581▲ 2.1×19 topics
  8. Finite Element Analysis540▲ 8.9×9 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks525▲ 2.7×14 topics
  10. Autonomous Vehicles442▲ 8.0×5 topics
  11. Liquefaction420▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Tunnel420▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks383▲ 3.1×10 topics
  14. Analysis372▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Intelligent Transportation Systems372▲ 9.6×4 topics
  16. Electric Vehicles368▲ 4.7×5 topics
  17. Pipeline350▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Nonlinear Dynamics340▲ 5.9×8 topics
  19. Traffic Flow332▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Recycled Materials330▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Earthquake318▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Seismic318▲ 20×1 topic
  23. Vibration Analysis316▲ 4.4×8 topics
  24. Sensor Networks314▲ 4.8×6 topics
  25. Collision Avoidance308▲ 6.4×4 topics
  26. Construction307▲ 8.5×3 topics
  27. Durability Performance301▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Dynamic Behavior301▲ 9.9×3 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control299▲ 4.3×6 topics
  30. Dynamic Interaction298▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Defect Detection279▲ 8.0×3 topics
  32. Reinforced Concrete272▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Geopolymer267▲ 7.1×2 topics
  34. Reliability Analysis249▲ 9.1×4 topics
  35. Concrete Strengthening247▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites247▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Sensor Fusion241▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Reinforcement Learning231▲ 8.0×4 topics
  39. Crack Detection227▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Pavement227▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Tongji University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials.

Geotechnical Engineering…318Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 318 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…247Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 247 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 227 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 212 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 201 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 198 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 193 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…185Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 185 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 180 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 177 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionAutomotive EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality1 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 318 works
  2. 2 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 247 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 227 works
  4. 4 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 212 works
  5. 5 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 201 works
  6. 6 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 198 works
  7. 7 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 193 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 185 works
  9. 9 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 180 works
  10. 10 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 177 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tongji University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher 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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