Question 1

What is Tongji University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Tongji University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11 of 10,670 worldwide), Civil and Structural Engineering (#1 of 908 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#4 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (General Engineering is 19.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Tongji University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Tongji University ranks #37 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#75 all time), and #13 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Tongji University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Hu‐Chen Liu, Wei Hua Luo and Mingxian Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tongji University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Tongji University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Tongji University is "A review on polymer nanofibers by electrospinning and their applications in nanocomposites" (Zheng‐Ming Huang, Yanzhong Zhang, M. Kotaki et al., 2003), with 7,551 citations. Next come "TIMER: A Web Server for Comprehensive Analysis of Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells" (6,637) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023).

Question 5

Which research topics does Tongji University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Seismic Performance and Analysis.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Tongji University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Finite Element Analysis, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Environmental Impact and Liquefaction.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Tongji University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Tongji University is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (38%), Medicine (13%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Tongji University's?

Accepted Answer

Tsinghua University has the research profile closest to Tongji University's (similarity 0.89 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Engineering, followed by Xi'an Jiaotong University and Southeast University.

Question 9

Is Tongji University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% higher than in 2018-2021.