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Tsinghua University

In research, Tsinghua University stands highest in Engineering (#1 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes — Acoustics and Ultrasonics is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2
of 28,054 · #36 all time
Rank in China
#2
of 3,058
Research works
188k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3M
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Tsinghua 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
EngineeringField #1 of 6,636 25.6%16,314 #2
Physical SciencesDomain #2 of 12,888 26.5%32,491 #19
Computer ScienceField #1 of 4,667 27.7%6,104 #15
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1 of 2,318 23.3%4,675 #1
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1 of 1,884 29.8%2,090 #7
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #1 of 941 27.4%1,664 #6
Environmental ScienceField #4 of 3,551 31.5%2,163 #21
Materials ScienceField #3 of 2,468 25.6%2,770 #8
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #2 of 1,568 22.1%1,798 #8
Materials ChemistrySubfield #2 of 1,556 25.3%1,811 #5

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tsinghua 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. Engineering#2 #1
  2. Physical Sciences#19 #2
  3. Computer Science#15 #1
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1 #1
  5. Artificial Intelligence#7 #1
  6. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#6 #1
  7. Environmental Science#21 #4
  8. Materials Science#8 #3
  9. Biomedical Engineering#8 #2
  10. Materials Chemistry#5 #2
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 Tsinghua University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Acoustics and Ultrasonics takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Acoustics and UltrasonicsSubfield · 24.2 works5.2×
  2. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 196.2 works4.5×
  3. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 130.2 works4.2×
  4. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 856.5 works4.0×
  5. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 179.4 works4.0×
  6. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 906.5 works3.9×
  7. Structural BiologySubfield · 22.8 works3.5×
  8. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 138.8 works3.5×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 314 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 1,229 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 141 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 489 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 48 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.88× its world share, 407 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 819 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.94× its world share, 6,104 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 636 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.31× its world share, 859 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.69× its world share, 16k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 2,163 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.96× its world share, 2,770 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 575 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.05× its world share, 1,845 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 207 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 1,723 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 188 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 598 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 430 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 605 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 540 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1,364 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tsinghua University?

Ranked on the composite score, Linglong Dai, Hai-Tao Zheng and Zhiyuan Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tsinghua University.

  1. 1 Linglong Dai · #3,147 worldwide 1.9k citations · 109 works
  2. 2 Hai-Tao Zheng · #4,641 worldwide 1.8k citations · 120 works
  3. 3 Zhiyuan Liu · #5,186 worldwide 3.7k citations · 232 works
  4. 4 Jifeng Dai · #5,221 worldwide 2.9k citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Jie Tang · #5,857 worldwide 2.1k citations · 151 works
  6. 6 Yankai Lin · #6,151 worldwide 1.8k citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Maosong Sun · #6,176 worldwide 3.4k citations · 214 works
  8. 8 Jianmin Wang · #7,145 worldwide 2.2k citations · 211 works
  9. 9 Yunhao Liu · #7,443 worldwide 1.4k citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Jun Zhu · #8,374 worldwide 2k citations · 123 works
All ranked researchers at Tsinghua University

Which keywords describe research at Tsinghua University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Cathode Materials, Lithium-ion Batteries and Smart Grid.

▲ 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 Learning3,509▲ 2.5×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning1,886▲ 1.43×93 topics
  3. Neural Networks1,870▲ 3.0×38 topics
  4. Renewable Energy1,245▲ 2.1×50 topics
  5. Energy Storage976▲ 3.7×12 topics
  6. Environmental Impact871▲ 1.27×64 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications857▲ 1.79×35 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency834▲ 2.2×41 topics
  9. Nanoparticles803▲ 1.58×44 topics
  10. Nanomaterials800▲ 1.87×20 topics
  11. Cathode Materials705▲ 4.4×3 topics
  12. Nanocomposites704▲ 2.2×22 topics
  13. Lithium-ion Batteries688▲ 4.0×4 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties683▲ 1.74×39 topics
  15. Remote Sensing663▲ 1.33×39 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks658▲ 2.2×14 topics
  17. Catalysis658▲ 2.4×29 topics
  18. Heat Transfer650▲ 3.2×20 topics
  19. Smart Grid613▲ 4.0×10 topics
  20. Graphene605▲ 2.2×12 topics
  21. Thermal Management564▲ 4.2×8 topics
  22. Electric Vehicles558▲ 4.7×4 topics
  23. Battery Technology540▲ 4.7×3 topics
  24. Power Electronics491▲ 3.7×8 topics
  25. Renewable Energy Integration475▲ 3.5×6 topics
  26. Rechargeable Batteries455▲ 4.2×2 topics
  27. Optimization432▲ 2.3×26 topics
  28. Autonomous Vehicles426▲ 5.0×5 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control424▲ 4.0×6 topics
  30. Metal-Organic Frameworks417▲ 2.5×6 topics
  31. Water Splitting395▲ 2.7×4 topics
  32. Numerical Simulation392▲ 3.3×14 topics
  33. Large-Eddy Simulation374▲ 4.8×5 topics
  34. Electrocatalysis359▲ 3.1×5 topics
  35. Unsupervised Learning320▲ 5.6×3 topics
  36. Battery Materials304▲ 4.5×1 topic
  37. Nanostructured Anodes304▲ 4.5×1 topic
  38. Convolutional Networks303▲ 5.3×3 topics
  39. Battery Management Systems291▲ 4.7×1 topic
  40. Reinforcement Learning272▲ 6.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Tsinghua University publish most on?

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

Advancements in Battery …304Advancements in Battery Materials: 304 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…291Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 291 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 250 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 222 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 197 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 193 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 187 fractional worksTopic Modeling184Topic Modeling: 184 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 179 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 174 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 304 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 291 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 250 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 222 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 197 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 193 works
  7. 7 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 187 works
  8. 8 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 184 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 179 works
  10. 10 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyAutomotive Engineering 174 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 available23.0%not open77.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tsinghua University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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