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University of Science and Technology of China

In research, University of Science and Technology of China stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#12 of 4,667 worldwide) and Artificial Intelligence (#5 of 1,884 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Instrumentation, Condensed Matter Physics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Instrumentation is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10
of 28,054 · #92 all time
Rank in China
#7
of 3,058
Research works
89k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1M
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is University of Science and Technology of China 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5 of 12,888 24.3%19,807 #54
Computer ScienceField #12 of 4,667 23.3%4,313 #87
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #5 of 1,884 24.8%1,525 #40
EngineeringField #22 of 6,636 24.9%7,045 #65
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #9 of 2,318 25.1%2,296 #34
ChemistryField #6 of 1,330 24.5%894 #53
Materials ScienceField #12 of 2,468 24.7%2,654 #39
Materials ChemistrySubfield #8 of 1,556 22.9%1,603 #26
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #3 of 563 31.5%572 #5
EnergyField #4 of 694 31.5%593 #6

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Science and Technology of China 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. Physical Sciences#54 #5
  2. Computer Science#87 #12
  3. Artificial Intelligence#40 #5
  4. Engineering#65 #22
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#34 #9
  6. Chemistry#53 #6
  7. Materials Science#39 #12
  8. Materials Chemistry#26 #8
  9. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#5 #3
  10. Energy#6 #4
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 University of Science and Technology of China specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Instrumentation takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 65.0 works5.3×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 205.1 works5.2×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 397.4 works5.1×
  4. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 38.9 works4.8×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 814.6 works4.6×
  6. CatalysisSubfield · 166.2 works4.6×
  7. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 1,397.4 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, 168 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 1,065 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 167 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 318 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 44 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.46× its world share, 298 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.32× its world share, 894 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.25× its world share, 4,313 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 659 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.62× its world share, 593 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.91× its world share, 7,045 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 719 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.09× its world share, 2,654 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 424 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.04× its world share, 2,209 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 1,654 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 412 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 207 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 221 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 131 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 270 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Science and Technology of China?

Ranked on the composite score, Hengshu Zhu, YiJing Yan and Dong Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Science and Technology of China.

  1. 1 Hengshu Zhu · #4,672 worldwide 1.5k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 YiJing Yan · #5,219 worldwide 1.6k citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Dong Liu · #10,781 worldwide 1.9k citations · 161 works
  4. 4 S. Jin · #12,867 worldwide 1.3k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Xiangnan He · #14,228 worldwide 1.2k citations · 115 works
  6. 6 Shu‐Hong Yu · #14,986 worldwide 2.1k citations · 135 works
  7. 7 Hai‐Long Jiang · #15,343 worldwide 1.7k citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Y. Wu · #16,173 worldwide 7k citations · 516 works
  9. 9 Tianzhu Zhang · #16,728 worldwide 1.4k citations · 112 works
  10. 10 L. Y. Shan · #17,249 worldwide 1k citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at University of Science and Technology of China

Which keywords describe research at University of Science and Technology of China?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Cathode Materials, Catalysis, Energy Storage, Convolutional Neural Networks, Nanomaterials and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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 Learning2,318▲ 2.8×84 topics
  2. Neural Networks1,169▲ 3.1×37 topics
  3. Machine Learning991▲ 1.23×91 topics
  4. Nanoparticles685▲ 2.2×44 topics
  5. Nanomaterials667▲ 2.6×21 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications652▲ 2.2×36 topics
  7. Catalysis625▲ 3.8×29 topics
  8. Energy Storage608▲ 3.8×12 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks597▲ 3.3×14 topics
  10. Cathode Materials592▲ 6.1×3 topics
  11. Nanocomposites556▲ 2.8×21 topics
  12. Graphene508▲ 3.0×11 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties461▲ 1.93×38 topics
  14. Lithium-ion Batteries430▲ 4.1×4 topics
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks417▲ 4.1×6 topics
  16. Water Splitting386▲ 4.3×4 topics
  17. Rechargeable Batteries385▲ 5.8×2 topics
  18. Electrocatalysis384▲ 5.5×5 topics
  19. Semiconductor329▲ 3.9×7 topics
  20. Biosensors327▲ 2.6×12 topics
  21. Catalysts287▲ 5.9×3 topics
  22. Semiconductors280▲ 3.7×6 topics
  23. Crystal Growth264▲ 3.8×12 topics
  24. Energy Conversion261▲ 5.1×5 topics
  25. Superconductivity245▲ 5.8×9 topics
  26. Entanglement245▲ 6.7×4 topics
  27. Unsupervised Learning245▲ 7.0×3 topics
  28. CO2 Reduction242▲ 4.5×2 topics
  29. Convolutional Networks241▲ 7.0×3 topics
  30. Two-Dimensional Materials241▲ 4.2×4 topics
  31. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries233▲ 6.6×2 topics
  32. Representation Learning227▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Battery Materials224▲ 5.4×1 topic
  34. Nanostructured Anodes224▲ 5.4×1 topic
  35. Electronic Structure218▲ 4.9×8 topics
  36. Ionic Conductivity218▲ 6.5×2 topics
  37. Fuel Cells211▲ 5.5×3 topics
  38. Nanostructured Cathodes207▲ 6.9×1 topic
  39. Solid-State Electrolytes207▲ 6.9×1 topic
  40. Hydrogen Evolution196▲ 6.2×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Science and Technology of China publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Advancements in Battery …224Advancements in Battery Materials: 224 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…207Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 207 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 196 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 171 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 162 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 160 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 156 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety…137Fire dynamics and safety research: 137 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 130 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 128 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAutomotive EngineeringMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 224 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 207 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 196 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 171 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 162 works
  6. 6 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 160 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 156 works
  8. 8 Fire dynamics and safety researchSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 137 works
  9. 9 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 130 works
  10. 10 Quantum Information and CryptographyArtificial Intelligence 128 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 available24.8%not open75.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Science and Technology of China's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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