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West Anhui University

In research, West Anhui University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,488 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,349 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,928 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering — Control and Systems Engineering is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,014
of 28,054 · #9,698 all time
Rank in China
#1,271
of 3,058
Research works
2.3k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is West Anhui 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,488 of 12,888 13.7%439 #6496
EngineeringField #2,349 of 6,636 15.0%188 #4479
Life SciencesDomain #4,928 of 7,800 28.6%96 #10492
Computer ScienceField #3,769 of 4,667 16.9%89 #4925
Social SciencesDomain #9,382 of 10,521 13.4%69 #13464

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Anhui 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. Physical Sciences#6,496 #4,488
  2. Engineering#4,479 #2,349
  3. Life Sciences#10,492 #4,928
  4. Computer Science#4,925 #3,769
  5. Social Sciences#13,464 #9,382
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 West Anhui University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 25.8 works3.6×
← 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: 1.13× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.12× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.73× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.56× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.89× its world share, 188 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.38× its world share, 55 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Anhui University?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiangyuan Liu, Hao Yuan and Jun Dai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Anhui University.

  1. 1 Xiangyuan Liu China · #710,957 worldwide 67 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Hao Yuan China · #1,124,098 worldwide 69 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Jun Dai China · #1,142,877 worldwide 66 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Xucheng Fu China · #1,552,127 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Jun‐Cheng Jin China · #1,588,564 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at West Anhui University

Which keywords describe research at West Anhui University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Evolutionary Algorithms, Particle Swarm Optimization, Semiconductor, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Nanomaterials and Constraint Handling.

▲ 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 Learning39▲ 1.70×59 topics
  2. Machine Learning25▲ 1.17×45 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications24▲ 3.1×27 topics
  4. Nanomaterials20▲ 2.9×15 topics
  5. Neural Networks20▲ 1.96×29 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties18▲ 2.8×24 topics
  7. Remote Sensing17▲ 2.1×22 topics
  8. Graphene17▲ 3.7×10 topics
  9. Antioxidant16▲ 3.6×27 topics
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks15▲ 5.4×5 topics
  11. Evolutionary Algorithms15▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Internet of Things15▲ 2.5×18 topics
  13. Particle Swarm Optimization15▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Semiconductor14▲ 6.3×6 topics
  15. Anti-inflammatory13▲ 7.0×18 topics
  16. Water Splitting13▲ 5.2×3 topics
  17. Wireless Sensor Networks12▲ 4.1×15 topics
  18. Constraint Handling12▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Entanglement12▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Catalysis12▲ 2.7×14 topics
  21. Differential Evolution11▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Global Optimization10▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Quantum10▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Nonlinear Systems10▲ 7.2×4 topics
  25. Ant Colony Optimization10▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Metaheuristics10▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Ethnopharmacology10▲ 27×3 topics
  28. Firefly Algorithm10▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Nature-Inspired Algorithms10▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Quantum Information9▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Traditional Medicine9▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Adaptive Control8▲ 9.3×4 topics
  33. Neuroprotective Effects8▲ 7.8×7 topics
  34. Neuroprotective8▲ 8.0×8 topics
  35. Neural Network8▲ 6.3×5 topics
  36. Therapeutic Potential8▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Dendrobium7▲ 148×1 topic
  38. Gastrodia7▲ 148×1 topic
  39. Measurement7▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Sliding Mode Control7▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does West Anhui University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research, Biological and pharmacological studies of plants, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Metaheuristic Optimizati…10Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 10 fractional worksBiological and pharmacol…7Biological and pharmacological studies of plants: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …7Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 7 fractional worksQuantum Information and …7Quantum Information and Cryptography: 7 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 5 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 5 fractional worksChinese history and phil…5Chinese history and philosophy: 5 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 5 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 5 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…4Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 4 fractional works
Artificial IntelligencePharmacologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentControl and Systems Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  2. 2 Biological and pharmacological studies of plants Pharmacology 7 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  6. 6 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 5 works
  9. 9 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  10. 10 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 4 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Anhui University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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