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Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute

In research, Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,301 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#843 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 6.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,244
of 22,385 · #4,130 all time
Rank in China
#656
of 2,481
Research works
1.2k
▲ 61% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute

What is Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,301 of 10,670 17.7%298 #1740
EngineeringField #843 of 5,901 19.1%153 #1363

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (44%), Computer Science (11%), Materials Science (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 319 fractional works · 86.3% of its workEngineering: 163 fractional works · 44.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 12.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 39 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 41 fractional works · 11.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 40 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 6.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 30 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 22 fractional works · 5.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWuhan EngineeringScience &…370fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering16344.0%
    2. Computer Science4111.2%
    3. Materials Science4010.9%
    4. Environmental Science308.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy225.9%
    6. Energy123.1%
    7. Chemistry51.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering30.8%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences123.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting51.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.9%
    4. Psychology30.8%
    5. Decision Sciences20.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology71.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.9%
    3. Neuroscience20.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine92.4%
    2. Health Professions30.8%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 47.0 works6.9×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.17× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.39× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.93× its world share, 163 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.12× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.67× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy3.39×12 works
  2. Materials Science3.12×40 works
  3. Engineering2.93×163 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.67×22 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.17×3 works
  6. Environmental Science1.62×30 works
  7. Computer Science1.44×41 works
  8. Chemistry0.79×5 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×4 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.48×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×3 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×5 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×7 works
  14. Neuroscience0.35×2 works
  15. Health Professions0.30×3 works
  16. Psychology0.26×3 works
  17. Social Sciences0.25×12 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×3 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.13×0 works
  21. Medicine0.13×9 works
  22. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.08×1 works
  25. Nursing0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Chunfang Yang, Daofu Gong and Xianhua Jiang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute.

  1. 1 Chunfang Yang China · #2,086,163 worldwide 1.7k citations · 138 works
  2. 2 Daofu Gong China · #2,331,102 worldwide 400 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Xianhua Jiang China · #3,083,327 worldwide 755 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 吴学谋 China · #5,323,362 worldwide 10 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Xiao Wei-bing China · #5,451,540 worldwide 11 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute

What are the most cited papers from Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute?

The most cited paper from Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute is "Grain-orientation-engineered multilayer ceramic capacitors for energy storage applications" (Jinglei Li, Zhonghui Shen, Xianghua Chen et al., 2020), with 714 citations. Next come "Novozym 435: the “perfect” lipase immobilized biocatalyst?" (625) and "A Novel Potassium‐Ion‐Based Dual‐Ion Battery" (615).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Grain-orientation-engineered multilayer ceramic capacitors for energy storage applications Jinglei Li, Zhonghui Shen, Xianghua Chen et al. · Nature Materials 15 Jun 2020 714
2 Novozym 435: the “perfect” lipase immobilized biocatalyst? Claudia Ortíz, Marı́a Luján Ferreira, Oveimar Barbosa et al. · Catalysis Science & Technology Open access 2019 625
3 A Novel Potassium‐Ion‐Based Dual‐Ion Battery Bifa Ji, Fan Zhang, Xiaohe Song et al. · Advanced Materials 15 Mar 2017 615
4 A novel zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitor for long-life and low-cost energy storage applications Heng Wang, Meng Wang, Yongbing Tang · Energy storage materials Open access 22 Dec 2017 594
5 Thermoelectric cooler and thermoelectric generator devices: A review of present and potential applications, modeling and materials Seyed Mohsen Pourkiaei, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Milad Sadeghzadeh et al. · Energy 31 Jul 2019 576
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Storage, Heat Transfer, Thermal Management, Thermodynamic Analysis, Cathode Materials, Feedback Control, Fluctuation Theorems and Stochastic Thermodynamics.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning25▲ 1.97×58 topics
  2. Energy Storage23▲ 9.6×10 topics
  3. Heat Transfer22▲ 12×14 topics
  4. Thermal Management17▲ 14×7 topics
  5. Thermodynamic Analysis17▲ 72×3 topics
  6. Cathode Materials15▲ 10×3 topics
  7. Feedback Control15▲ 24×4 topics
  8. Fluctuation Theorems14▲ 126×1 topic
  9. Stochastic Thermodynamics14▲ 126×1 topic
  10. Numerical Simulation14▲ 13×9 topics
  11. Heat Exchangers13▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Remote Sensing12▲ 2.7×23 topics
  13. Nanoparticles12▲ 2.5×26 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency11▲ 3.3×16 topics
  15. Convective Heat Transfer11▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Pressure Drop11▲ 40×3 topics
  17. Fluid Flow11▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Nanocomposites11▲ 3.7×19 topics
  19. Experimental Study10▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Microchannel10▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Nanomaterials10▲ 2.6×13 topics
  22. Waste Heat Recovery10▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries10▲ 6.4×3 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services10▲ 6.6×5 topics
  25. Rechargeable Batteries10▲ 9.7×2 topics
  26. Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 6.7×4 topics
  27. Graphene9▲ 3.5×10 topics
  28. Optimization8▲ 4.9×7 topics
  29. Organic Rankine Cycle8▲ 89×1 topic
  30. Working Fluids8▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Energy Conversion8▲ 9.8×5 topics
  32. Land Use Change7▲ 6.3×6 topics
  33. Thermal Comfort7▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Performance Optimization7▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Battery Technology6▲ 6.3×3 topics
  36. Battery Materials6▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Nanostructured Anodes6▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Stirling Engines6▲ 168×1 topic
  39. Thermoacoustic6▲ 168×1 topic
  40. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries6▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Heat Transfer and Optimization, Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems and Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines.

Advanced Thermodynamics …14Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 14 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 10 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exerge…8Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamic S…6Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 5 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…5Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 5 fractional worksThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies: 4 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 4 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 4 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 14 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  8. 8 Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 4 works
  10. 10 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 61% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Wuhan Engineering Science & Technology Institute17.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.3% in 2024.

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