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Wuhan University

In research, Wuhan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#21 of 5,901 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#39 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Media Technology, Cancer Research and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Media Technology is 3.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#31
of 22,385 · #55 all time
Rank in China
#10
of 2,481
Research works
118k
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1M
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.49×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Wuhan University

What is Wuhan University 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 #12 of 10,670 16.6%16,304 #21
EngineeringField #21 of 5,901 17.4%6,580 #45
Life SciencesDomain #39 of 6,403 15.8%4,319 #97
Environmental ScienceField #25 of 3,334 17.4%2,037 #39
Health SciencesDomain #84 of 9,902 17.8%5,856 #204
Computer ScienceField #38 of 4,417 16.2%3,212 #56
Social SciencesDomain #83 of 9,585 17.6%2,983 #121
MedicineField #81 of 8,541 17.3%5,323 #194
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #29 of 2,964 15.4%2,816 #73
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #11 of 963 18.0%1,115 #23

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#21 #12
  2. Engineering#45 #21
  3. Life Sciences#97 #39
  4. Environmental Science#39 #25
  5. Health Sciences#204 #84
  6. Computer Science#56 #38
  7. Social Sciences#121 #83
  8. Medicine#194 #81
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#73 #29
  10. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#23 #11
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Wuhan University work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Wuhan University is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Medicine (18%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 18k fractional works · 55.3% of its workEngineering: 7,374 fractional works · 22.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,085 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 887 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 844 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 733 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 472 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 442 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 383 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 362 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 307 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 247 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 240 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 145 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 123 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3,654 fractional works · 11.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,265 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,247 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInformation Systems: 337 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 320 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 204 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 105 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 176 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,298 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 540 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 497 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 293 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 255 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 226 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 167 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 105 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 71 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1,508 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 989 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 191 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 154 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 107 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 990 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 405 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 272 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 146 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 167 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 957 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 366 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 219 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 184 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 109 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 645 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 348 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 125 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 81 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 437 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 350 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 81 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 323 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 124 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 199 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 129 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 68 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6,630 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMedicine: 6,025 fractional works · 18.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 749 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 641 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 569 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 475 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 422 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 284 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 269 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 195 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 190 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 170 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 160 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 147 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 143 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 120 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 118 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 104 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 100 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 97 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 93 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 91 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 80 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 76 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 75 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 70 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 506 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDentistry: 265 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 109 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 81 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 246 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 97 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 149 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 79 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 4,887 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,146 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,067 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCancer Research: 453 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 228 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 142 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 256 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 599 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 528 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 573 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 156 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 147 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 115 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 155 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 471 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 246 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 69 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 156 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 100 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,285 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,329 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 531 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 153 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 147 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 78 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 421 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 574 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 443 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 494 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 151 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 97 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 157 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 440 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 133 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 122 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 117 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 266 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 142 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 124 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 182 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKWuhan University33kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences10%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7,37422.3%
    2. Computer Science3,65411.0%
    3. Environmental Science2,2986.9%
    4. Materials Science1,5084.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy9903.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences9572.9%
    7. Chemistry6451.9%
    8. Energy4371.3%
    9. Mathematics3231.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering1290.4%
  2. Health Sciences6,63020.0%
    1. Medicine6,02518.2%
    2. Dentistry2650.8%
    3. Health Professions2460.7%
    4. Nursing870.3%
    5. Veterinary70.0%
  3. Life Sciences4,88714.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,1469.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology5991.8%
    3. Neuroscience5731.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4711.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1000.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,3294.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5741.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting4941.5%
    4. Psychology4401.3%
    5. Decision Sciences2660.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities1820.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Wuhan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Media Technology takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Media TechnologySubfield · 382.7 works3.7×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 453.2 works3.1×
  3. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 1,265.3 works3.0×
  4. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 497.3 works2.8×
  5. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 366.4 works2.5×
  6. Biological PsychiatrySubfield · 45.3 works2.5×
  7. GeologySubfield · 108.5 works2.4×
  8. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 405.4 works2.4×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 471 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.78× its world share, 3,146 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 599 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 572 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 100 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.11× its world share, 128 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.24× its world share, 645 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.42× its world share, 3,654 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 957 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 437 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.48× its world share, 7,374 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 2,298 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.30× its world share, 1,508 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 323 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 990 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.65× its world share, 265 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 246 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 6,025 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 87 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 182 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 494 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 266 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 574 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 440 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1,329 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.84×957 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.80×599 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.78×3,146 works
  4. Dentistry1.65×265 works
  5. Engineering1.48×7,374 works
  6. Energy1.43×437 works
  7. Computer Science1.42×3,654 works
  8. Environmental Science1.40×2,298 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.34×990 works
  10. Materials Science1.30×1,508 works
  11. Chemistry1.24×645 works
  12. Chemical Engineering1.11×128 works
  13. Neuroscience1.07×572 works
  14. Medicine0.95×6,025 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.85×100 works
  16. Mathematics0.83×323 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.83×266 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×574 works
  19. Nursing0.53×87 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×494 works
  21. Psychology0.44×440 works
  22. Social Sciences0.32×1,329 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×471 works
  24. Health Professions0.28×246 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.19×182 works
  26. Veterinary0.16×7 works

Who are the top researchers at Wuhan University?

Ranked on the quality score, Weijun Ke, Xinping Ai and Chuanhua Yu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wuhan University.

  1. 1 Weijun Ke China · #921 worldwide 20k citations · 215 works
  2. 2 Xinping Ai China · #1,046 worldwide 36k citations · 378 works
  3. 3 Chuanhua Yu China · #1,323 worldwide 213k citations · 296 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Zahid Usman China · #1,367 worldwide 14k citations · 180 works
  5. 5 Yuliang Cao China · #1,435 worldwide 49k citations · 499 works
  6. 6 Hanxi Yang China · #1,538 worldwide 35k citations · 303 works
  7. 7 Yongjin Fang China · #4,721 worldwide 15k citations · 123 works
  8. 8 Jiangfeng Qian China · #5,691 worldwide 20k citations · 165 works
  9. 9 Jiayi Ma China · #7,145 worldwide 42k citations · 556 works
  10. 10 Mang Ye China · #7,149 worldwide 14k citations · 233 works
All ranked researchers at Wuhan University

What are the most cited papers from Wuhan University?

The most cited paper from Wuhan University is "Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China" (Chaolin Huang et al., 2020), with 52,028 citations. Next come "Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China" (21,261) and "La certeza de lo impredecible: Cultura Educación y Sociedad en tiempos de COVID19" (19,306).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China Chaolin Huang et al. · The Lancet Open access 24 Jan 2020 52,028
2 Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China Dawei Wang, Bo Hu, Chang Hu et al. · JAMA Open access 7 Feb 2020 21,261
3 La certeza de lo impredecible: Cultura Educación y Sociedad en tiempos de COVID19 Martínez González, Marina · DSPACE System - Metalibrary (University of the Coast) Open access 2020 19,306
4 Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study Xiaobo Yang, Yu Lai Yuan, Jiqian Xu et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Open access 24 Feb 2020 10,739
5 Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Jianbo Lai, Simeng Ma, Ying Wang et al. · JAMA Network Open Open access 23 Mar 2020 8,316
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wuhan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Cancer, Inflammation, Machine Learning, Oxidative Stress, Neural Networks and Climate Change.

▲ 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 Learning2,525▲ 2.2×85 topics
  2. Remote Sensing1,383▲ 3.4×41 topics
  3. Machine Learning1,359▲ 1.23×91 topics
  4. Cancer1,316▲ 3.0×57 topics
  5. Inflammation1,277▲ 1.81×83 topics
  6. Climate Change1,155▲ 1.28×100 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress983▲ 1.80×61 topics
  8. Neural Networks948▲ 1.85×41 topics
  9. Epidemiology945▼ 0.72×129 topics
  10. Renewable Energy709▲ 1.48×48 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks592▲ 2.5×14 topics
  12. Nanoparticles577▲ 1.38×44 topics
  13. Tumor Microenvironment570▲ 3.8×8 topics
  14. Gene Expression566▲ 2.7×20 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications519▲ 1.32×36 topics
  16. Energy Storage477▲ 2.2×13 topics
  17. Hydrological Modeling429▲ 5.4×5 topics
  18. Cell Death425▲ 5.3×6 topics
  19. Regulation412▲ 2.3×23 topics
  20. Land Use Change404▲ 4.1×9 topics
  21. Feature Extraction380▲ 2.5×10 topics
  22. Urbanization379▲ 2.8×11 topics
  23. Immunity352▲ 2.6×11 topics
  24. Reactive Oxygen Species346▲ 2.5×14 topics
  25. Support Vector Machines339▲ 3.2×8 topics
  26. Hyperspectral316▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Sparse Representation276▲ 4.4×6 topics
  28. Cancer Progression275▲ 4.6×8 topics
  29. Biomass Estimation273▲ 5.3×3 topics
  30. Biogenesis270▲ 4.8×3 topics
  31. Terrestrial Laser Scanning250▲ 6.3×2 topics
  32. Lipid Peroxidation246▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Ferroptosis233▲ 8.6×1 topic
  34. GPX4233▲ 8.6×1 topic
  35. Image Analysis233▲ 7.3×2 topics
  36. Change Detection217▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Solar Wind215▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. Object-Based Analysis208▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Spectral Unmixing208▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Orbit Determination203▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Wuhan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Remote-Sensing Image Classification, GNSS positioning and interference and RNA modifications and cancer.

Ferroptosis and cancer p…233Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 233 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Cla…208Remote-Sensing Image Classification: 208 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 187 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 168 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 165 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 159 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 156 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Base…155Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 155 fractional worksAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques: 150 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 147 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedia TechnologyAerospace EngineeringMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 233 works
  2. 2 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 208 works
  3. 3 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 187 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 168 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 165 works
  6. 6 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 159 works
  7. 7 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 156 works
  8. 8 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 155 works
  9. 9 Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 150 works
  10. 10 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 147 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wuhan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wuhan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.13% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%Wuhan University0.13% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wuhan University 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%Wuhan University16.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.2% in 2023.

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Which institutions have research most like Wuhan University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Nanjing University has the research profile closest to Wuhan University's, with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences.

  1. 1 Nanjing UniversityChina · Both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.90 Compare
  2. 2 Shandong UniversityChina · Both strong in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Engineering, Energy 0.88 Compare
  3. 3 Peking UniversityChina · Both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.88 Compare
  4. 4 Tongji UniversityChina · Both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, Energy 0.87 Compare
  5. 5 Central South UniversityChina · Both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Engineering 0.85 Compare

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