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Wuhan University

In research, Wuhan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#6 of 3,551 worldwide) and Engineering (#23 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Media Technology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Environmental Engineering — Media Technology is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17
of 28,054 · #139 all time
Rank in China
#12
of 3,058
Research works
104k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9M
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Wuhan 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 #16 of 12,888 27.8%15,846 #91
Environmental ScienceField #6 of 3,551 32.3%1,987 #75
EngineeringField #23 of 6,636 27.6%6,384 #58
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #5 of 1,209 33.3%850 #37
Information SystemsSubfield #6 of 1,291 35.4%296 #53
Life SciencesDomain #39 of 7,800 31.4%2,826 #281
Health SciencesDomain #64 of 11,982 28.7%3,390 #359
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #7 of 1,272 55.2%405 —
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #10 of 1,775 50.8%522 #124
Computer ScienceField #28 of 4,667 27.3%3,158 #118

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 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#91 #16
  2. Environmental Science#75 #6
  3. Engineering#58 #23
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences#37 #5
  5. Information Systems#53 #6
  6. Life Sciences#281 #39
  7. Health Sciences#359 #64
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#124 #10
  9. Computer Science#118 #28
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 Wuhan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Media Technology takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Media TechnologySubfield · 339.7 works4.3×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 1,097.1 works3.5×
  3. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 427.6 works3.2×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 326.2 works3.0×
  5. GeologySubfield · 99.5 works3.0×
  6. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 77.4 works2.9×
  7. OceanographySubfield · 194.7 works2.8×
  8. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 359.5 works2.8×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 376 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 1,786 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 296 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 309 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 59 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.24× its world share, 108 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 546 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 3,158 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 850 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.68× its world share, 386 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.71× its world share, 6,384 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 1,988 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.47× its world share, 1,278 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 285 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.55× its world share, 862 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.73× its world share, 209 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 170 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 2,962 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 45 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 156 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 445 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 235 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 522 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 327 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1,195 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wuhan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chuanhua Yu, Chenliang Li and Liangpei Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wuhan University.

  1. 1 Chuanhua Yu China · #3,655 worldwide 7.4k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Chenliang Li China · #27,432 worldwide 543 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Liangpei Zhang China · #29,295 worldwide 3.2k citations · 286 works
  4. 4 Xinghuan Wang China · #29,807 worldwide 722 citations · 85 works
  5. 5 Gaohua Wang China · #30,811 worldwide 945 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Xiaoqing Liu China · #31,243 worldwide 810 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Mang Ye China · #33,834 worldwide 711 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Jiayi Ma China · #34,440 worldwide 1.4k citations · 136 works
  9. 9 Gui-Song Xia China · #34,618 worldwide 1.3k citations · 130 works
  10. 10 Chaoji Chen China · #36,363 worldwide 693 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Wuhan University

Which keywords describe research at Wuhan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Climate Change, Hydrological Modeling, Cancer and Land Use 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 2022–2025 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 Learning2,143▲ 2.5×85 topics
  2. Remote Sensing1,227▲ 4.0×41 topics
  3. Machine Learning1,130▲ 1.38×91 topics
  4. Climate Change997▲ 1.48×95 topics
  5. Neural Networks826▲ 2.1×40 topics
  6. Cancer661▲ 1.97×56 topics
  7. Renewable Energy628▲ 1.75×47 topics
  8. Inflammation624▲ 1.20×82 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress508▲ 1.25×61 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks498▲ 2.7×14 topics
  11. Energy Storage427▲ 2.6×13 topics
  12. Nanoparticles424▲ 1.35×44 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications394▲ 1.33×36 topics
  14. Nanomaterials392▲ 1.48×19 topics
  15. Land Use Change376▲ 4.9×8 topics
  16. Hydrological Modeling376▲ 6.4×5 topics
  17. Urbanization346▲ 3.4×11 topics
  18. Feature Extraction313▲ 2.7×10 topics
  19. Support Vector Machines294▲ 3.7×8 topics
  20. Cathode Materials281▲ 2.9×3 topics
  21. Classification281▲ 2.5×13 topics
  22. Hyperspectral277▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Smart Grid270▲ 2.9×10 topics
  24. Sparse Representation249▲ 5.2×6 topics
  25. Power Electronics246▲ 3.0×8 topics
  26. Wavelet Transform243▲ 4.2×7 topics
  27. Biomass Estimation242▲ 6.4×3 topics
  28. Terrestrial Laser Scanning230▲ 7.4×2 topics
  29. Solar Wind197▲ 8.5×2 topics
  30. Image Analysis194▲ 8.1×2 topics
  31. Change Detection189▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Convolutional Networks189▲ 5.4×3 topics
  33. Object-Based Analysis180▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Spectral Unmixing180▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Sea Level Rise178▲ 5.6×3 topics
  36. Orbit Determination174▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Global Navigation Satellite Systems163▲ 27×2 topics
  38. GNSS163▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Precise Point Positioning163▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Electron Acceleration153▲ 9.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Wuhan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Remote-Sensing Image Classification, GNSS positioning and interference, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics and Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques.

Remote-Sensing Image Cla…180Remote-Sensing Image Classification: 180 fractional worksGNSS positioning and int…163GNSS positioning and interference: 163 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 149 fractional worksAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques: 139 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 138 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 135 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 132 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …124Advanced Neural Network Applications: 124 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 124 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 122 fractional works
Media TechnologyAerospace EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition4 others

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

  1. 1 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 180 works
  2. 2 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 163 works
  3. 3 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 149 works
  4. 4 Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 139 works
  5. 5 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 138 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 135 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 132 works
  8. 8 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 124 works
  9. 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 124 works
  10. 10 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 122 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wuhan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.