Question 1

What is Wuhan University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Wuhan University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Wuhan University ranks #31 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#55 all time), and #10 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Wuhan University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Wuhan University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Wuhan University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Wuhan University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Wuhan University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Wuhan University's?

Accepted Answer

Nanjing University has the research profile closest to Wuhan University's (similarity 0.90 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, followed by Shandong University and Peking University.

Question 9

Is Wuhan University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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