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Yanshan University

In research, Yanshan University stands highest in Engineering (#146 of 5,901 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#296 of 10,670 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#83 of 1,319 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Metals and Alloys, Control and Systems Engineering and Ceramics and Composites (Metals and Alloys is 12.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#605
of 22,385 · #1,048 all time
Rank in China
#143
of 2,481
Research works
26k
▲ 71% vs 2018-21
Citations
297k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.16×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Yanshan University

What is Yanshan 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
EngineeringField #146 of 5,901 14.6%3,974 #335
Physical SciencesDomain #296 of 10,670 13.8%6,526 #590
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #83 of 1,319 13.7%865 #222
Computer ScienceField #317 of 4,417 12.7%882 #594
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #163 of 2,176 15.1%873 #340
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #64 of 804 15.6%648 #135
Materials ScienceField #239 of 2,276 11.3%857 #494
Environmental ScienceField #383 of 3,334 13.7%196 #870
Social SciencesDomain #1,274 of 9,585 18.3%374 #2127
Materials ChemistrySubfield #205 of 1,473 12.0%538 #403

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yanshan 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. Engineering#335 #146
  2. Physical Sciences#590 #296
  3. Mechanical Engineering#222 #83
  4. Computer Science#594 #317
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#340 #163
  6. Control and Systems Engineering#135 #64
  7. Materials Science#494 #239
  8. Environmental Science#870 #383
  9. Social Sciences#2,127 #1,274
  10. Materials Chemistry#403 #205
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 Yanshan University work in?

In 2022-now, 90% of research at Yanshan University is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (54%), Computer Science (13%), Materials Science (12%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 7,465 fractional works · 89.8% of its workEngineering: 4,497 fractional works · 54.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 976 fractional works · 11.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 962 fractional works · 11.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 746 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 419 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 316 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 223 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 223 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 196 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 110 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 102 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 93 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1,042 fractional works · 12.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 296 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 278 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 237 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 987 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 621 fractional works · 7.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 156 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 229 fractional works · 2.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 208 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 94 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 201 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 150 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 145 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 438 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 131 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 115 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 247 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeuroscience: 104 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 80 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 102 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 160 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedicine: 133 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKYanshanUniversity8,309fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences5%

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. Engineering4,49754.1%
    2. Computer Science1,04212.5%
    3. Materials Science98711.9%
    4. Environmental Science2292.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2082.5%
    6. Energy2012.4%
    7. Chemistry1451.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering710.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences620.7%
    10. Mathematics230.3%
    1. Social Sciences1311.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1151.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance620.7%
    4. Decision Sciences590.7%
    5. Psychology500.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities220.3%
    1. Neuroscience1041.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1021.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences360.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.0%
    1. Medicine1331.6%
    2. Health Professions220.3%
    3. Nursing30.0%
    4. Dentistry10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Yanshan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Metals and Alloys takes 12.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 33.1 works12×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 746.1 works8.3×
  3. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 41.2 works7.1×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 975.5 works6.4×
  5. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 50.2 works5.6×
  6. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 315.9 works5.3×
  7. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 196.4 works4.4×
  8. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 156.0 works4.1×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 102 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 104 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.45× its world share, 71 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 145 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 1,042 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 62 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.63× its world share, 201 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.61× its world share, 4,497 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 229 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.40× its world share, 987 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 208 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 133 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 115 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 59 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 62 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 50 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 131 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.61×4,497 works
  2. Materials Science3.40×987 works
  3. Energy2.63×201 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.45×71 works
  5. Computer Science1.61×1,042 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.13×208 works
  7. Chemistry1.11×145 works
  8. Neuroscience0.77×104 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.73×59 works
  10. Environmental Science0.56×229 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×62 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×115 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×62 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×102 works
  15. Mathematics0.23×23 works
  16. Psychology0.20×50 works
  17. Social Sciences0.12×131 works
  18. Health Professions0.10×22 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×36 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.09×22 works
  21. Medicine0.08×133 works
  22. Nursing0.07×3 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.06×2 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×4 works
  25. Dentistry0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Yanshan University?

Ranked on the quality score, Cheng Shi, Chengwu Yang and Zong Meng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yanshan University.

  1. 1 Cheng Shi China · #29,559 worldwide 3.1k citations · 102 works
  2. 2 Chengwu Yang China · #46,201 worldwide 3.3k citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Zong Meng China · #47,137 worldwide 3.8k citations · 141 works
  4. 4 Weibiao Qiao China · #59,999 worldwide 3k citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Kuo Li China · #61,040 worldwide 3.5k citations · 119 works
  6. 6 Yongfu Tang China · #61,259 worldwide 8.7k citations · 220 works
  7. 7 Jianyu Huang China · #64,326 worldwide 21k citations · 462 works
  8. 8 Long Zhang China · #81,883 worldwide 14k citations · 278 works
  9. 9 Qiuming Peng China · #82,032 worldwide 14k citations · 202 works
  10. 10 Pengfei Liang China · #83,346 worldwide 3.3k citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at Yanshan University

What are the most cited papers from Yanshan University?

The most cited paper from Yanshan University is "A Promising New Class of High-Temperature Alloys: Eutectic High-Entropy Alloys" (Yiping Lu, Yong Dong, Sheng Li Guo et al., 2014), with 1,744 citations. Next come "Microscopic theory of hardness and design of novel superhard crystals" (1,508) and "Unique Lead Adsorption Behavior of Activated Hydroxyl Group in Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide" (1,328).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Promising New Class of High-Temperature Alloys: Eutectic High-Entropy Alloys Yiping Lu, Yong Dong, Sheng Li Guo et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 27 Aug 2014 1,744
2 Microscopic theory of hardness and design of novel superhard crystals Yongjun Tian, Bo Xu, Zhisheng Zhao · International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 6 Mar 2012 1,508
3 Unique Lead Adsorption Behavior of Activated Hydroxyl Group in Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide Qiuming Peng, Jianxin Guo, Qingrui Zhang et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society 4 Mar 2014 1,328
4 Heterostructured materials: superior properties from hetero-zone interaction Yuntian T. Zhu, Kei Ameyama, Peter M. Anderson et al. · Materials Research Letters Open access 27 Sep 2020 1,152
5 High-capacity aqueous zinc batteries using sustainable quinone electrodes Qing Xiang Zhao, Weiwei Huang, Zhiqiang Luo et al. · Science Advances Open access 2 Mar 2018 1,043
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Yanshan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Energy Storage, Nonlinear Systems, Graphene and Grain Refinement.

▲ 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 Learning675▲ 2.4×82 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties619▲ 7.6×38 topics
  3. Neural Networks460▲ 3.6×37 topics
  4. Microstructure454▲ 11×18 topics
  5. Machine Learning428▲ 1.55×84 topics
  6. Energy Storage300▲ 5.6×13 topics
  7. Nanomaterials254▲ 2.9×19 topics
  8. Graphene254▲ 4.5×12 topics
  9. Renewable Energy254▲ 2.1×44 topics
  10. Nanoparticles245▲ 2.3×41 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications243▲ 2.5×34 topics
  12. Nonlinear Systems206▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Nanocomposites205▲ 3.1×22 topics
  14. Cathode Materials195▲ 6.1×3 topics
  15. Grain Refinement187▲ 20×4 topics
  16. Vibration Analysis186▲ 8.3×7 topics
  17. Microstructural Evolution176▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Adaptive Control167▲ 15×6 topics
  19. Model Predictive Control157▲ 7.4×6 topics
  20. Power Electronics156▲ 5.8×8 topics
  21. Electric Vehicles155▲ 6.5×4 topics
  22. Actuators153▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Biosensors150▲ 3.7×11 topics
  24. Renewable Energy Integration146▲ 5.3×5 topics
  25. Feedback Control146▲ 11×8 topics
  26. Neural Network144▲ 9.6×9 topics
  27. Robotic Manipulators140▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Control140▲ 13×6 topics
  29. Rechargeable Batteries134▲ 6.1×2 topics
  30. Two-Dimensional Materials134▲ 7.0×4 topics
  31. Carbon Nanotubes131▲ 4.7×9 topics
  32. Battery Technology128▲ 5.5×3 topics
  33. Stability Analysis124▲ 9.5×6 topics
  34. Multi-Agent Systems121▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Sliding Mode Control116▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Autonomous Vehicles114▲ 6.6×4 topics
  37. Event-Triggered Control112▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Distributed Control107▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Fault Diagnosis106▲ 8.9×7 topics
  40. Adaptive104▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Yanshan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Metallurgy and Material Forming, Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems.

Metallurgy and Material …92Metallurgy and Material Forming: 92 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonl…92Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 92 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 87 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic …85Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 85 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …78Advancements in Battery Materials: 78 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 76 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 70 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Pr…64Metal Alloys Wear and Properties: 64 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 62 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 61 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsControl and Systems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 92 works
  2. 2 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 92 works
  3. 3 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 87 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 85 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 78 works
  6. 6 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 76 works
  7. 7 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 70 works
  8. 8 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 64 works
  9. 9 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 62 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 61 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Yanshan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 71% 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 Yanshan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.035% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Yanshan University0.035% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Yanshan 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 counting5%10%15%Yanshan University14.2% 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 14.3% in 2024.

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