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Yunnan Metallurgical Group (China)

In research, Yunnan Metallurgical Group (China) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,142 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,644 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,313
of 28,054 · #19,859 all time
Rank in China
#2,010
of 3,058
Research works
666
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Yunnan Metallurgical Group (China) 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 #6,142 of 12,888 17.6%183 #11029
EngineeringField #3,644 of 6,636 19.5%101 #7439

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yunnan Metallurgical Group (China) 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).

What does Yunnan Metallurgical Group (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 34.0 works9.8×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.38× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.49× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.61× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.54× its world share, 101 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.06× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.35× its world share, 29 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Yunnan Metallurgical Group (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metal Recovery, Lithium-ion Batteries, Energy Storage, Rare Earth Elements, Cathode Materials, Environmental Impact, Circular Economy and Sustainable Technology.

▲ 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. Metal Recovery25▲ 66×3 topics
  2. Lithium-ion Batteries24▲ 30×3 topics
  3. Environmental Impact18▲ 5.5×15 topics
  4. Energy Storage16▲ 13×7 topics
  5. Cathode Materials16▲ 21×3 topics
  6. Rare Earth Elements16▲ 57×4 topics
  7. Circular Economy15▲ 29×3 topics
  8. Sustainable Technology14▲ 67×2 topics
  9. Battery Recycling14▲ 91×1 topic
  10. Hydrometallurgical Processes14▲ 91×1 topic
  11. Metallurgy12▲ 106×2 topics
  12. Nanoparticles11▲ 4.5×21 topics
  13. Rechargeable Batteries11▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Nanomaterials10▲ 4.9×12 topics
  15. Microbial Communities10▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Catalysis10▲ 7.5×16 topics
  17. Microbial Ecology9▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Oxidation Mechanism9▲ 62×2 topics
  19. Bioleaching9▲ 151×1 topic
  20. Mechanical Properties9▲ 4.9×15 topics
  21. Sulfide Minerals9▲ 151×1 topic
  22. Recycling8▲ 10×6 topics
  23. Remote Sensing8▲ 3.2×15 topics
  24. Battery Materials7▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Nanostructured Anodes7▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Metal-Organic Frameworks7▲ 9.1×5 topics
  27. Microstructure7▲ 6.9×11 topics
  28. Graphene6▲ 4.7×8 topics
  29. Electrical Properties6▲ 33×4 topics
  30. Water Treatment6▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Environmental Impacts5▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Ionic Conductivity5▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Flotation5▲ 88×1 topic
  34. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries5▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Nanobubbles5▲ 88×1 topic
  36. Nanostructured Cathodes5▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Solid-State Electrolytes5▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Support Vector Machines5▲ 8.0×4 topics
  39. Utilization4▲ 51×2 topics
  40. Adsorption4▲ 10×6 topics

Which research topics does Yunnan Metallurgical Group (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Extraction and Separation Processes, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, Advancements in Battery Materials and Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques.

Extraction and Separatio…14Extraction and Separation Processes: 14 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 9 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 7 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 5 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…4Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 4 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 3 fractional worksMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 3 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringWater Science and Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  8. 8 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 3 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 available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yunnan Metallurgical Group (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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