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Zhaotong University

In research, Zhaotong University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,525 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,610 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,501 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,997
of 28,054 · #7,817 all time
Rank in China
#1,433
of 3,058
Research works
9.3k
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
1.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Zhaotong 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 #5,525 of 12,888 10.4%283 #5768
EngineeringField #4,610 of 6,636 6.0%149 #1792
Life SciencesDomain #5,501 of 7,800 28.5%87 #8609
Social SciencesDomain #7,610 of 10,521 13.4%65 #8960
MedicineField #8,473 of 10,443 20.4%60 #11054
Health SciencesDomain #10,092 of 11,982 20.4%66 #12854
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,327 of 1,351 1.5%62 #2541

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zhaotong 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#5,768 #5,525
  2. Engineering#1,792 #4,610
  3. Life Sciences#8,609 #5,501
  4. Social Sciences#8,960 #7,610
  5. Medicine#11,054 #8,473
  6. Health Sciences#12,854 #10,092
  7. Mechanical Engineering#2,541 #1,327
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 Zhaotong University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 26.3 works10×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 62.0 works6.7×
← 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: 1.95× its world share, 47 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.81× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.98× its world share, 149 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.14× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.55× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zhaotong University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tang Jing, Li and Qipeng Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zhaotong University.

  1. 1 Tang Jing China · #970,034 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Li China · #1,080,253 worldwide 51 citations · 148 works
  3. 3 Qipeng Li China · #1,127,613 worldwide 61 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Jun Luo China · #1,132,812 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Qingfeng China · #1,318,739 worldwide 17 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Feng Jian China · #1,375,846 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Haiyan Yang China · #1,452,879 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Zhang Qiang China · #1,465,105 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Alice China · #1,486,341 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Liang Ji China · #1,503,949 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Zhaotong University

Which keywords describe research at Zhaotong University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rheological Properties, Optimization, Neural Network, Process Parameters, Taguchi Method, Injection Molding, Warpage and Assembly Planning.

▲ 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. Rheological Properties55▲ 62×4 topics
  2. Optimization53▲ 23×7 topics
  3. Neural Network52▲ 54×4 topics
  4. Process Parameters51▲ 94×2 topics
  5. Taguchi Method51▲ 207×2 topics
  6. Injection Molding51▲ 675×1 topic
  7. Warpage51▲ 675×1 topic
  8. Assembly Planning21▲ 55×1 topic
  9. Design for Manufacture21▲ 55×1 topic
  10. Sustainability17▲ 1.36×22 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity14▲ 4.5×15 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 2.0×20 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis13▲ 8.4×10 topics
  14. 3D Printing12▲ 10×3 topics
  15. Polymer Composites11▲ 8.4×5 topics
  16. Additive Manufacturing11▲ 7.0×2 topics
  17. Biomedical Engineering11▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Materials11▲ 9.1×5 topics
  19. Applications11▲ 7.7×4 topics
  20. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Challenges10▲ 17×1 topic
  22. Fused Deposition Modeling10▲ 17×1 topic
  23. Biochar Application8▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Regional Planning8▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Cloud Computing8▲ 5.6×8 topics
  26. DNA Barcoding8▲ 9.6×4 topics
  27. Nutrient Cycling7▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Endophytic Fungi7▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Fungal Diversity7▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Community Structure6▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Mycorrhizal Fungi6▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Plant Interactions6▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Biodegradable Polymers6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  34. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 9.5×3 topics
  35. Traditional Chinese Medicine6▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Host Specificity6▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Genomic Characterization6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  38. Environmental Risk Assessment6▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Plant Pathogenesis6▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Species Recognition6▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Zhaotong University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Injection Molding Process and Properties, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Injection Molding Proces…51Injection Molding Process and Properties: 51 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 21 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 10 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 6 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 6 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 6 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 4 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 4 fractional worksMedical Research and Treatments: 4 fractional worksPolymer Foaming and Composites: 4 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringPlant Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Injection Molding Process and Properties Mechanical Engineering 51 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  6. 6 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 6 works
  7. 7 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 4 works
  8. 8 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Polymer Foaming and Composites Polymers and Plastics 4 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 available7.5%not open92.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.6%domestic only97.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zhaotong University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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.