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ZTT (China)

In research, ZTT (China) stands highest in Engineering (#3,117 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,025 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 5.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,164
of 22,385 · #24,166 all time
Rank in China
#1,836
of 2,481
Research works
307
▲ 178% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
ZTT (China)

What is ZTT (China) 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 #3,117 of 5,901 7.0%89 #5516
Physical SciencesDomain #6,025 of 10,670 7.7%133 #10559

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ZTT (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does ZTT (China) work in?

In 2022-now, 89% of research at ZTT (China) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (56%), Materials Science (11%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 171 fractional works · 88.5% of its workEngineering: 109 fractional works · 56.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 37 fractional works · 18.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 9.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 22 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 7.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKZTT (China)194fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences3%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering10956.3%
    2. Materials Science2211.2%
    3. Computer Science157.6%
    4. Environmental Science94.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy73.5%
    6. Energy41.9%
    7. Chemistry31.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering20.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Social Sciences41.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    3. Psychology10.5%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine31.7%
    2. Nursing10.3%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does ZTT (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 36.7 works5.3×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.64× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.04× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.75× its world share, 109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.22× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.58× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.75×109 works
  2. Materials Science3.22×22 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.64×2 works
  4. Energy2.04×4 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.58×7 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.12×1 works
  7. Computer Science0.97×15 works
  8. Chemistry0.96×3 works
  9. Environmental Science0.95×9 works
  10. Nursing0.66×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.54×5 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×1 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×4 works
  15. Neuroscience0.28×1 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.21×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×1 works
  18. Psychology0.15×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.15×4 works
  20. Medicine0.09×3 works
  21. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.05×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ZTT (China)?

Ranked on the quality score, Yichun Shen, Zelin Zhang and Chi Xue lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ZTT (China).

  1. 1 Yichun Shen China · #1,587,676 worldwide 1.4k citations · 106 works
  2. 2 Zelin Zhang China · #2,175,284 worldwide 1k citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Chi Xue China · #4,419,687 worldwide 208 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at ZTT (China)

What are the most cited papers from ZTT (China)?

The most cited paper from ZTT (China) is "Prediction of dissolved oxygen in a fishery pond based on gated recurrent unit (GRU)" (Wuyan Li, Hao Wu, Nanyang Zhu et al., 2020), with 184 citations. Next come "Deep learning for smart agriculture: Concepts, tools, applications, and opportunities" (154) and "Microstructure evolution and properties of graphene nanoplatelets reinforced aluminum matrix composites" (150).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prediction of dissolved oxygen in a fishery pond based on gated recurrent unit (GRU) Wuyan Li, Hao Wu, Nanyang Zhu et al. · Information Processing in Agriculture Open access 10 Feb 2020 184
2 Deep learning for smart agriculture: Concepts, tools, applications, and opportunities Nanyang Zhu, Xu Liu, Ziqian Liu et al. · International journal of agricultural and biological engineering Open access 2018 154
3 Microstructure evolution and properties of graphene nanoplatelets reinforced aluminum matrix composites Min Li, Haiyan Gao, Jiamiao Liang et al. · Materials Characterization 7 Apr 2018 150
4 Pressure-dependent transport characteristic of methane gas in slit nanopores Hao Yu, JingCun Fan, Jie Chen et al. · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 20 Mar 2018 114
5 Genetic Polymorphism Analysis ofCYP2C19in Chinese Han Populations from Different Geographic Areas of Mainland China Ling‐Ling Chen, Shengying Qin, Jing Xie et al. · Pharmacogenomics Jun 2008 106
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ZTT (China)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Optical Fiber, Deep Learning, Structural Health Monitoring, Fiber Optic Sensors, Sensor Technology, Artificial Neural Networks and Microstructure.

▲ 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 Learning14▲ 2.0×43 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties12▲ 6.1×24 topics
  3. Optical Fiber10▲ 49×3 topics
  4. Nanoparticles8▲ 3.2×23 topics
  5. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.1×20 topics
  6. Structural Health Monitoring7▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Fiber Optic Sensors7▲ 69×1 topic
  8. Nanocomposites7▲ 4.3×15 topics
  9. Sensor Technology7▲ 69×1 topic
  10. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  11. Microstructure6▲ 6.0×12 topics
  12. Biosensors5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  13. Fiber Lasers5▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications5▲ 2.2×21 topics
  15. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  16. Graphene4▲ 3.3×10 topics
  17. Nonlinear Optics4▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Vibration Analysis4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  19. Optical Modulators4▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Gas Sensing3▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Digital Signal Processing3▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Polymer3▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Coherent Detection3▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Integrated Circuits3▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Microwave Filters3▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Nonlinear Effects3▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Recycled Materials3▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Substrate Integrated Waveguide3▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Control Strategies3▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Interfaces3▲ 26×2 topics
  32. High-Power Laser3▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Supercontinuum Generation3▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Raman Lasers3▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Metamaterial3▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Silicon Photonics3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Wireless Communications3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  38. Grain Refinement2▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Microcavities2▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Nanophotonic Waveguides2▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does ZTT (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, Optical Network Technologies and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics.

Advanced Fiber Optic Sen…7Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 7 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 3 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…3Optical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…3Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 3 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation …2High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 2 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 2 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMaterials ChemistryCivil and Structural Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 2 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ZTT (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 178% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is ZTT (China) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%ZTT (China)0.0013% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of ZTT (China) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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