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Research in Xianyang

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Xianyang, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Northwest Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xizang Minzu University and Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine.

Research institutions
8
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
16k
▲ 121% vs 2018-21
Citations
67k
4.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Xianyang?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Xian Yang Central HospitalHospital / health system 4,030 #12,638
2Shaanxi University of Chinese MedicineUniversity 3,529 #8,851
3Xianyang Normal UniversityUniversity 3,470 #10,411
4Shaanxi Polytechnic InstituteUniversity 1,345 #11,771
5Xizang Minzu UniversityUniversity 1,336 #6,533
6Northwest Institute of Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringResearch facility 986 #4,897
7Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese MedicineHospital / health system 915 #13,874
8Xianyang Research and Design Institute of Ceramics (China)Company 78 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Xian Yang Central Hospital: 25.7%Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine: 22.5%Xianyang Normal University: 22.1%Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute: 8.6%4 others listed: 21.1%26%largest
Xian Yang Central Hospital4,030 · 25.7%Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine3,529 · 22.5%Xianyang Normal University3,470 · 22.1%Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute1,345 · 8.6%4 others listed3,315 · 21.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Xianyang work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Xianyang is in Health Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Engineering (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,125 fractional works · 40.3% of its workMedicine: 2,019 fractional works · 38.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 520 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSurgery: 163 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 134 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmacology: 126 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 106 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 95 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 81 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 73 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,607 fractional works · 30.5% of its workEngineering: 681 fractional works · 12.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 120 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 103 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 91 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 73 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 370 fractional works · 7.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 134 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 95 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 206 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 80 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 157 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 91 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 76 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,157 fractional works · 21.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 580 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 361 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCancer Research: 81 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 217 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 117 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 166 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 79 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 101 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 89 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 93 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 82 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 382 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 173 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 99 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKXianyang5,271fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences7%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences2,12540.3%
    1. Medicine2,01938.3%
    2. Health Professions591.1%
    3. Nursing360.7%
    4. Dentistry80.2%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Engineering68112.9%
    2. Computer Science3707.0%
    3. Environmental Science2063.9%
    4. Materials Science1573.0%
    5. Chemistry761.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy380.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences300.6%
    8. Energy280.5%
    9. Mathematics130.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.1%
  2. Life Sciences1,15721.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology58011.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2174.1%
    3. Neuroscience1663.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1011.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology931.8%
    1. Social Sciences1733.3%
    2. Psychology991.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting410.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities360.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance210.4%
    6. Decision Sciences140.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Xianyang strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Xianyang is most concentrated in Complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacology and Pharmacology (35.0× the world share in Complementary and alternative medicine).

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 478.3 works35×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 79.8 works9.2×
  3. PharmacologySubfield · 116.3 works6.0×
  4. NeurologySubfield · 70.1 works5.4×
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 88.5 works5.4×
  6. GastroenterologySubfield · 20.6 works3.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 184 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.03× its world share, 506 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.77× its world share, 83 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.93× its world share, 146 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.37× its world share, 88 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 69 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 339 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 600 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 179 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 134 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.02× its world share, 1,820 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 86 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 157 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.37×88 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.03×506 works
  3. Medicine2.02×1,820 works
  4. Neuroscience1.93×146 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.77×83 works
  6. Nursing1.41×32 works
  7. Chemistry0.93×69 works
  8. Computer Science0.93×339 works
  9. Engineering0.85×600 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.83×184 works
  11. Materials Science0.82×134 works
  12. Environmental Science0.77×179 works
  13. Psychology0.60×86 works
  14. Energy0.54×23 works
  15. Health Professions0.43×53 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.39×6 works
  17. Veterinary0.36×2 works
  18. Dentistry0.35×8 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×24 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.31×32 works
  21. Social Sciences0.27×157 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.26×12 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.23×31 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×34 works
  25. Mathematics0.20×11 works
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×18 works

Which keywords describe research in Xianyang?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Inflammation, Cancer Treatment, Covid-19 Pandemic, Chinese Medicinal Prescription and Neuroendocrine Immunomodulation Network.

▲ 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 city'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. Traditional Chinese Medicine450▲ 72×5 topics
  2. Integrative Medicine354▲ 118×2 topics
  3. Inflammation354▲ 3.2×83 topics
  4. Herbal Medicine327▲ 22×12 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress283▲ 3.3×62 topics
  6. Cancer268▲ 3.8×57 topics
  7. Deep Learning263▲ 1.45×82 topics
  8. Epidemiology247▲ 1.18×121 topics
  9. Healthcare238▲ 4.0×19 topics
  10. Cancer Treatment226▲ 18×12 topics
  11. Covid-19 Pandemic211▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Chinese Medicinal Prescription211▲ 127×1 topic
  13. Neuroendocrine Immunomodulation Network211▲ 127×1 topic
  14. Precision Medicine182▲ 7.0×8 topics
  15. Antioxidant179▲ 5.0×50 topics
  16. Anti-inflammatory170▲ 11×28 topics
  17. Genomic Analysis159▲ 12×15 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease158▲ 2.6×38 topics
  19. Artificial Intelligence150▲ 1.99×40 topics
  20. Ayurveda144▲ 107×1 topic
  21. Syndrome Differentiation144▲ 107×1 topic
  22. Depression134▲ 2.9×23 topics
  23. Neuroprotective Effects133▲ 16×7 topics
  24. Acupuncture118▲ 38×3 topics
  25. Pain Relief115▲ 55×2 topics
  26. Metabolism115▲ 4.2×30 topics
  27. Clinical Trials114▲ 3.2×19 topics
  28. Phytochemistry103▲ 16×8 topics
  29. Osteoarthritis96▲ 14×6 topics
  30. Pharmacological Effects96▲ 29×6 topics
  31. Pharmacokinetics88▲ 6.2×13 topics
  32. Flavonoids80▲ 6.0×12 topics
  33. Regional Planning75▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Pharmacology74▲ 5.7×20 topics
  35. Neurological Effects72▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Brain Imaging70▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Adverse Events70▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Cancer Care69▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Fibroblast Response69▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Anticancer68▲ 8.0×17 topics

What research is done in Xianyang?

  1. 1 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 206 works
  2. 2 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 128 works
  3. 3 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 63 works
  4. 4 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 59 works
  5. 5 Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis Complementary and alternative medicine 49 works
  6. 6 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 46 works
  7. 7 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 32 works
  8. 8 Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 32 works
  9. 9 Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology Aerospace Engineering 32 works
  10. 10 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 31 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Xianyang15.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.3% in 2020.

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