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North Minzu University

In research, North Minzu University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,208 of 12,888 worldwide), Materials Science (#470 of 2,468 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,605 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Energy and Materials Chemistry — Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,886
of 28,054 · #4,922 all time
Rank in China
#515
of 3,058
Research works
4.1k
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is North Minzu 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 #1,208 of 12,888 14.8%1,261 #3462
Materials ScienceField #470 of 2,468 17.8%231 #1639
EngineeringField #1,605 of 6,636 13.2%425 #3481
Materials ChemistrySubfield #415 of 1,556 18.1%154 #1528
EnergyField #228 of 694 14.4%128 #731
Computer ScienceField #1,540 of 4,667 18.8%222 #2642
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,049 of 2,318 15.0%130 #2326
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,606 of 3,409 36.5%79 #3533
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #271 of 563 14.3%118 #685
Social SciencesDomain #5,476 of 10,521 27.3%110 #9445

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where North Minzu 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#3,462 #1,208
  2. Materials Science#1,639 #470
  3. Engineering#3,481 #1,605
  4. Materials Chemistry#1,528 #415
  5. Energy#731 #228
  6. Computer Science#2,642 #1,540
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,326 #1,049
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,533 #1,606
  9. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#685 #271
  10. Social Sciences#9,445 #5,476
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 North Minzu University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 118.4 works9.7×
  2. EnergyField · 127.8 works8.8×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 154.0 works5.0×
← 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: 1.05× its world share, 79 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.61× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.16× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.81× its world share, 222 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.78× its world share, 128 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 425 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 80 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.18× its world share, 231 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.35× its world share, 44 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North Minzu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jing Bai, Shixiong Min and Hu Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Minzu University.

  1. 1 Jing Bai China · #471,439 worldwide 106 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Shixiong Min China · #517,621 worldwide 274 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Hu Liu China · #625,662 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Zhiliang Jin China · #749,212 worldwide 515 citations · 89 works
  5. 5 Guorong Wang China · #758,587 worldwide 187 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Fang Wang China · #771,735 worldwide 250 citations · 87 works
  7. 7 Yongke Zhang China · #839,904 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Dewei Wang China · #996,884 worldwide 154 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Jintao Wang China · #1,097,045 worldwide 96 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Xuqiang Hao China · #1,101,831 worldwide 176 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at North Minzu University

Which keywords describe research at North Minzu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Water Splitting, Semiconductor, CO2 Reduction, Hydrogen Production, Metal-Organic Frameworks and Visible Light.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials152▲ 9.1×18 topics
  2. Graphene109▲ 10×11 topics
  3. Deep Learning105▲ 1.95×69 topics
  4. Water Splitting105▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Semiconductor80▲ 15×5 topics
  6. CO2 Reduction77▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Machine Learning76▲ 1.47×60 topics
  8. Hydrogen Production76▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Metal-Organic Frameworks75▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Energy Storage74▲ 7.2×11 topics
  11. Visible Light74▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Solar Energy71▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Catalysis71▲ 6.7×20 topics
  14. Photocatalyst69▲ 25×1 topic
  15. Plasmonic69▲ 25×1 topic
  16. Neural Networks58▲ 2.4×33 topics
  17. Nanocrystals57▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Biomedical Applications53▲ 2.8×27 topics
  19. Electrocatalysis52▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Mechanical Properties48▲ 3.1×30 topics
  21. Nanostructures48▲ 7.5×10 topics
  22. Remote Sensing46▲ 2.4×29 topics
  23. Catalysts39▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Synthesis38▲ 6.5×19 topics
  25. Cathode Materials36▲ 5.8×3 topics
  26. Microstructure35▲ 4.3×15 topics
  27. Energy Conversion33▲ 9.9×2 topics
  28. Characterization31▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Fuel Cells31▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Rechargeable Batteries31▲ 7.2×2 topics
  31. Hydrogen Evolution30▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Oxygen Reduction30▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Sustainable Energy30▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Cu2O28▲ 40×1 topic
  35. CuO28▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Sintering27▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Sparse Representation27▲ 8.7×6 topics
  38. Methane Storage26▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Wavelet Transform25▲ 6.9×7 topics
  40. Hydrogen Storage24▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does North Minzu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Copper-based nanomaterials and applications and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

Advanced Photocatalysis …69Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 69 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…30Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 30 fractional worksCopper-based nanomateria…28Copper-based nanomaterials and applications: 28 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 23 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 17 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framewo…16Covalent Organic Framework Applications: 16 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 14 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 13 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 12 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 12 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 69 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 30 works
  3. 3 Copper-based nanomaterials and applications Materials Chemistry 28 works
  4. 4 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 23 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  6. 6 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 16 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 13 works
  9. 9 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  10. 10 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 12 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 available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North Minzu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
grewheldshrank

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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