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Northwest Minzu University

In research, Northwest Minzu University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,507 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#8,397 of 9,532 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#4,856 of 5,407 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,846
of 22,385 · #18,938 all time
Rank in China
#2,093
of 2,481
Research works
2.8k
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.2k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
2%
world 18%
Northwest Minzu University

What is Northwest Minzu University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #14,507 of 17,446 3.3%1,334
EngineeringField #8,397 of 9,532 4.1%403
Environmental ScienceField #4,856 of 5,407 3.2%126
Information SystemsSubfield #2,330 of 2,566 3.0%124
Life SciencesDomain #10,061 of 11,023 2.4%254
Computer ScienceField #5,987 of 6,336 3.0%497
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #2,683 of 2,786 5.4%147
Social SciencesDomain #14,340 of 14,833 2.9%972
Health SciencesDomain #16,181 of 16,688 1.9%230
MedicineField #14,191 of 14,558 1.5%186

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

Which fields of science does Northwest Minzu University work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Northwest Minzu University is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Computer Science (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 42.6% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 16.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 9.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 10.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 24.3% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 21.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 19.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 8.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNorthwest MinzuUniversity67fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences13%

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. Computer Science1116.1%
    2. Engineering710.8%
    3. Environmental Science34.9%
    4. Materials Science34.2%
    5. Chemistry23.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    8. Energy00.5%
    1. Medicine1421.0%
    2. Nursing11.4%
    3. Dentistry11.1%
    4. Health Professions10.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology812.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences45.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    5. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Social Sciences46.2%
    2. Psychology23.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.28× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.08× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 2.82× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.82×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.28×8 works
  3. Dentistry2.22×1 works
  4. Chemistry2.17×2 works
  5. Computer Science2.08×11 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.76×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.30×1 works
  8. Materials Science1.20×3 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.18×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.14×4 works
  11. Medicine1.09×14 works
  12. Environmental Science0.99×3 works
  13. Psychology0.98×2 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×1 works
  15. Engineering0.72×7 works
  16. Energy0.54×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.49×4 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.39×1 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.32×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.31×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.28×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Northwest Minzu University?

Ranked on the quality score, Xinyi Chen, Yingxia Li and Wenting Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwest Minzu University.

  1. 1 Xinyi Chen China · #665,242 worldwide 3.6k citations · 128 works
  2. 2 Yingxia Li China · #2,230,107 worldwide 123 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Wenting Wang China · #2,495,340 worldwide 727 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 G.H. Zhang China · #3,244,391 worldwide 540 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Ying Yi Cao China · #3,776,809 worldwide 553 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Jinglian Huang China · #4,123,642 worldwide 82 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Jin Zhao China · #4,239,472 worldwide 335 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Ning Cai China · #4,764,579 worldwide 1k citations · 105 works
  9. 9 Shuwen Wang China · #4,896,377 worldwide 448 citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Na Ying China · #5,295,953 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Northwest Minzu University

What are the most cited papers from Northwest Minzu University?

The most cited paper from Northwest Minzu University is "Green Innovation, Managerial Concern and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study" (Mingfeng Tang, Grace Sheila Walsh, Daniel A. Lerner et al., 2017), with 762 citations. Next come "Facile Synthesis of MnO2/CNTs Composite for Supercapacitor Electrodes with Long Cycle Stability" (429) and "Direct and indirect influences of 8 yr of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization on Glomeromycota in an alpine meadow ecosystem" (353).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Green Innovation, Managerial Concern and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study Mingfeng Tang, Grace Sheila Walsh, Daniel A. Lerner et al. · Business Strategy and the Environment Open access 30 Oct 2017 762
2 Facile Synthesis of MnO2/CNTs Composite for Supercapacitor Electrodes with Long Cycle Stability Li Li, Zhong Hu, Ning An et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 25 Sep 2014 429
3 Direct and indirect influences of 8 yr of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization on Glomeromycota in an alpine meadow ecosystem Yongjun Liu, Guoxi Shi, Lin Mao et al. · New Phytologist Open access 31 Jan 2012 353
4 A novel genotype of hepatitis E virus prevalent among farmed rabbits in China Chenyan Zhao, Zhongren Ma, Tim J. Harrison et al. · Journal of Medical Virology 23 Jun 2009 329
5 Risk assessment of heavy metals in soils and vegetables around non-ferrous metals mining and smelting sites, Baiyin, China Yu Li, Yanbin Wang, Xing-Xing Gou et al. · Journal of Environmental Sciences Nov 2006 294
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Northwest Minzu University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Assembly, Cancer, Antioxidant Activity, Supramolecular Chemistry, Bioimaging, Neural Networks, Herbal Medicine and Medicinal Plants.

▲ 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. Machine Learning3▲ 1.44×11 topics
  2. Cancer3▲ 3.4×12 topics
  3. Deep Learning3▲ 1.26×12 topics
  4. Neural Networks3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  5. Inflammation3▲ 1.82×15 topics
  6. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 5.6×11 topics
  7. Self-Assembly2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.90×12 topics
  9. Antioxidant2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  10. Big Data2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  11. Cancer Therapy2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  12. Bioimaging2▲ 11×2 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  14. Supramolecular Chemistry2▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications2▲ 2.1×8 topics
  16. Drug Delivery2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  17. Herbal Medicine2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  18. Urbanization2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  19. Nanostructures1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  20. Chemical Sensors1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  21. Data Integration1▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Nanofibers1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  23. Ontology1▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Reactive Oxygen Species1▲ 4.7×3 topics
  25. Anti-inflammatory1▲ 6.4×6 topics
  26. Health Benefits1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  27. Molecular Machines1▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Neural Machine Translation1▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Sparse Representation1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  30. Statistical Machine Translation1▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  32. Biomaterials1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  33. Land Use Change1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  34. Photodynamic Therapy1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Peptide Amphiphiles1▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Supramolecular1▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Topic Modeling1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  38. Traditional Chinese Medicine1▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Uyghur1▲ 169×1 topic
  40. Xinjiang1▲ 169×1 topic

Which research topics does Northwest Minzu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Natural Language Processing Techniques, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection.

Natural Language Process…1Natural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksSupramolecular Self-Asse…1Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials: 1 fractional worksChina's Ethnic Minorities and Relations: 1 fractional worksMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Computational Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Text Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes: 1 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluores…1Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 1 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing and Land Use: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceBiomaterialsSociology and Political ScienceSpectroscopy4 others

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

  1. 1 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials Biomaterials 1 works
  3. 3 China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection Spectroscopy 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Computational Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Text Analysis Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes Organic Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and Land Use Atmospheric Science 1 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.2%domestic only97.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northwest Minzu University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% lower 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 Northwest Minzu University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Northwest Minzu University0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Northwest Minzu University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2022Northwest Minzu University6.8% in 202220102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.9% in 2021.

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