Question 1

What is Northwest Normal University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Northwest Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#527 of 10,670 worldwide), Materials Science (#153 of 2,276 worldwide) and Computer Science (#409 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Mathematics, Electrochemistry and Mathematical Physics (Applied Mathematics is 7.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Northwest Normal University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Northwest Normal University ranks #763 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,489 all time), and #183 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Northwest Normal University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Peng Mu, Jian Li and Junye Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwest Normal University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Northwest Normal University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Northwest Normal University is "Epidemic of COVID-19 in China and associated Psychological Problems" (Md Zahir Ahmed, Oli Ahmed, Aibao Zhou et al., 2020), with 1,406 citations. Next come "Some Results for Pythagorean Fuzzy Sets" (863) and "The second Chinese glacier inventory: data, methods and results" (713).

Question 5

Which research topics does Northwest Normal University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Advanced battery technologies research.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Northwest Normal University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Neural Networks, Climate Change, Land Use Change, Graphene and Energy Storage.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Northwest Normal University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Northwest Normal University is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (16%), Engineering (15%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Northwest Normal University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 74% higher than in 2018-2021.