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Northwest Research Institute of Chemical Industry

In research, Northwest Research Institute of Chemical Industry stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,660 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,586
of 28,054 · #20,532 all time
Rank in China
#2,153
of 3,058
Research works
529
▼ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is Northwest Research Institute of Chemical Industry 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 #6,660 of 12,888 19.2%71 #11133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwest Research Institute of Chemical Industry 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).

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.35× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.79× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.86× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.40× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.38× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.94× its world share, 10 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Northwest Research Institute of Chemical Industry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Thermal Decomposition, Risk Assessment, Catalysis, Hazard, Landslide, Ionic Liquids and Finite Element Analysis.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing6▲ 5.9×10 topics
  2. Thermal Decomposition5▲ 140×2 topics
  3. Risk Assessment4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  4. Catalysis4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  6. Nanomaterials4▲ 4.8×13 topics
  7. Hazard4▲ 69×1 topic
  8. Ionic Liquids4▲ 17×5 topics
  9. Landslide4▲ 69×1 topic
  10. Finite Element Analysis3▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Metal Nanoparticles3▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Reliability Analysis3▲ 38×2 topics
  13. Energetic Salts3▲ 145×1 topic
  14. ReaxFF3▲ 145×1 topic
  15. Soil Properties3▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Nanoparticles3▲ 2.7×13 topics
  17. Slope Stability Analysis3▲ 87×1 topic
  18. Spatial Variability3▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Graphene2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  20. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Optimization2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  22. Isoconversional Methods2▲ 135×1 topic
  23. Kinetic Analysis2▲ 135×1 topic
  24. Analysis2▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  26. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  27. Water Splitting2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  28. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion2▲ 95×1 topic
  29. Hydraulic Conductivity2▲ 48×2 topics
  30. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  31. Liquefaction2▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Regression Rate Behavior2▲ 95×1 topic
  33. Renewable Fuels2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Soil Hydraulic Properties2▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Tunnel2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics2▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Polymer Composites2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  38. Visible Light2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Catalytic1▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Hydrology1▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Northwest Research Institute of Chemical Industry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Landslides and related hazards, Energetic Materials and Combustion, Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis and Thermal and Kinetic Analysis.

Landslides and related hazards: 4 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and Combustion: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…3Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 3 fractional worksThermal and Kinetic Anal…2Thermal and Kinetic Analysis: 2 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 2 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…1Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 1 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 1 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawMechanics of MaterialsSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  2. 2 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  4. 4 Thermal and Kinetic Analysis Materials Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Climate change and permafrost 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 available11.0%not open89.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northwest Research Institute of Chemical Industry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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