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Northwest University of Politics and Law

In research, Northwest University of Politics and Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,650 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,179
of 28,054 · #30,252 all time
Rank in China
#2,724
of 3,058
Research works
1.3k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Northwest University of Politics and Law 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,650 of 10,521 14.0%150 #8870

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwest University of Politics and Law 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).

What does Northwest University of Politics and Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 48.2 works6.8×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.61× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.77× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.63× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.23× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northwest University of Politics and Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Wang Zhi-jun and LI Xiao-ning lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwest University of Politics and Law.

  1. 1 Wang Zhi-jun China · #1,398,293 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 LI Xiao-ning China · #1,514,776 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Northwest University of Politics and Law

Which keywords describe research at Northwest University of Politics and Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Economic Growth, Economic Development, Risk Assessment, Digital Technologies, Supply Chain and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Artificial Intelligence22▲ 7.3×25 topics
  2. Big Data Analytics18▲ 37×3 topics
  3. Economic Growth17▲ 9.3×13 topics
  4. Economic Development17▲ 9.6×10 topics
  5. Risk Assessment17▲ 12×4 topics
  6. Sustainable Development17▲ 4.9×17 topics
  7. Digital Technologies16▲ 50×3 topics
  8. Machine Learning15▲ 2.0×21 topics
  9. Supply Chain14▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Logistics14▲ 38×3 topics
  11. Internet of Things13▲ 6.9×18 topics
  12. Regional Planning13▲ 81×2 topics
  13. International Trade13▲ 41×3 topics
  14. Globalization12▲ 2.9×31 topics
  15. Cross-Border E-Commerce12▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Fuzzy Theory12▲ 107×1 topic
  17. Deep Learning12▲ 1.55×25 topics
  18. Big Data10▲ 5.0×15 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management10▲ 4.7×9 topics
  20. Corporate Governance9▲ 5.4×12 topics
  21. Social Support9▲ 7.1×5 topics
  22. International Law8▲ 11×11 topics
  23. Urbanization8▲ 8.3×4 topics
  24. Elderly Care7▲ 21×4 topics
  25. Human Rights7▲ 3.1×17 topics
  26. Innovation Management7▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Global Capitalism7▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Agricultural Development7▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Rural Revitalization7▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Water Quality7▲ 7.6×2 topics
  31. Environmental Risk Assessment7▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Pollution Monitoring7▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Blockchain Technology5▲ 42×2 topics
  34. CO2 Emissions5▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Cyber-Physical Systems5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. Digital Twin5▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Energy Consumption5▲ 9.6×2 topics
  38. Cybersecurity5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Environmental Regulation5▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Panel Data Analysis5▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Northwest University of Politics and Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Regional Development and Environment, Educational Reforms and Innovations and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth.

E-commerce and Technolog…12E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 12 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 7 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 7 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 4 fractional worksMedical Research and Tre…4Medical Research and Treatments: 4 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues: 3 fractional worksFinancial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction: 3 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Quality and Pollution: 2 fractional works
Business and International ManagementSociology and Political ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 12 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  4. 4 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  6. 6 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Legal and Policy Issues Law 3 works
  8. 8 Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction Accounting 3 works
  9. 9 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental Quality and Pollution Ecology 2 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 available18.3%not open81.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northwest University of Politics and Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher 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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