Question 1

What is Northwest University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Northwest University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#287 of 10,670 worldwide), Environmental Science (#178 of 3,334 worldwide) and Engineering (#359 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Paleontology and Algebra and Number Theory (Geophysics is 10.6× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Northwest University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Northwest University ranks #429 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#505 all time), and #102 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Northwest University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Ying‐Yong Zhao, Dan‐Qian Chen and Dongdong Yang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwest University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Northwest University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Northwest University is "Composition of the Continental Crust" (Roberta L. Rudnick, Shan Gao, 2003), with 6,466 citations. Next come "Extreme Learning Machine for Regression and Multiclass Classification" (5,594) and "In situ analysis of major and trace elements of anhydrous minerals by LA-ICP-MS without applying an internal standard" (4,861).

Question 5

Which research topics does Northwest University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis and High-pressure geophysics and materials.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Northwest University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Thermodynamic Modeling and Geochronology.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Northwest University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Northwest University is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (9%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Northwest University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 47% higher than in 2018-2021.