Shaanxi Normal University
In research, Shaanxi Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#238 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#385 of 9,585 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#132 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Algebra and Number Theory and Catalysis (Paleontology is 5.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #327 of 22,385 · #484 all time
- Rank in China
- #72 of 2,481
- Research works
- 26k ▲ 30% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 335k 13.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 12.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.09× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 22% world 40%
- International
- 9% world 18%
What is Shaanxi Normal University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #238 of 10,670 | 11.7% | 3,443 | #446 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #385 of 9,585 | 17.0% | 996 | #378 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #132 of 3,157 | 16.5% | 323 | #285 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #96 of 2,276 | 12.9% | 581 | #250 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #327 of 6,403 | 12.8% | 918 | #496 | |
| Social SciencesField | #319 of 5,988 | 17.2% | 382 | #338 | |
| EngineeringField | #320 of 5,901 | 12.3% | 837 | #484 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #674 of 9,902 | 16.1% | 427 | #967 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #307 of 4,417 | 10.9% | 718 | #561 | |
| ChemistryField | #92 of 1,299 | 13.5% | 290 | #260 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shaanxi Normal 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#446 #238
- Social Sciences#378 #385
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#285 #132
- Materials Science#250 #96
- Life Sciences#496 #327
- Social Sciences#338 #319
- Engineering#484 #320
- Health Sciences#967 #674
- Computer Science#561 #307
- Chemistry#260 #92
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Shaanxi Normal University work in?
In 2022-now, 59% of research at Shaanxi Normal University is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (14%), Computer Science (12%), Materials Science (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences4,01958.7%
- Engineering93313.6%
- Computer Science80011.7%
- Materials Science69010.1%
- Environmental Science4286.2%
- Chemistry3475.1%
- Physics and Astronomy2113.1%
- Energy1992.9%
- Mathematics1862.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1512.2%
- Chemical Engineering731.1%
- Life Sciences1,17217.1%
- Social Sciences1,17217.1%
- Social Sciences4456.5%
- Psychology3965.8%
- Arts and Humanities921.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting901.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance861.3%
- Decision Sciences630.9%
- Health Sciences4847.1%
- Medicine3895.7%
- Health Professions470.7%
- Nursing440.6%
- Dentistry30.0%
- Veterinary20.0%
What does Shaanxi Normal University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- PaleontologySubfield · 46.5 works5.6×
- Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 21.9 works5.0×
- CatalysisSubfield · 48.0 works4.8×
- Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 34.7 works4.3×
- Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 68.4 works4.0×
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 195.9 works3.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Chemistry3.23×347 works
- Energy3.17×199 works
- Chemical Engineering3.06×73 works
- Materials Science2.89×690 works
- Mathematics2.31×186 works
- Psychology1.90×396 works
- Neuroscience1.60×178 works
- Computer Science1.50×800 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.42×463 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.41×151 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.39×211 works
- Nursing1.31×44 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.30×475 works
- Environmental Science1.26×428 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.03×25 works
- Decision Sciences0.95×63 works
- Engineering0.91×933 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×86 works
- Social Sciences0.51×445 works
- Arts and Humanities0.47×92 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.46×32 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.41×90 works
- Medicine0.30×389 works
- Health Professions0.26×47 works
- Veterinary0.22×2 works
- Dentistry0.09×3 works
- Chemistry 3.2×
- Energy 3.2×
- Chemical Engineering 3.1×
- Materials Science 2.9×
- Mathematics 2.3×
- Psychology 1.9×
- Neuroscience 1.6×
- Computer Science 1.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.4×
- Nursing 1.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.3×
- Environmental Science 1.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.0×
- Decision Sciences 0.9×
- Engineering 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.6×
- Social Sciences 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.4×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Health Professions 0.3×
- Veterinary 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Shaanxi Normal University?
Ranked on the quality score, Shengzhong Frank Liu, Zhike Liu and Jiangshan Feng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shaanxi Normal University.
- 1
Shengzhong Frank Liu
China · #2,234 worldwide 64k citations · 997 works
- 2
Zhike Liu
China · #8,021 worldwide 14k citations · 160 works
- 3
Jiangshan Feng
China · #20,256 worldwide 10k citations · 104 works
- 4
Yuwei Duan
China · #21,312 worldwide 5.1k citations · 84 works
- 5
Yucheng Liu
China · #23,339 worldwide 14k citations · 213 works
- 6
Zhou Yang
China · #27,532 worldwide 14k citations · 170 works
- 7
Junqing Yan
China · #35,212 worldwide 14k citations · 155 works
- 8
Shaomin Yang
China · #35,724 worldwide 4.2k citations · 40 works
- 9
Fumin Li
China · #40,047 worldwide 9.9k citations · 150 works
- 10
Wei Zhang
China · #44,237 worldwide 22k citations · 381 works
Which keywords describe research at Shaanxi Normal University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Water Splitting, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Electrocatalysis, Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning and Chemical Sensors.
- Organometal Halide Perovskites
- Oxygen Reduction
- Plasmonic
- Sustainable Energy
- Energy Conversion
- Fuel Cells
- Visible Light
- Efficiency
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- CO2 Reduction
- Semiconductors
- Invasive Species
- Chemical Sensors
- Energy Storage
- Electrocatalysis
- Biodiversity
- Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Catalysis
- Machine Learning
- Nanomaterials
- Deep Learning
- Climate Change
- Biomedical Applications
- Nanoparticles
- Water Splitting
- Graphene
- Self-Assembly
- Biosensors
- Bioimaging
- Semiconductor
- Catalysts
- Nanostructures
- Biogeography
- Evolution
- Nanocrystals
- Molecular Phylogeny
- Stability
- Photocatalyst
- Hydrogen Evolution
- Methane Storage
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
- Deep Learning305▲ 1.29×82 topics
- Nanomaterials252▲ 3.5×17 topics
- Climate Change225▲ 1.21×80 topics
- Machine Learning225◆ 0.99×81 topics
- Biomedical Applications211▲ 2.6×33 topics
- Catalysis202▲ 4.4×28 topics
- Nanoparticles189▲ 2.2×36 topics
- Metal-Organic Frameworks155▲ 5.5×6 topics
- Water Splitting154▲ 6.1×4 topics
- Biodiversity143▲ 2.7×28 topics
- Graphene143▲ 3.1×11 topics
- Electrocatalysis134▲ 6.9×5 topics
- Self-Assembly120▲ 5.4×12 topics
- Energy Storage119▲ 2.7×11 topics
- Biosensors111▲ 3.3×12 topics
- Chemical Sensors109▲ 6.9×3 topics
- Bioimaging109▲ 7.0×6 topics
- Invasive Species100▲ 3.4×19 topics
- Semiconductor100▲ 4.5×7 topics
- Semiconductors98▲ 4.9×5 topics
- Catalysts97▲ 7.0×3 topics
- CO2 Reduction96▲ 6.5×2 topics
- Nanostructures96▲ 3.4×16 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis91▲ 4.2×15 topics
- Biogeography89▲ 4.7×20 topics
- Efficiency89▲ 4.3×8 topics
- Evolution84▲ 4.6×15 topics
- Visible Light83▲ 5.2×3 topics
- Nanocrystals82▲ 4.6×5 topics
- Fuel Cells78▲ 7.3×3 topics
- Molecular Phylogeny76▲ 6.8×12 topics
- Energy Conversion75▲ 5.2×4 topics
- Stability74▲ 4.8×8 topics
- Sustainable Energy72▲ 5.7×4 topics
- Photocatalyst71▲ 6.0×1 topic
- Plasmonic71▲ 6.0×1 topic
- Hydrogen Evolution70▲ 7.8×1 topic
- Oxygen Reduction70▲ 7.8×1 topic
- Methane Storage70▲ 7.9×2 topics
- Organometal Halide Perovskites59▲ 7.9×1 topic
Which research topics does Shaanxi Normal University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Perovskite Materials and Applications and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 71 works
- 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 70 works
- 3 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 59 works
- 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 49 works
- 5 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 44 works
- 6 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 38 works
- 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 37 works
- 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 35 works
- 9 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 34 works
- 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 32 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Shaanxi Normal University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Shaanxi Normal University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.026% in 2024.
Fractional works of Shaanxi Normal 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 2024.
Other research institutions in Xi'an
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xidian University
- Xi'an University of Technology
- Chang'an University
- Air Force Medical University
- Northwest University
- Air Force Engineering University
Which institutions have research most like Shaanxi Normal University's?
Among the world's leading institutions, Henan University has the research profile closest to Shaanxi Normal University's, with both strong in Energy.
- 1
Henan University
China · Both strong in Energy, Chemistry, Materials Science 0.93 Compare
- 2
Northeast Normal University
China · Both strong in Chemistry, Energy, Materials Science 0.91 Compare
- 3
Southwest University
China · Both strong in Materials Science, Mathematics, Chemistry 0.88 Compare
- 4
Nanjing Normal University
China · Both strong in Energy, Mathematics, Chemical Engineering 0.87 Compare
- 5
East China Normal University
China · Both strong in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mathematics 0.84 Compare
Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.
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