Question 1

What is Shaanxi Normal University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Shaanxi Normal University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Shaanxi Normal University ranks #327 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#484 all time), and #72 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Shaanxi Normal University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Shengzhong Frank Liu, Zhike Liu and Jiangshan Feng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shaanxi Normal University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Shaanxi Normal University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Shaanxi Normal University is "A review of soil heavy metal pollution from industrial and agricultural regions in China: Pollution and risk assessment" (Qianqi Yang, Zhiyuan Li, Xiaoqiong Lu et al., 2018), with 1,784 citations. Next come "1 km monthly temperature and precipitation dataset for China from 1901 to 2017" (1,698) and "Role of neuroinflammation in neurodegeneration development" (1,625).

Question 5

Which research topics does Shaanxi Normal University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Perovskite Materials and Applications and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Shaanxi Normal University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Shaanxi Normal University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Shaanxi Normal University's?

Accepted Answer

Henan University has the research profile closest to Shaanxi Normal University's (similarity 0.93 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Energy, followed by Northeast Normal University and Southwest University.

Question 9

Is Shaanxi Normal University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.