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Shaanxi University of Science and Technology

In research, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#273 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#241 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#93 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Polymers and Plastics — Surfaces, Coatings and Films is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#444
of 28,054 · #1,369 all time
Rank in China
#156
of 3,058
Research works
13k
▲ 104% vs 2013–17
Citations
202k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Shaanxi University of Science and Technology 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 #273 of 12,888 21.4%4,117 #1053
EngineeringField #241 of 6,636 21.3%1,645 #889
Materials ScienceField #93 of 2,468 22.9%1,064 #455
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #102 of 1,568 26.3%354 #458
Computer ScienceField #341 of 4,667 19.9%371 #1223
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #209 of 2,318 20.8%521 #707
Materials ChemistrySubfield #141 of 1,556 19.9%533 #506
BiomaterialsSubfield #31 of 238 26.3%147 #192
EnergyField #105 of 694 20.6%269 #408
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #86 of 563 20.3%259 #286

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shaanxi University of Science and Technology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,053 #273
  2. Engineering#889 #241
  3. Materials Science#455 #93
  4. Biomedical Engineering#458 #102
  5. Computer Science#1,223 #341
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#707 #209
  7. Materials Chemistry#506 #141
  8. Biomaterials#192 #31
  9. Energy#408 #105
  10. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#286 #86
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Shaanxi University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surfaces, Coatings and Films takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 38.2 works7.7×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 173.7 works7.5×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 151.1 works7.4×
  4. BiomaterialsSubfield · 147.5 works6.8×
  5. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 258.8 works6.6×
  6. Materials ScienceField · 1,063.9 works6.0×
  7. EnergyField · 269.4 works5.8×
  8. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 533.3 works5.4×
← 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: 0.73× its world share, 176 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 189 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.05× its world share, 54 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.26× its world share, 260 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 371 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 48 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.77× its world share, 269 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.16× its world share, 1,645 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 265 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.00× its world share, 1,064 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 105 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 162 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 79 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 98 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shaanxi University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Haibo Yang, Yan Bao and Hanbin Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shaanxi University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Haibo Yang · #91,272 worldwide 570 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Yan Bao · #156,052 worldwide 255 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Hanbin Liu · #172,087 worldwide 277 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Chao‐Hua Xue · #194,318 worldwide 339 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Jianzhong Ma · #213,151 worldwide 586 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Xu Li · #213,703 worldwide 219 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Haojie Song · #217,690 worldwide 407 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Jian Zhu · #218,878 worldwide 280 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Yongqiang Feng · #232,194 worldwide 199 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Guoliang Li · #238,665 worldwide 316 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Shaanxi University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Shaanxi University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Energy Storage, Water Splitting, Cathode Materials and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials385▲ 7.2×20 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications345▲ 5.7×34 topics
  3. Graphene328▲ 9.4×11 topics
  4. Nanocomposites328▲ 8.0×21 topics
  5. Energy Storage287▲ 8.7×12 topics
  6. Nanoparticles222▲ 3.5×40 topics
  7. Deep Learning220▲ 1.27×80 topics
  8. Water Splitting195▲ 10×4 topics
  9. Tissue Engineering186▲ 6.0×13 topics
  10. Cathode Materials182▲ 9.1×3 topics
  11. Metal-Organic Frameworks173▲ 8.2×6 topics
  12. Catalysis160▲ 4.7×25 topics
  13. Semiconductor159▲ 9.2×7 topics
  14. Visible Light146▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties146▲ 3.0×38 topics
  16. Polymer Composites137▲ 10×7 topics
  17. Nanostructures134▲ 6.6×14 topics
  18. CO2 Reduction130▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Solar Energy130▲ 8.0×4 topics
  20. Hydrogen Production129▲ 9.5×6 topics
  21. Rechargeable Batteries126▲ 9.2×2 topics
  22. Photocatalyst122▲ 13×1 topic
  23. Plasmonic122▲ 13×1 topic
  24. Drug Delivery118▲ 4.3×15 topics
  25. Lithium-ion Batteries116▲ 5.4×4 topics
  26. Energy Harvesting116▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Semiconductors116▲ 7.4×5 topics
  28. Flexible Electronics114▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Carbon Nanotubes114▲ 6.6×8 topics
  30. Electrocatalysis113▲ 7.9×5 topics
  31. Health Monitoring108▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Nanogenerators105▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Wearable105▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Nanocrystals101▲ 7.3×5 topics
  35. Chemical Sensors99▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Two-Dimensional Materials96▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. Nanofibers94▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. MXenes89▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Biomaterials83▲ 7.1×7 topics
  40. Biodegradable Polymers80▲ 9.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Shaanxi University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advancements in Battery Materials and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 122 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 105 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 76 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 62 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 58 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 56 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…53Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 53 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 51 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 51 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…49Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 49 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 122 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 105 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 76 works
  4. 4 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 62 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 58 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 56 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 53 works
  8. 8 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 51 works
  9. 9 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 51 works
  10. 10 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 49 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shaanxi University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 104% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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