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Shanxi Coal Transportation and Sales Group (China)

In research, Shanxi Coal Transportation and Sales Group (China) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,426 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,290 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Mechanics of Materials is 16.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,746
of 28,054 · #20,303 all time
Rank in China
#1,806
of 3,058
Research works
657
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Shanxi Coal Transportation and Sales Group (China) 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 #5,426 of 12,888 16.3%242 #11304
EngineeringField #3,290 of 6,636 16.1%173 #6908

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanxi Coal Transportation and Sales Group (China) 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 Shanxi Coal Transportation and Sales Group (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanics of Materials takes 16.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 31.6 works16×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 22.9 works7.1×
  3. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 28.5 works5.7×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.50× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.48× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.21× its world share, 173 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.70× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shanxi Coal Transportation and Sales Group (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rock Mechanics, CO2 Sequestration, Coal Seam, Dynamic Behavior, Pore Structure, Fracture, Acoustic Emission and Numerical Modelling.

▲ 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. Rock Mechanics24▲ 89×4 topics
  2. Renewable Energy16▲ 4.0×24 topics
  3. CO2 Sequestration16▲ 30×4 topics
  4. Environmental Impact14▲ 3.1×24 topics
  5. Coal Seam14▲ 243×2 topics
  6. Deep Learning13▲ 1.42×35 topics
  7. Dynamic Behavior13▲ 40×3 topics
  8. Fracture12▲ 46×2 topics
  9. Pore Structure12▲ 36×3 topics
  10. Acoustic Emission12▲ 73×1 topic
  11. Numerical Modelling12▲ 78×1 topic
  12. Machine Learning12▲ 1.34×30 topics
  13. Risk Assessment12▲ 6.3×8 topics
  14. Numerical Simulation11▲ 13×10 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties10▲ 4.0×23 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency10▲ 4.0×19 topics
  17. Mechanical Behavior9▲ 28×5 topics
  18. Enhanced Recovery9▲ 67×2 topics
  19. Coal Permeability9▲ 161×1 topic
  20. Coalbed Methane9▲ 161×1 topic
  21. Smart Grid9▲ 8.4×9 topics
  22. Geological Conditions8▲ 79×3 topics
  23. Energy Storage8▲ 4.3×9 topics
  24. Mining Engineering8▲ 292×1 topic
  25. Support Technology8▲ 292×1 topic
  26. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.2×13 topics
  27. Nanomaterials7▲ 2.6×12 topics
  28. Internet of Things6▲ 2.7×14 topics
  29. Fly Ash6▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Mining Technology6▲ 202×1 topic
  31. Water Inrush6▲ 202×1 topic
  32. Microstructure6▲ 4.3×12 topics
  33. Vibration Analysis5▲ 7.2×6 topics
  34. Power System5▲ 19×5 topics
  35. Rheological Properties5▲ 9.4×5 topics
  36. Heavy Metals4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  37. Fermentation4▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Geopolymer4▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Wave Propagation4▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Tool Wear4▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Shanxi Coal Transportation and Sales Group (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rock Mechanics and Modeling, Coal Properties and Utilization, Geomechanics and Mining Engineering and Geoscience and Mining Technology.

Rock Mechanics and Model…12Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 12 fractional worksCoal Properties and Utilization: 9 fractional worksGeomechanics and Mining Engineering: 8 fractional worksGeoscience and Mining Technology: 6 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 4 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…4Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 4 fractional worksCoal and Its By-products: 3 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 3 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsOcean EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 12 works
  2. 2 Coal Properties and Utilization Ocean Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Geomechanics and Mining Engineering Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  4. 4 Geoscience and Mining Technology Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  6. 6 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Coal and Its By-products Geochemistry and Petrology 3 works
  8. 8 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 2 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanxi Coal Transportation and Sales Group (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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