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Shanxi Datong University

In research, Shanxi Datong University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,612 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,686 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,022 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,574
of 28,054 · #6,065 all time
Rank in China
#852
of 3,058
Research works
4.6k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Shanxi Datong University 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 #2,612 of 12,888 17.2%439 #4160
EngineeringField #2,686 of 6,636 15.8%184 #3547
Social SciencesDomain #6,022 of 10,521 33.9%63 #9638
Life SciencesDomain #4,472 of 7,800 23.5%78 #7860
Health SciencesDomain #8,301 of 11,982 18.4%65 #14997
Materials ScienceField #1,847 of 2,468 15.2%73 #3125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanxi Datong 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 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#4,160 #2,612
  2. Engineering#3,547 #2,686
  3. Social Sciences#9,638 #6,022
  4. Life Sciences#7,860 #4,472
  5. Health Sciences#14,997 #8,301
  6. Materials Science#3,125 #1,847
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.

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: 0.79× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.54× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.63× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.05× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.90× its world share, 184 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.25× its world share, 73 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.21× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.54× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanxi Datong University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhu Jin, Yu Guo and Cun‐Gen Ma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanxi Datong University.

  1. 1 Zhu Jin China · #359,149 worldwide 25 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Yu Guo China · #433,881 worldwide 52 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Cun‐Gen Ma China · #590,841 worldwide 70 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Xiaocui Liu China · #611,202 worldwide 66 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Zuopeng Li China · #649,758 worldwide 88 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 SHI YUN LONG China · #677,248 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Ying Yang China · #723,124 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Yong Guo China · #787,796 worldwide 190 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Feng Feng China · #833,614 worldwide 214 citations · 91 works
  10. 10 刘瑞 China · #839,653 worldwide 1 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Shanxi Datong University

Which keywords describe research at Shanxi Datong University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Graphene, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Bioimaging, Catalysis, Biomedical Applications and Rock Mechanics.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials30▲ 4.4×13 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications26▲ 3.4×22 topics
  3. Graphene26▲ 5.8×11 topics
  4. Energy Storage26▲ 6.0×10 topics
  5. Nanoparticles22▲ 2.8×24 topics
  6. Catalysis22▲ 5.1×23 topics
  7. Metal-Organic Frameworks21▲ 7.8×6 topics
  8. Bioimaging19▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Biosensors17▲ 5.0×8 topics
  10. Cathode Materials16▲ 6.4×3 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence15▲ 1.73×23 topics
  12. Rock Mechanics15▲ 24×4 topics
  13. Risk Assessment13▲ 3.0×10 topics
  14. Lithium-ion Batteries13▲ 4.7×4 topics
  15. Rechargeable Batteries13▲ 7.3×2 topics
  16. Reactive Oxygen Species11▲ 4.3×10 topics
  17. Drug Delivery11▲ 3.2×12 topics
  18. Coal Seam11▲ 78×2 topics
  19. Optimization11▲ 3.6×15 topics
  20. Green Synthesis11▲ 8.5×3 topics
  21. Chemical Sensors10▲ 6.4×3 topics
  22. Metamaterials10▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis10▲ 5.3×5 topics
  24. Numerical Simulation9▲ 4.7×10 topics
  25. Nanocrystals9▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Fracture9▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Quantum Gravity9▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Black Holes9▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Acoustic Emission8▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Numerical Modelling8▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Electrochemistry8▲ 5.6×3 topics
  32. Battery Materials8▲ 7.7×1 topic
  33. Nanostructured Anodes8▲ 7.7×1 topic
  34. Heterogeneous Catalysis8▲ 6.7×5 topics
  35. Carbon-Based Materials8▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Electrochemical Capacitors8▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Neuroprotective Effects8▲ 7.7×7 topics
  38. Quantum Entanglement8▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Geological Conditions7▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Surface Functionalization7▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Shanxi Datong University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rock Mechanics and Modeling, Advancements in Battery Materials, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication and Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications.

Rock Mechanics and Model…8Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 8 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …8Advancements in Battery Materials: 8 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 8 fractional worksCarbon and Quantum Dots …7Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications: 7 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…7Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 7 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 6 fractional worksGeoscience and Mining Technology: 6 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …5Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 5 fractional worksGeomechanics and Mining Engineering: 5 fractional worksCoal Properties and Utilization: 5 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 8 works
  4. 4 Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications Materials Chemistry 7 works
  5. 5 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
  6. 6 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  7. 7 Geoscience and Mining Technology Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 5 works
  9. 9 Geomechanics and Mining Engineering Mechanics of Materials 5 works
  10. 10 Coal Properties and Utilization Ocean Engineering 5 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 available17.6%not open82.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.9%domestic only96.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanxi Datong University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.