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Shanxi Normal University

In research, Shanxi Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,457 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,382 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,454 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Inorganic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Inorganic Chemistry is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,150
of 28,054 · #3,393 all time
Rank in China
#567
of 3,058
Research works
7.3k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Shanxi Normal 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 #1,457 of 12,888 16.1%811 #2328
EngineeringField #2,382 of 6,636 15.2%154 #4335
Social SciencesDomain #4,454 of 10,521 24.1%109 #6007
Environmental ScienceField #1,578 of 3,551 25.2%79 #3102
Life SciencesDomain #3,955 of 7,800 23.3%136 #6507
Materials ScienceField #1,283 of 2,468 13.4%205 #2316
Computer ScienceField #2,472 of 4,667 11.7%75 #3497
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,917 of 3,409 26.6%73 #3203
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,350 of 2,318 15.7%82 #2911
Materials ChemistrySubfield #913 of 1,556 12.2%149 #1665

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanxi 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 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#2,328 #1,457
  2. Engineering#4,335 #2,382
  3. Social Sciences#6,007 #4,454
  4. Environmental Science#3,102 #1,578
  5. Life Sciences#6,507 #3,955
  6. Materials Science#2,316 #1,283
  7. Computer Science#3,497 #2,472
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,203 #1,917
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,911 #1,350
  10. Materials Chemistry#1,665 #913
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 Shanxi Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Inorganic Chemistry takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 21.0 works7.6×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 38.0 works7.5×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 25.2 works7.2×
  4. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 148.7 works6.8×
← 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: 1.38× its world share, 73 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.38× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.26× its world share, 74 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.08× its world share, 52 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 154 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 79 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.28× its world share, 205 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.94× its world share, 52 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.22× its world share, 80 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 7 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanxi Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Junming Zhang, Wenbo Lu and Hai‐Shun Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanxi Normal University.

  1. 1 Junming Zhang China · #320,263 worldwide 276 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Wenbo Lu China · #366,162 worldwide 159 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Hai‐Shun Wu China · #383,674 worldwide 197 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Xiaohong Xu China · #488,316 worldwide 460 citations · 116 works
  5. 5 He Xiao China · #572,100 worldwide 104 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Guotao Wang China · #580,681 worldwide 108 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Jianfeng Jia China · #625,593 worldwide 211 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Yunlong Fu China · #685,143 worldwide 60 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Fuqiang Zhang China · #695,201 worldwide 67 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Man Zhao China · #768,551 worldwide 93 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Shanxi Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Shanxi Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Electrocatalysis, Water Splitting, Bioimaging, Graphene and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials79▲ 6.7×16 topics
  2. Catalysis65▲ 8.8×22 topics
  3. Metal-Organic Frameworks55▲ 12×6 topics
  4. Nanoparticles52▲ 3.7×23 topics
  5. Climate Change46▲ 1.52×58 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications45▲ 3.4×28 topics
  7. Graphene42▲ 5.6×10 topics
  8. Electrocatalysis42▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Water Splitting41▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Bioimaging41▲ 16×5 topics
  11. Nanocomposites36▲ 4.0×18 topics
  12. Energy Storage35▲ 4.9×11 topics
  13. Catalysts35▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Chemical Sensors33▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Two-Dimensional Materials28▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Electronic Structure28▲ 14×7 topics
  17. Cathode Materials27▲ 6.1×3 topics
  18. Energy Conversion26▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Self-Assembly25▲ 7.0×11 topics
  20. Fuel Cells25▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Sustainable Energy24▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Hydrogen Evolution24▲ 17×1 topic
  23. Oxygen Reduction24▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Nanocrystals24▲ 7.7×5 topics
  25. Nanostructures23▲ 5.2×13 topics
  26. Semiconductor22▲ 5.8×7 topics
  27. CO2 Reduction22▲ 8.9×2 topics
  28. Heterogeneous Catalysis22▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Rechargeable Batteries21▲ 7.0×2 topics
  30. Reactive Oxygen Species20▲ 4.5×12 topics
  31. Semiconductors20▲ 5.7×3 topics
  32. Methane Storage18▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Stability18▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Photodynamic Therapy17▲ 7.0×3 topics
  35. CO2 Capture17▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Visible Light17▲ 6.4×3 topics
  37. Hydrogen Storage16▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Room Temperature16▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. Electrochemistry16▲ 6.3×3 topics
  40. Crystal Engineering15▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Shanxi Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications and 2D Materials and Applications.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…24Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …15Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 15 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 13 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 13 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…12Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 12 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 12 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 12 fractional worksPhotochromic and Fluores…11Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry: 11 fractional worksMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 10 fractional worksCarbon and Quantum Dots Applications: 10 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentInorganic ChemistryMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 works
  3. 3 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 13 works
  4. 4 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 13 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 12 works
  6. 6 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 12 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry Materials Chemistry 11 works
  9. 9 Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection Spectroscopy 10 works
  10. 10 Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications Materials Chemistry 10 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanxi Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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.