Shanxi Normal University
In research, Shanxi Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,010 of 10,670 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,892 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#708 of 1,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Inorganic Chemistry (Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 7.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #3,410 of 22,385 · #2,929 all time
- Rank in China
- #546 of 2,481
- Research works
- 7.3k ▲ 21% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 55k 7.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.86× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 19% world 40%
- International
- 6% world 18%
What is Shanxi Normal University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,010 of 10,670 | 8.0% | 811 | #2157 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,892 of 6,403 | 10.2% | 136 | #4532 | |
| Physics and AstronomyField | #708 of 1,417 | 7.0% | 80 | #1135 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #1,140 of 2,276 | 7.2% | 205 | #1594 | |
| Materials ChemistrySubfield | #766 of 1,473 | 6.2% | 149 | #1150 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,792 of 3,334 | 14.0% | 79 | #1920 | |
| EngineeringField | #3,253 of 5,901 | 8.8% | 154 | #4299 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #1,755 of 3,157 | 12.0% | 73 | #2105 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #5,454 of 9,585 | 10.8% | 109 | #5971 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #1,392 of 2,176 | 8.0% | 82 | #2338 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#2,157 #2,010
- Life Sciences#4,532 #2,892
- Physics and Astronomy#1,135 #708
- Materials Science#1,594 #1,140
- Materials Chemistry#1,150 #766
- Environmental Science#1,920 #1,792
- Engineering#4,299 #3,253
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,105 #1,755
- Social Sciences#5,971 #5,454
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,338 #1,392
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Shanxi Normal University work in?
In 2022-now, 72% of research at Shanxi Normal University is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (18%), Engineering (14%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences85372.0%
- Materials Science21318.0%
- Engineering16013.5%
- Environmental Science887.4%
- Physics and Astronomy877.3%
- Computer Science796.7%
- Chemistry776.5%
- Mathematics544.6%
- Energy524.4%
- Chemical Engineering211.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences211.7%
- Life Sciences14912.6%
- Social Sciences12310.4%
- Social Sciences504.2%
- Psychology232.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance171.4%
- Arts and Humanities151.2%
- Decision Sciences90.8%
- Business, Management and Accounting90.7%
- Health Sciences605.1%
- Medicine494.1%
- Nursing80.6%
- Health Professions40.3%
What does Shanxi Normal University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 27.8 works7.5×
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 39.6 works7.3×
- Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 21.6 works7.3×
- Materials ChemistrySubfield · 152.9 works6.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 24 fields, with their numbers
- Materials Science5.15×213 works
- Chemical Engineering5.09×21 works
- Energy4.81×52 works
- Chemistry4.17×78 works
- Mathematics3.88×54 works
- Physics and Astronomy3.29×87 works
- Environmental Science1.49×88 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.41×80 works
- Nursing1.32×8 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.11×21 works
- Engineering0.90×160 works
- Computer Science0.86×79 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×52 works
- Decision Sciences0.78×9 works
- Neuroscience0.69×13 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×17 works
- Psychology0.65×24 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×2 works
- Arts and Humanities0.43×15 works
- Social Sciences0.34×50 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.23×9 works
- Medicine0.21×48 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.17×2 works
- Health Professions0.13×4 works
- Materials Science 5.2×
- Chemical Engineering 5.1×
- Energy 4.8×
- Chemistry 4.2×
- Mathematics 3.9×
- Physics and Astronomy 3.3×
- Environmental Science 1.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4×
- Nursing 1.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.1×
- Engineering 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.8×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities 0.4×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Shanxi Normal University?
Ranked on the quality score, Wenbo Lu, Wuhong Xue and Guotao Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanxi Normal University.
- 1
Wenbo Lu
China · #108,406 worldwide 13k citations · 231 works
- 2
Wuhong Xue
China · #147,088 worldwide 3k citations · 64 works
- 3
Guotao Wang
China · #312,902 worldwide 3.5k citations · 169 works
- 4
Ergui Luo
China · #457,678 worldwide 2.2k citations · 73 works
- 5
Guojun Zhou
China · #476,402 worldwide 3.8k citations · 106 works
- 6
Xian‐Ming Zhang
China · #515,018 worldwide 18k citations · 781 works
- 7
Yongfei Huang
China · #530,697 worldwide 1.2k citations · 44 works
- 8
Junming Zhang
China · #531,093 worldwide 6k citations · 166 works
- 9
Yajun Zheng
China · #616,985 worldwide 2.8k citations · 89 works
- 10
Shi-Li Li
China · #621,611 worldwide 1.9k citations · 63 works
Which keywords describe research at Shanxi Normal University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Bioimaging, Electrocatalysis, Water Splitting, Nanoparticles and Graphene.
- Crystal Engineering
- Hydrogen Storage
- CO2 Capture
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Methane Storage
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Semiconductor
- Hydrogen Evolution
- Nanocrystals
- Fuel Cells
- Cathode Materials
- Electronic Structure
- Chemical Sensors
- Energy Storage
- Water Splitting
- Bioimaging
- Biomedical Applications
- Nanoparticles
- Catalysis
- Nanomaterials
- Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Climate Change
- Graphene
- Electrocatalysis
- Nanocomposites
- Catalysts
- Two-Dimensional Materials
- Self-Assembly
- Energy Conversion
- Nanostructures
- Sustainable Energy
- Oxygen Reduction
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- CO2 Reduction
- Semiconductors
- Stability
- Room Temperature
- Visible Light
- Electrochemistry
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Nanomaterials81▲ 6.5×16 topics
- Catalysis66▲ 8.4×23 topics
- Metal-Organic Frameworks56▲ 11×6 topics
- Nanoparticles54▲ 3.6×24 topics
- Climate Change50▲ 1.54×58 topics
- Biomedical Applications48▲ 3.4×29 topics
- Graphene43▲ 5.4×10 topics
- Bioimaging43▲ 16×5 topics
- Electrocatalysis43▲ 13×5 topics
- Water Splitting42▲ 9.5×4 topics
- Nanocomposites37▲ 4.0×18 topics
- Energy Storage36▲ 4.7×11 topics
- Catalysts35▲ 15×3 topics
- Chemical Sensors34▲ 13×3 topics
- Two-Dimensional Materials30▲ 11×4 topics
- Electronic Structure29▲ 14×7 topics
- Self-Assembly27▲ 7.0×11 topics
- Cathode Materials27▲ 5.9×3 topics
- Energy Conversion26▲ 11×4 topics
- Fuel Cells26▲ 14×2 topics
- Nanostructures25▲ 5.2×14 topics
- Nanocrystals24▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Sustainable Energy24▲ 11×2 topics
- Hydrogen Evolution24▲ 16×1 topic
- Oxygen Reduction24▲ 16×1 topic
- Semiconductor22▲ 5.7×7 topics
- Reactive Oxygen Species22▲ 4.5×12 topics
- Heterogeneous Catalysis22▲ 9.9×4 topics
- CO2 Reduction22▲ 8.5×2 topics
- Rechargeable Batteries21▲ 6.7×2 topics
- Semiconductors20▲ 5.9×3 topics
- Methane Storage19▲ 12×2 topics
- Stability18▲ 6.8×7 topics
- Photodynamic Therapy18▲ 6.6×3 topics
- Room Temperature18▲ 9.8×3 topics
- CO2 Capture17▲ 9.2×3 topics
- Visible Light17▲ 6.1×3 topics
- Hydrogen Storage17▲ 11×3 topics
- Electrochemistry17▲ 6.4×3 topics
- Crystal Engineering15▲ 11×2 topics
Which research topics does Shanxi Normal University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, 2D Materials and Applications and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 works
- 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 works
- 3 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 14 works
- 4 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 14 works
- 5 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 13 works
- 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 12 works
- 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
- 8 Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry Materials Chemistry 11 works
- 9 Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection Spectroscopy 10 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Shanxi Normal University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shanxi Normal University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0056% in 2024.
Fractional works of Shanxi Normal University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.5% in 2025.
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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