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Shanxi University

In research, Shanxi University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#235 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#82 of 1,646 worldwide) and Engineering (#430 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biochemistry and Spectroscopy — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#354
of 28,054 · #904 all time
Rank in China
#122
of 3,058
Research works
21k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
257k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Shanxi 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 #235 of 12,888 20.4%3,748 #760
Physics and AstronomyField #82 of 1,646 19.9%470 #525
EngineeringField #430 of 6,636 21.1%1,131 #1033
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #245 of 3,579 24.5%432 #577
Life SciencesDomain #554 of 7,800 26.4%772 #1162
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #49 of 565 18.6%322 #350
Materials ScienceField #235 of 2,468 18.9%554 #709
Materials ChemistrySubfield #196 of 1,556 18.2%380 #555
Computer ScienceField #661 of 4,667 21.1%645 #1128
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #337 of 2,318 20.6%352 #683

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanxi 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#760 #235
  2. Physics and Astronomy#525 #82
  3. Engineering#1,033 #430
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#577 #245
  5. Life Sciences#1,162 #554
  6. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#350 #49
  7. Materials Science#709 #235
  8. Materials Chemistry#555 #196
  9. Computer Science#1,128 #661
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#683 #337
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 321.9 works8.3×
  2. BiochemistrySubfield · 33.6 works7.4×
  3. SpectroscopySubfield · 72.5 works6.1×
  4. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 44.3 works5.9×
  5. CatalysisSubfield · 36.5 works4.6×
  6. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 77.7 works4.6×
← 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: 0.82× its world share, 211 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.50× its world share, 432 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 72 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.41× its world share, 64 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.87× its world share, 244 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 645 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 66 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.22× its world share, 110 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 1,131 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 327 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.94× its world share, 554 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.15× its world share, 137 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.91× its world share, 470 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 413 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 71 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 55 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanxi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jiye Liang, Hui Zhang and Lichao Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanxi University.

  1. 1 Jiye Liang · #51,404 worldwide 741 citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Hui Zhang · #70,931 worldwide 333 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Lichao Zhang · #73,567 worldwide 345 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Yuhua Qian · #73,924 worldwide 597 citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Yajun Wang · #92,809 worldwide 274 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Wei Guo · #181,086 worldwide 204 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Hengquan Yang · #188,311 worldwide 298 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Yongbin Zhang · #206,539 worldwide 200 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Fangjun Huo · #246,860 worldwide 364 citations · 68 works
  10. 10 Fei Wang · #280,203 worldwide 122 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Shanxi University

Which keywords describe research at Shanxi University?

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

▲ 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. Deep Learning281▲ 1.52×80 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications199▲ 3.1×35 topics
  3. Nanomaterials179▲ 3.1×20 topics
  4. Machine Learning170◆ 0.96×77 topics
  5. Neural Networks164▲ 1.97×37 topics
  6. Catalysis164▲ 4.5×26 topics
  7. Nanoparticles162▲ 2.4×41 topics
  8. Bioimaging142▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress141▲ 1.60×57 topics
  10. Biosensors140▲ 5.0×12 topics
  11. Graphene131▲ 3.5×11 topics
  12. Environmental Impact125▲ 1.36×45 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks120▲ 5.3×6 topics
  14. Energy Storage99▲ 2.8×12 topics
  15. Reactive Oxygen Species95▲ 4.4×14 topics
  16. Stability86▲ 6.9×7 topics
  17. Entanglement75▲ 9.3×4 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials73▲ 5.9×4 topics
  19. Optical Lattices72▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Chemical Sensors71▲ 5.5×3 topics
  21. Self-Assembly69▲ 3.9×12 topics
  22. Water Splitting68▲ 3.5×4 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases68▲ 3.8×7 topics
  24. Electrochemistry64▲ 5.1×3 topics
  25. Metamaterials64▲ 8.4×5 topics
  26. Nonlinear Optics63▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Electrocatalysis62▲ 4.0×5 topics
  28. Quantum Information61▲ 9.7×3 topics
  29. Photonic Crystals60▲ 9.1×5 topics
  30. Photodynamic Therapy59▲ 4.9×4 topics
  31. Nanophotonics58▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Optical Modulators57▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Supramolecular Chemistry52▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Neurodegenerative Diseases50▲ 5.6×7 topics
  35. Neuroprotective Effects49▲ 5.8×7 topics
  36. Quantum Simulation49▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Superfluidity45▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Microresonators44▲ 10.0×3 topics
  39. Slow Light44▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Bose-Einstein Condensation43▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Shanxi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications.

Molecular Sensors and Io…40Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 40 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …38Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 38 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 38 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 37 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 36 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 36 fractional worksCarbon and Quantum Dots Applications: 35 fractional worksQuantum optics and atomi…35Quantum optics and atomic interactions: 35 fractional worksMathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models: 34 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 34 fractional works
SpectroscopyMolecular BiologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionSpectroscopy 40 works
  2. 2 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Biology 38 works
  3. 3 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 38 works
  4. 4 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 37 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 36 works
  6. 6 Quantum Information and CryptographyArtificial Intelligence 36 works
  7. 7 Carbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsMaterials Chemistry 35 works
  8. 8 Quantum optics and atomic interactionsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 35 works
  9. 9 Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 34 works
  10. 10 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesAerospace Engineering 34 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 available21.2%not open78.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanxi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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