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Sichuan Normal University

In research, Sichuan Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,042 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#783 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,957 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematical Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Computational Theory and Mathematics — Mathematical Physics is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,638
of 28,054 · #2,192 all time
Rank in China
#467
of 3,058
Research works
9.3k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Sichuan 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 #1,042 of 12,888 16.0%1,606 #1624
Computer ScienceField #783 of 4,667 13.2%363 #1348
Social SciencesDomain #1,957 of 10,521 25.8%537 #2170
EngineeringField #1,360 of 6,636 18.2%367 #2091
Environmental ScienceField #1,018 of 3,551 22.4%213 #1804
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #792 of 2,318 19.5%166 #1618
Social SciencesField #2,499 of 6,365 21.0%186 #4079
Materials ScienceField #993 of 2,468 15.9%219 #2038
ChemistryField #589 of 1,330 12.4%124 #1300
PsychologyField #1,079 of 2,181 28.5%142 #2286

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sichuan 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#1,624 #1,042
  2. Computer Science#1,348 #783
  3. Social Sciences#2,170 #1,957
  4. Engineering#2,091 #1,360
  5. Environmental Science#1,804 #1,018
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,618 #792
  7. Social Sciences#4,079 #2,499
  8. Materials Science#2,038 #993
  9. Chemistry#1,300 #589
  10. Psychology#2,286 #1,079
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 Sichuan Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematical Physics takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 22.6 works5.7×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 42.2 works5.4×
  3. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 52.9 works4.9×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 86 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 88 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 74 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.87× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.15× its world share, 124 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.86× its world share, 363 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.55× its world share, 59 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 367 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 213 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.50× its world share, 219 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.86× its world share, 84 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.24× its world share, 125 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 65 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 142 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 186 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sichuan Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Guiwu Wei, Jian Zhang and Chen Hao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sichuan Normal University.

  1. 1 Guiwu Wei China · #6,922 worldwide 879 citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Jian Zhang China · #78,302 worldwide 245 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Chen Hao China · #174,537 worldwide 0 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Huimin Yu China · #215,394 worldwide 251 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 謙一 松原 China · #276,126 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Zhao Min‐Guang China · #293,425 worldwide 89 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Xie Ping Ding China · #307,375 worldwide 132 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Chaosheng Feng China · #312,947 worldwide 160 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Jiangtao Wu China · #337,060 worldwide 196 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Yu Chen China · #360,438 worldwide 85 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Sichuan Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Sichuan Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Graphene, Machine Learning, Water Splitting, Regional Planning, Biomedical Applications and CO2 Reduction.

▲ 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 Learning154▲ 1.79×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning108▲ 1.31×68 topics
  3. Nanomaterials99▲ 3.7×16 topics
  4. Graphene70▲ 4.1×9 topics
  5. Neural Networks65▲ 1.68×32 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence64▲ 1.87×32 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications64▲ 2.2×28 topics
  8. Nanoparticles58▲ 1.86×25 topics
  9. Catalysis51▲ 3.1×21 topics
  10. Water Splitting48▲ 5.2×4 topics
  11. Data Mining45▲ 2.4×13 topics
  12. Energy Storage44▲ 2.7×11 topics
  13. Biosensors41▲ 3.2×12 topics
  14. Emotion Regulation40▲ 5.1×8 topics
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks39▲ 3.7×6 topics
  16. Semiconductor38▲ 4.4×7 topics
  17. Regional Planning37▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Land Use Change37▲ 4.8×8 topics
  19. CO2 Reduction36▲ 6.6×2 topics
  20. Visible Light34▲ 5.8×3 topics
  21. Crystal Growth34▲ 4.8×9 topics
  22. Hydrogen Production34▲ 5.0×4 topics
  23. Solar Energy33▲ 4.2×4 topics
  24. Electrochemistry33▲ 5.7×3 topics
  25. Photocatalyst32▲ 7.2×1 topic
  26. Plasmonic32▲ 7.2×1 topic
  27. Fuzzy Sets32▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Biochar Application30▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Bioimaging30▲ 5.2×6 topics
  30. Heterogeneous Catalysis29▲ 6.3×4 topics
  31. Multimedia Technology29▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Analytic Hierarchy Process28▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Environmental Risk Assessment27▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Global Capitalism27▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Conservation Issues27▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Pollution Monitoring27▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Rough Sets26▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Social-Ecological Systems25▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Group Decision Making25▲ 23×1 topic
  40. TOPSIS25▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Sichuan Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Educational Reforms and Innovations, Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Advanced Photocatalysis …32Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 32 fractional worksEducational Reforms and …27Educational Reforms and Innovations: 27 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 25 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 22 fractional worksAdvanced oxidation water treatment: 22 fractional worksRough Sets and Fuzzy Logic: 20 fractional worksIdeological and Political Education: 18 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …18Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 18 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 17 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 16 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisManagement Science and Operations ResearchGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 32 works
  2. 2 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 27 works
  3. 3 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 25 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 22 works
  5. 5 Advanced oxidation water treatment Water Science and Technology 22 works
  6. 6 Rough Sets and Fuzzy Logic Computational Theory and Mathematics 20 works
  7. 7 Ideological and Political Education Education 18 works
  8. 8 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 17 works
  10. 10 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sichuan Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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