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Southwest Jiaotong University

In research, Southwest Jiaotong University stands highest in Engineering (#27 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#125 of 12,888 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#17 of 1,351 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Civil and Structural Engineering — General Engineering is 70.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#180
of 28,054 · #530 all time
Rank in China
#68
of 3,058
Research works
52k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
603k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Southwest Jiaotong 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
EngineeringField #27 of 6,636 21.5%8,855 #48
Physical SciencesDomain #125 of 12,888 21.7%13,465 #399
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #17 of 1,351 22.2%1,498 #66
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #22 of 896 21.2%1,220 #80
Materials ScienceField #71 of 2,468 21.1%978 #286
Environmental ScienceField #107 of 3,551 30.9%783 #338
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #24 of 793 18.1%795 #104
Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield #16 of 458 24.9%696 #90
Computer ScienceField #166 of 4,667 19.8%1,635 #499
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #30 of 795 37.3%583 #201

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southwest Jiaotong 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. Engineering#48 #27
  2. Physical Sciences#399 #125
  3. Mechanical Engineering#66 #17
  4. Civil and Structural Engineering#80 #22
  5. Materials Science#286 #71
  6. Environmental Science#338 #107
  7. Control and Systems Engineering#104 #24
  8. Mechanics of Materials#90 #16
  9. Computer Science#499 #166
  10. Aerospace Engineering#201 #30
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 Southwest Jiaotong University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Engineering takes 70.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General EngineeringSubfield · 84.9 works71×
  2. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 299.5 works7.9×
  3. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 1,219.7 works6.5×
  4. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 695.9 works6.2×
  5. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 470.6 works5.7×
  6. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 1,497.5 works5.1×
  7. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 795.0 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: 0.10× its world share, 73 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 278 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 32 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 85 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 42 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 161 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 1,635 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 301 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 207 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.72× its world share, 8,855 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 783 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.76× its world share, 978 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 113 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 389 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 445 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 97 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 294 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 133 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 234 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 117 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 520 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southwest Jiaotong University?

Ranked on the composite score, Wanming Zhai, Xianfu Lei and Junbo Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwest Jiaotong University.

  1. 1 Wanming Zhai China · #13,805 worldwide 784 citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Xianfu Lei China · #18,678 worldwide 744 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Junbo Zhang China · #23,026 worldwide 712 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Liang Guo China · #38,767 worldwide 531 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Junlong Guo China · #52,553 worldwide 302 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Hongwei Zhang China · #55,252 worldwide 379 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Weijie Wang China · #63,487 worldwide 286 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Jia Ye China · #69,136 worldwide 205 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Lei Zhang China · #69,780 worldwide 439 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Yong Li China · #70,127 worldwide 354 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Southwest Jiaotong University

Which keywords describe research at Southwest Jiaotong University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, High-Speed Trains, Rolling Contact Fatigue, Dynamic Interaction, Mechanical Properties, Vibration Analysis, Ground Vibration and Railway Dynamics.

▲ 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 Learning1,235▲ 2.3×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning686▲ 1.32×90 topics
  3. High-Speed Trains657▲ 63×3 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties628▲ 4.1×38 topics
  5. Neural Networks615▲ 2.5×38 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency544▲ 3.6×38 topics
  7. Rolling Contact Fatigue517▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Dynamic Interaction490▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Remote Sensing470▲ 2.4×36 topics
  10. Vibration Analysis442▲ 10×8 topics
  11. Ground Vibration418▲ 97×1 topic
  12. Railway Dynamics418▲ 97×1 topic
  13. Numerical Simulation370▲ 7.8×14 topics
  14. Microstructure365▲ 4.4×19 topics
  15. Power Electronics340▲ 6.4×8 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks324▲ 2.8×14 topics
  17. Nonlinear Dynamics318▲ 9.1×7 topics
  18. Nanocomposites307▲ 2.4×22 topics
  19. Traffic Management286▲ 39×3 topics
  20. Finite Element Analysis283▲ 7.8×9 topics
  21. Analysis282▲ 19×5 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration281▲ 5.2×5 topics
  23. Optimal Control271▲ 24×6 topics
  24. Railway Timetabling260▲ 95×1 topic
  25. Train Scheduling260▲ 95×1 topic
  26. Optimization247▲ 3.4×26 topics
  27. Liquefaction245▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Tunnel245▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Fault Diagnosis230▲ 10×7 topics
  30. Pipeline226▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Wavelet Transform196▲ 5.4×7 topics
  32. Earthquake194▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Seismic194▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Turbulent Flow190▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Control Strategies187▲ 8.3×5 topics
  36. Reliability Analysis183▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Intelligent Transportation Systems178▲ 7.6×4 topics
  38. Defect Detection170▲ 8.1×3 topics
  39. Bayesian Optimization165▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Vehicle Dynamics164▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Southwest Jiaotong University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis.

Railway Engineering and …418Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 418 fractional worksRailway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 260 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 194 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 148 fractional worksMechanical stress and fatigue analysis: 144 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 132 fractional worksTransportation Planning …126Transportation Planning and Optimization: 126 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 119 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 114 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 110 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality5 others

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

  1. 1 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 418 works
  2. 2 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 260 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 194 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 148 works
  5. 5 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis Mechanics of Materials 144 works
  6. 6 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 132 works
  7. 7 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 126 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 119 works
  9. 9 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 114 works
  10. 10 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 110 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southwest Jiaotong University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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