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Southwest University of Political Science & Law

In research, Southwest University of Political Science & Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,630 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#554 of 1,775 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,398 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Accounting and Strategy and Management — Law is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,905
of 28,054 · #11,770 all time
Rank in China
#1,250
of 3,058
Research works
4.4k
▼ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Southwest University of Political Science & Law 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,630 of 10,521 26.3%373 #3206
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #554 of 1,775 35.5%64 #1667
Social SciencesField #2,398 of 6,365 23.0%162 #3466
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,030 of 2,578 29.8%97 #2002
Physical SciencesDomain #6,868 of 12,888 22.4%131 #10966

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southwest University of Political Science & Law 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. Social Sciences#3,206 #1,630
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,667 #554
  3. Social Sciences#3,466 #2,398
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#2,002 #1,030
  5. Physical Sciences#10,966 #6,868
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 University of Political Science & Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 27.1 works8.5×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 26.3 works7.9×
  3. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 34.1 works7.2×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 53.5 works6.6×
  5. Business, Management and AccountingField · 97.5 works5.5×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.54× its world share, 98 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.47× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southwest University of Political Science & Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhang Yan, Li Xiaoping and Jinrong Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwest University of Political Science & Law.

  1. 1 Zhang Yan China · #182,711 worldwide 49 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Li Xiaoping China · #339,314 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Jinrong Li China · #477,773 worldwide 98 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Wang Hai-ya China · #595,838 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Zhao Qia China · #1,022,128 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Zhang Jing China · #1,056,163 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Alexander Zahar China · #1,392,391 worldwide 4 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Lu Xu China · #1,577,915 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Southwest University of Political Science & Law

Which keywords describe research at Southwest University of Political Science & Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Artificial Intelligence, International Law, Global Governance, Corporate Governance, Economic Growth, Regional Planning and Environmental Regulation.

▲ 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. Human Rights47▲ 8.3×39 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence40▲ 5.3×25 topics
  3. International Law30▲ 18×18 topics
  4. Global Governance27▲ 22×13 topics
  5. Economic Growth26▲ 5.7×16 topics
  6. Corporate Governance26▲ 6.5×16 topics
  7. Innovation23▲ 4.0×19 topics
  8. Sustainable Development23▲ 2.6×21 topics
  9. Globalization21▲ 1.98×24 topics
  10. Economic Development19▲ 4.3×15 topics
  11. Regional Planning18▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Environmental Regulation17▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Urbanization16▲ 7.0×6 topics
  14. Regulatory Challenges15▲ 32×4 topics
  15. Legal Regulation14▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Regulation13▲ 4.5×11 topics
  17. Innovation Policy12▲ 23×4 topics
  18. Global Capitalism12▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Water Quality12▲ 5.4×2 topics
  20. Environmental Risk Assessment12▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Pollution Monitoring12▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Blockchain Technology11▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Information Security11▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Arbitration11▲ 71×2 topics
  25. Environmental Law11▲ 9.7×5 topics
  26. Legal System11▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Corpus Linguistics10▲ 8.9×5 topics
  28. Digital Economy10▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Smart Contracts10▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Financial Constraints10▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Firm Performance10▲ 10.0×3 topics
  32. CO2 Emissions10▲ 9.8×3 topics
  33. Energy Consumption10▲ 7.9×2 topics
  34. Judicial Review10▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Financial Development10▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Panel Data Analysis10▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Investor Protection9▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Ownership Structure9▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Innovation Development9▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Kuznets Curve9▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Southwest University of Political Science & Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Reforms and Innovations, Corporate Finance and Governance, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Digital Transformation in Law.

Educational Reforms and …12Educational Reforms and Innovations: 12 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…9Corporate Finance and Governance: 9 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…9Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…9Digital Transformation in Law: 9 fractional worksWorld Trade Organization Law: 8 fractional worksLaw, AI, and Intellectual Property: 7 fractional worksInternational Arbitratio…7International Arbitration and Investment Law: 7 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 6 fractional worksMedical Research and Treatments: 6 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…5International Law and Human Rights: 5 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisAccountingEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 12 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 9 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Law General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 9 works
  5. 5 World Trade Organization Law Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  6. 6 Law, AI, and Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  7. 7 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 7 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 6 works
  10. 10 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 5 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 available16.3%not open83.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.0%domestic only97.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southwest University of Political Science & Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% lower than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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