Western Metal Materials (China)
In research, Western Metal Materials (China) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,783 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,185 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,400 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Materials Science — Mechanical Engineering is 14.9× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #6,740 of 28,054 · #16,136 all time
- Rank in China
- #1,396 of 3,058
- Research works
- 467 ▲ 70% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 4.2k 8.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 17.2% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 24% world 28%
What is Western Metal Materials (China) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,783 of 12,888 | 17.0% | 237 | #8949 | |
| EngineeringField | #3,185 of 6,636 | 18.5% | 132 | #7749 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #1,400 of 2,468 | 15.4% | 81 | #3439 | |
| Mechanical EngineeringSubfield | #896 of 1,351 | 17.9% | 66 | #2160 | |
| Materials ChemistrySubfield | #1,308 of 1,556 | 14.2% | 60 | — |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Metal Materials (China) 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.
- Physical Sciences#8,949 #3,783
- Engineering#7,749 #3,185
- Materials Science#3,439 #1,400
- Mechanical Engineering#2,160 #896
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
What does Western Metal Materials (China) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 14.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 66.1 works15×
- Materials ChemistrySubfield · 60.2 works13×
- Materials ScienceField · 80.9 works9.6×
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, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Materials Science 9.6×
- Engineering 3.6×
- Chemical Engineering 3.3×
- Energy 3.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.5×
- Chemistry 1.0×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Nursing 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Medicine 0.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.0×
- Neuroscience 0.0×
- Psychology 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Western Metal Materials (China)?
Ranked on the composite score, Yan Guo, Xiaoqing Zhang and Chengze Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Metal Materials (China).
- 1 Yan Guo China · #443,447 worldwide 188 citations · 37 works
- 2 Xiaoqing Zhang China · #1,121,825 worldwide 93 citations · 20 works
- 3 Chengze Liu China · #1,559,549 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
- 4 Jianping Xu China · #1,562,242 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
- 5 Kaixuan Wang China · #1,626,135 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Western Metal Materials (China)?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Microstructure Evolution, Biomedical Applications, Microstructural Evolution, Corrosion Resistance, Processing Techniques and Graphene.
- Metal Powders
- Nanocrystalline Materials
- High-Entropy Alloys
- Constitutive Modeling
- Coatings
- Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Phase Stability
- Energy Storage
- Reinforcement
- Metal Matrix Composites
- Cemented Carbides
- Nanocomposites
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Titanium Alloys
- Shape Memory Effect
- Grain Refinement
- Processing Techniques
- Corrosion Resistance
- Microstructure Evolution
- Microstructure
- Mechanical Properties
- Biomedical Applications
- Microstructural Evolution
- Graphene
- Sintering
- Nanoparticles
- Spark Plasma Sintering
- Oxidation Resistance
- Aerospace Applications
- Nanostructured Materials
- Tungsten Carbide
- Friction Stir Processing
- Grain Boundary Engineering
- Corrosion Behavior
- Additive Manufacturing
- Thin Films
- Nanoindentation
- Thermal Conductivity
- Multi-Component Alloys
- Severe Plastic Deformation
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
- Mechanical Properties88▲ 37×24 topics
- Microstructure58▲ 47×14 topics
- Biomedical Applications21▲ 7.4×17 topics
- Microstructure Evolution21▲ 121×5 topics
- Microstructural Evolution20▲ 55×4 topics
- Corrosion Resistance19▲ 120×4 topics
- Graphene18▲ 11×11 topics
- Processing Techniques18▲ 81×2 topics
- Sintering17▲ 55×4 topics
- Grain Refinement16▲ 60×4 topics
- Nanoparticles16▲ 5.4×15 topics
- Shape Memory Effect16▲ 279×1 topic
- Spark Plasma Sintering16▲ 63×2 topics
- Titanium Alloys16▲ 279×1 topic
- Oxidation Resistance15▲ 59×3 topics
- Carbon Nanotubes13▲ 16×6 topics
- Aerospace Applications13▲ 54×3 topics
- Nanocomposites13▲ 6.7×15 topics
- Nanostructured Materials13▲ 31×3 topics
- Cemented Carbides13▲ 92×1 topic
- Tungsten Carbide13▲ 92×1 topic
- Metal Matrix Composites11▲ 61×2 topics
- Friction Stir Processing11▲ 65×1 topic
- Reinforcement11▲ 64×1 topic
- Grain Boundary Engineering11▲ 72×2 topics
- Energy Storage10▲ 6.5×9 topics
- Corrosion Behavior10▲ 51×2 topics
- Phase Stability10▲ 59×2 topics
- Additive Manufacturing9▲ 13×6 topics
- Hydrogen Embrittlement9▲ 47×3 topics
- Thin Films8▲ 18×5 topics
- Coatings8▲ 51×1 topic
- Nanoindentation8▲ 53×1 topic
- Constitutive Modeling7▲ 44×2 topics
- Thermal Conductivity7▲ 20×3 topics
- High-Entropy Alloys7▲ 61×1 topic
- Multi-Component Alloys7▲ 61×1 topic
- Nanocrystalline Materials7▲ 97×1 topic
- Severe Plastic Deformation7▲ 97×1 topic
- Metal Powders7▲ 39×2 topics
Which research topics does Western Metal Materials (China) publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties, Advanced materials and composites, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties Materials Chemistry 16 works
- 2 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 13 works
- 3 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 11 works
- 4 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 8 works
- 5 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 7 works
- 6 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 7 works
- 7 Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties Mechanical Engineering 7 works
- 8 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 6 works
- 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
- 10 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 6 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: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Western Metal Materials (China)'s research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Xi'an
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xidian University
- Shaanxi Normal University
- Xi'an University of Technology
- Chang'an University
- Air Force Medical University
- Northwest University
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.