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Xi'an Aeronautical University

In research, Xi'an Aeronautical University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,231 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,279 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,333 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics — Control and Systems Engineering is 10.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,081
of 28,054 · #10,385 all time
Rank in China
#1,445
of 3,058
Research works
4.2k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Xi'an Aeronautical 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 #4,231 of 12,888 11.0%699 #6272
EngineeringField #2,279 of 6,636 10.6%449 #3087
Computer ScienceField #2,333 of 4,667 9.1%128 #3649
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #620 of 795 24.1%85 #1370
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,133 of 2,318 5.9%76 #3777
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #741 of 793 3.7%87 #1260

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Xi'an Aeronautical 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#6,272 #4,231
  2. Engineering#3,087 #2,279
  3. Computer Science#3,649 #2,333
  4. Aerospace Engineering#1,370 #620
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,777 #2,133
  6. Control and Systems Engineering#1,260 #741
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 Xi'an Aeronautical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 87.0 works10×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 85.2 works9.3×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 23.5 works5.2×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 59.7 works4.1×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.10× its world share, 128 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.24× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.82× its world share, 449 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.89× its world share, 52 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Xi'an Aeronautical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Pengcheng Wen and Zhao Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xi'an Aeronautical University.

  1. 1 Pengcheng Wen China · #1,576,368 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Zhao Li China · #1,609,036 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Xi'an Aeronautical University

Which keywords describe research at Xi'an Aeronautical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Internet of Things, Mechanical Properties, Neural Networks, Neural Network, Machine Learning, Multi-Agent Systems and Wireless Sensor Networks.

▲ 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 Learning70▲ 2.6×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning49▲ 1.91×56 topics
  3. Neural Networks39▲ 3.2×33 topics
  4. Internet of Things37▲ 5.5×21 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties34▲ 4.4×27 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence31▲ 2.9×26 topics
  7. Neural Network25▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks22▲ 6.2×13 topics
  9. Remote Sensing22▲ 2.2×23 topics
  10. Multi-Agent Systems21▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Power Electronics19▲ 7.4×8 topics
  12. Microstructure18▲ 4.3×13 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks17▲ 3.0×13 topics
  14. Fault Diagnosis16▲ 14×6 topics
  15. Optimization16▲ 4.4×15 topics
  16. Control Systems16▲ 11×9 topics
  17. Fuzzy Control16▲ 29×3 topics
  18. Autonomous Vehicles15▲ 9.0×4 topics
  19. Image Processing15▲ 4.2×10 topics
  20. Collision Avoidance14▲ 9.6×4 topics
  21. Robotics13▲ 7.0×8 topics
  22. Adaptive Control13▲ 13×7 topics
  23. Vibration Analysis13▲ 6.1×7 topics
  24. Control13▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Fault Detection13▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Cloud Computing12▲ 5.5×11 topics
  27. Feedback Control12▲ 9.4×6 topics
  28. Simulation12▲ 5.9×8 topics
  29. Path Planning12▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Nonlinear Systems11▲ 6.8×6 topics
  31. Frequency Selective Surfaces11▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Metasurfaces11▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Process Monitoring11▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Wireless Sensor Network11▲ 33×3 topics
  35. Data-Driven Techniques11▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Genetic Algorithm11▲ 9.7×7 topics
  37. Statistical Analysis11▲ 7.8×1 topic
  38. Virtual Prototyping11▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Hidden Markov Models10▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Flight Control10▲ 46×2 topics

Which research topics does Xi'an Aeronautical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, Fault Detection and Control Systems, Engineering and Test Systems and Advanced Sensor and Control Systems.

Advanced Antenna and Met…11Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 11 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…11Fault Detection and Control Systems: 11 fractional worksEngineering and Test Systems: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Cont…9Advanced Sensor and Control Systems: 9 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…9Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 9 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 8 fractional worksIndustrial Technology and Control Systems: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Algorithms and …6Advanced Algorithms and Applications: 6 fractional worksGuidance and Control Systems: 6 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 6 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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

  1. 1 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Engineering and Test Systems Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 9 works
  6. 6 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Industrial Technology and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Advanced Algorithms and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Guidance and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Analysis 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.

openly available20.8%not open79.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Xi'an Aeronautical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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