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Xi'an International Studies University

In research, Xi'an International Studies University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,252 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#859 of 1,998 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,750 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Communication — Language and Linguistics is 15.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,693
of 28,054 · #12,270 all time
Rank in China
#1,388
of 3,058
Research works
2.5k
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Xi'an International Studies 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,252 of 10,521 13.7%620 #3578
Arts and HumanitiesField #859 of 1,998 17.2%149 #1746
Physical SciencesDomain #6,750 of 12,888 11.7%321 #10943
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #214 of 390 19.7%63 #631
Social SciencesField #3,586 of 6,365 9.6%252 #4490
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #178 of 303 15.0%69 #526
Computer ScienceField #3,107 of 4,667 13.0%137 #5024
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,879 of 2,578 15.1%79 #2853
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,900 of 2,578 9.0%88 #3200
EngineeringField #5,277 of 6,636 12.7%70 #8302

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Xi'an International Studies 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. Social Sciences#3,578 #2,252
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,746 #859
  3. Physical Sciences#10,943 #6,750
  4. Literature and Literary Theory#631 #214
  5. Social Sciences#4,490 #3,586
  6. Language and Linguistics#526 #178
  7. Computer Science#5,024 #3,107
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#2,853 #1,879
  9. Sociology and Political Science#3,200 #1,900
  10. Engineering#8,302 #5,277
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 International Studies University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 15.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 69.0 works15×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 63.3 works12×
  3. CommunicationSubfield · 20.4 works7.3×
  4. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 36.4 works6.7×
  5. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 30.0 works6.2×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.72× its world share, 138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 81 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.02× its world share, 149 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.40× its world share, 79 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.21× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.36× its world share, 74 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 252 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Xi'an International Studies University?

Ranked on the composite score, Li Yan, Wang Qi and Dan Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xi'an International Studies University.

  1. 1 Li Yan China · #559,942 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Wang Qi China · #1,007,788 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Dan Wu China · #1,082,430 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Wang Xing-zhong China · #1,171,388 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Renfeng Wang China · #1,401,740 worldwide 27 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Mingli Liu China · #1,469,447 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Hai Shen China · #1,585,279 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Xi'an International Studies University

Which keywords describe research at Xi'an International Studies University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corpus Linguistics, Regional Planning, Economic Growth, Globalization, Social Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Translation and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Corpus Linguistics75▲ 34×5 topics
  2. Globalization73▲ 3.6×38 topics
  3. Deep Learning69▲ 1.96×64 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence62▲ 4.4×37 topics
  5. Economic Growth62▲ 7.1×17 topics
  6. Regional Planning60▲ 78×2 topics
  7. Machine Learning58▲ 1.73×53 topics
  8. Sustainable Development50▲ 3.0×37 topics
  9. Social Interaction48▲ 12×10 topics
  10. Social Media38▲ 2.6×21 topics
  11. Internet of Things36▲ 4.0×22 topics
  12. Machine Translation34▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Water Quality34▲ 8.2×5 topics
  14. Data Mining33▲ 4.3×13 topics
  15. Environmental Risk Assessment32▲ 36×1 topic
  16. Pollution Monitoring32▲ 76×1 topic
  17. Cross-Cultural Communication32▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Social Support32▲ 5.5×10 topics
  19. Discourse Analysis31▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Cloud Computing31▲ 11×11 topics
  21. Language30▲ 12×8 topics
  22. Literary Translation29▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Language Teaching29▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Translation29▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Innovation Management29▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Cultural Translation28▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Translator Competence28▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Elderly Care28▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Agricultural Development27▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Ecological Protection27▲ 80×1 topic
  31. Rural Revitalization27▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Online Education27▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Multimodality26▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Academic Writing26▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Critical Discourse26▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Second Language Acquisition25▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Bilingual Education24▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Language Policy24▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Neural Basis23▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Physical Education22▲ 18×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Reforms and Innovations, Translation Studies and Practices, Regional Development and Environment and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies.

Educational Reforms and …32Educational Reforms and Innovations: 32 fractional worksTranslation Studies and …28Translation Studies and Practices: 28 fractional worksRegional Development and…27Regional Development and Environment: 27 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in La…26Discourse Analysis in Language Studies: 26 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 22 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 19 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…19EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 19 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 16 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 14 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 12 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisLanguage and LinguisticsSociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 32 works
  2. 2 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 28 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  4. 4 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 26 works
  5. 5 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 22 works
  6. 6 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 19 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 19 works
  8. 8 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 16 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 14 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 12 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 available45.6%not open54.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Xi'an International Studies University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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