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Xi’an University

In research, Xi’an University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,063 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#1,351 of 5,901 worldwide) and Materials Science (#839 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry (Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 7.3× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#3,941
of 22,385 · #4,264 all time
Rank in China
#618
of 2,481
Research works
6.2k
▲ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
44k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%

What is Xi’an University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,063 of 10,670 10.2%1,230 #2339
EngineeringField #1,351 of 5,901 10.9%595 #1712
Materials ScienceField #839 of 2,276 11.1%273 #1319
Computer ScienceField #1,836 of 4,417 6.9%170 #3153
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,009 of 2,176 10.8%164 #1695
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #632 of 1,319 12.7%152 #1098
Materials ChemistrySubfield #707 of 1,473 10.7%159 #1066
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #607 of 785 16.5%60 #1203
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,500 of 1,862 4.6%64 #1939
Social SciencesDomain #8,302 of 9,585 7.8%145 #10308

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Xi’an 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,339 #2,063
  2. Engineering#1,712 #1,351
  3. Materials Science#1,319 #839
  4. Computer Science#3,153 #1,836
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,695 #1,009
  6. Mechanical Engineering#1,098 #632
  7. Materials Chemistry#1,066 #707
  8. Aerospace Engineering#1,203 #607
  9. Artificial Intelligence#1,939 #1,500
  10. Social Sciences#10,308 #8,302
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Xi’an University work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Xi’an University is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (40%), Materials Science (19%), Computer Science (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,449 fractional works · 83.6% of its workEngineering: 691 fractional works · 39.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 190 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 178 fractional works · 10.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 72 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 70 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 41 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 37 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 321 fractional works · 18.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 188 fractional works · 10.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 58 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCeramics and Composites: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 206 fractional works · 11.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 78 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 59 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 65 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 45 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 41 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 38 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 35 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 163 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 59 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 25 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 64 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 57 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKXi’an University1,734fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences84%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering69139.9%
    2. Materials Science32118.5%
    3. Computer Science20611.9%
    4. Environmental Science653.8%
    5. Chemistry452.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy412.4%
    7. Energy382.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences171.0%
    9. Mathematics120.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering120.7%
    1. Social Sciences593.4%
    2. Psychology301.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities301.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting251.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance100.6%
    6. Decision Sciences90.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology261.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences211.2%
    3. Neuroscience150.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine452.6%
    2. Health Professions80.5%
    3. Dentistry30.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Xi’an University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 58.0 works7.3×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 177.6 works5.6×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 188.3 works5.5×
  4. Materials ScienceField · 321.0 works5.3×
  5. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 29.9 works4.3×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.93× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.65× its world share, 45 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 206 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.39× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.66× its world share, 691 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 65 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.30× its world share, 321 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.07× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.30×321 works
  2. Engineering2.66×691 works
  3. Energy2.39×38 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.93×12 works
  5. Chemistry1.65×45 works
  6. Computer Science1.53×206 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.07×41 works
  8. Environmental Science0.76×65 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.64×18 works
  10. Mathematics0.61×12 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.60×30 works
  12. Psychology0.57×30 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.55×9 works
  14. Neuroscience0.53×15 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×25 works
  16. Dentistry0.33×3 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×26 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×10 works
  19. Social Sciences0.27×59 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×21 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×1 works
  22. Health Professions0.18×8 works
  23. Nursing0.16×1 works
  24. Medicine0.14×45 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Xi’an University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jing Zhang, Xuan Yang and Di Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xi’an University.

  1. 1 Jing Zhang China · #703,987 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Xuan Yang China · #805,714 worldwide 382 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Di Wang China · #821,471 worldwide 3.3k citations · 141 works
  4. 4 Heguang Liu China · #830,388 worldwide 3k citations · 186 works
  5. 5 Xuexia Song China · #895,300 worldwide 622 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Ningjing Hou China · #1,042,427 worldwide 327 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Xiangquan Wu China · #1,069,529 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Mengxin Bai China · #1,130,496 worldwide 192 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Yunpeng Zhang China · #1,143,930 worldwide 3k citations · 157 works
  10. 10 X Y Song China · #1,159,407 worldwide 43 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Xi’an University

What are the most cited papers from Xi’an University?

The most cited paper from Xi’an University is "Nanostructured high-strength molybdenum alloys with unprecedented tensile ductility" (Gang Liu, Gongjian Zhang, Feng Jiang et al., 2013), with 1,120 citations. Next come "PLEK: a tool for predicting long non-coding RNAs and messenger RNAs based on an improved k-mer scheme" (875) and "Length effect of carbon nanotubes on the strengthening mechanisms in metal matrix composites" (488).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nanostructured high-strength molybdenum alloys with unprecedented tensile ductility Gang Liu, Gongjian Zhang, Feng Jiang et al. · Nature Materials 25 Jan 2013 1,120
2 PLEK: a tool for predicting long non-coding RNAs and messenger RNAs based on an improved k-mer scheme Aimin Li, Junying Zhang, Zhongyin Zhou · BMC Bioinformatics Open access 19 Sep 2014 875
3 Length effect of carbon nanotubes on the strengthening mechanisms in metal matrix composites Biao Chen, Jianghua Shen, X. Ye et al. · Acta Materialia 29 Aug 2017 488
4 Piezo-catalysis for nondestructive tooth whitening Yang Wang, Yang Wang, Xinrong Wen et al. · Nature Communications Open access 12 Mar 2020 471
5 Harvesting the Vibration Energy of BiFeO3 Nanosheets for Hydrogen Evolution Huilin You, Zheng Wu, Luohong Zhang et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 21 Jun 2019 456
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Xi’an University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Graphene, Energy Storage, Deep Learning, Cathode Materials, Nanocomposites and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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-now 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. Mechanical Properties176▲ 10×36 topics
  2. Deep Learning156▲ 2.6×76 topics
  3. Microstructure139▲ 15×18 topics
  4. Graphene97▲ 8.3×12 topics
  5. Energy Storage96▲ 8.5×11 topics
  6. Machine Learning82▲ 1.42×68 topics
  7. Nanomaterials77▲ 4.2×20 topics
  8. Nanocomposites73▲ 5.3×22 topics
  9. Cathode Materials69▲ 10×3 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence66▲ 2.7×36 topics
  11. Nanoparticles65▲ 3.0×37 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications63▲ 3.1×32 topics
  13. Sintering55▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Internet of Things54▲ 3.7×23 topics
  15. Carbon Nanotubes54▲ 9.4×9 topics
  16. Rechargeable Batteries46▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries45▲ 6.3×4 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks45▲ 6.2×6 topics
  19. Spark Plasma Sintering44▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Processing Techniques40▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Cloud Computing35▲ 7.0×13 topics
  22. Battery Technology35▲ 7.2×3 topics
  23. Polymer Composites33▲ 7.2×7 topics
  24. Nanostructured Materials33▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Battery Materials33▲ 11×1 topic
  26. Nanostructured Anodes33▲ 11×1 topic
  27. Oxidation Resistance31▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Microstructural Evolution31▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Grain Refinement30▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Friction Stir Processing29▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Electrocatalysis29▲ 5.9×5 topics
  32. Metal Matrix Composites29▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Reinforcement28▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Aluminum Alloy28▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Thin Films28▲ 8.5×9 topics
  36. Cemented Carbides28▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Tungsten Carbide28▲ 31×1 topic
  38. MXenes28▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Two-Dimensional Materials28▲ 7.0×4 topics
  40. Microstructure Evolution26▲ 20×5 topics

Which research topics does Xi’an University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advancements in Battery Materials, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Advanced materials and composites and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies.

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 33 works
  2. 2 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 28 works
  3. 3 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 28 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 23 works
  5. 5 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  6. 6 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 20 works
  7. 7 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 18 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 17 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  10. 10 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 16 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 available22.2%not open77.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Xi’an University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0066% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Xi’an University0.0085% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Xi’an University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Xi’an University10.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.8% in 2024.

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