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Xi'an University of Science and Technology

In research, Xi'an University of Science and Technology stands highest in Engineering (#105 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#319 of 12,888 worldwide) and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (#3 of 84 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Mechanics of Materials and Ocean Engineering — Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality is 15.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#559
of 28,054 · #1,390 all time
Rank in China
#180
of 3,058
Research works
15k
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
123k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Xi'an University of Science and Technology 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
EngineeringField #105 of 6,636 22.6%2,451 #388
Physical SciencesDomain #319 of 12,888 22.0%4,204 #1009
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield #3 of 84 30.3%178 #11
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #13 of 286 30.2%242 #71
Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield #25 of 458 22.2%376 #164
Environmental ScienceField #254 of 3,551 28.9%401 #666
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #65 of 795 41.3%198 #460
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #126 of 1,209 31.7%156 #486
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #105 of 896 22.4%232 #331
Materials ScienceField #310 of 2,468 17.7%413 #1090

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Xi'an University of Science and Technology 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. Engineering#388 #105
  2. Physical Sciences#1,009 #319
  3. Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality#11 #3
  4. Ocean Engineering#71 #13
  5. Mechanics of Materials#164 #25
  6. Environmental Science#666 #254
  7. Aerospace Engineering#460 #65
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences#486 #126
  9. Civil and Structural Engineering#331 #105
  10. Materials Science#1,090 #310
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 University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality takes 15.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 178.3 works16×
  2. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 376.3 works11×
  3. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 242.0 works9.8×
  4. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 32.8 works6.8×
  5. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 30.5 works5.4×
  6. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 36.9 works4.6×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 32 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.74× its world share, 29 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 74 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 463 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 156 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.84× its world share, 124 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.45× its world share, 2,451 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 401 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.50× its world share, 413 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 70 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 70 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 87 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Xi'an University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Wei Chen, Haoyuan Hong and Jun Deng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xi'an University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Wei Chen China · #26,537 worldwide 669 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Haoyuan Hong China · #104,066 worldwide 532 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Jun Deng China · #105,469 worldwide 615 citations · 88 works
  4. 4 Yang Xiao China · #153,683 worldwide 244 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Xiangrong Liu China · #163,549 worldwide 242 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Hu Wen China · #173,218 worldwide 144 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Lei Qin China · #186,732 worldwide 264 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Lei Zhang China · #191,615 worldwide 388 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Hongwei Fan China · #208,795 worldwide 244 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Caiping Wang China · #221,377 worldwide 187 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Xi'an University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Xi'an University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rock Mechanics, Pore Structure, Deep Learning, CO2 Sequestration, Dynamic Behavior, Coal Permeability, Coalbed Methane and Risk Assessment.

▲ 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 Learning392▲ 2.4×80 topics
  2. Rock Mechanics249▲ 54×4 topics
  3. Machine Learning233▲ 1.51×80 topics
  4. Pore Structure222▲ 38×3 topics
  5. CO2 Sequestration216▲ 24×4 topics
  6. Remote Sensing202▲ 3.5×36 topics
  7. Risk Assessment184▲ 5.8×18 topics
  8. Neural Networks168▲ 2.3×35 topics
  9. Dynamic Behavior163▲ 30×3 topics
  10. Coal Permeability163▲ 172×1 topic
  11. Coalbed Methane163▲ 172×1 topic
  12. Fracture160▲ 35×2 topics
  13. Acoustic Emission154▲ 54×2 topics
  14. Brittle Failure154▲ 57×1 topic
  15. Numerical Modelling154▲ 57×1 topic
  16. Environmental Impact140▲ 1.74×42 topics
  17. Nanomaterials135▲ 2.7×18 topics
  18. Coal Seam131▲ 130×2 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency122▲ 2.7×33 topics
  20. Nanocomposites120▲ 3.1×21 topics
  21. Mechanical Properties119▲ 2.6×35 topics
  22. Numerical Simulation118▲ 8.4×13 topics
  23. Convolutional Neural Networks116▲ 3.3×14 topics
  24. Graphene104▲ 3.2×11 topics
  25. Energy Storage101▲ 3.3×12 topics
  26. Geological Conditions88▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Image Processing88▲ 4.2×12 topics
  28. Mechanical Behavior73▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Computer Vision70▲ 5.5×4 topics
  30. Mining Technology70▲ 128×1 topic
  31. Water Inrush70▲ 128×1 topic
  32. Mining Engineering61▲ 133×1 topic
  33. Support Technology61▲ 133×1 topic
  34. GIS-based Modeling60▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Shale Gas59▲ 9.9×2 topics
  36. Hazard57▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Landslide57▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Gas Permeability52▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Detonation Propulsion52▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Pulse Detonation Engines52▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Xi'an University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coal Properties and Utilization, Rock Mechanics and Modeling, Geoscience and Mining Technology and Geomechanics and Mining Engineering.

Coal Properties and Util…163Coal Properties and Utilization: 163 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Model…154Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 154 fractional worksGeoscience and Mining Technology: 70 fractional worksGeomechanics and Mining Engineering: 61 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 57 fractional worksCombustion and Detonatio…52Combustion and Detonation Processes: 52 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 50 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 50 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 34 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 34 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Coal Properties and Utilization Ocean Engineering 163 works
  2. 2 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 154 works
  3. 3 Geoscience and Mining Technology Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 70 works
  4. 4 Geomechanics and Mining Engineering Mechanics of Materials 61 works
  5. 5 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 57 works
  6. 6 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 52 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 50 works
  8. 8 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 50 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 34 works
  10. 10 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 34 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Xi'an University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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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.