Question 1

What is Xidian University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Xidian University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#151 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#114 of 5,901 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#16 of 785 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Media Technology and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Aerospace Engineering is 11.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Xidian University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Xidian University ranks #416 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#547 all time), and #97 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Xidian University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Rusen Yang, Zhiwu Li and Yunlei Zhou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xidian University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Xidian University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Xidian University is "Weighted Nuclear Norm Minimization with Application to Image Denoising" (Shuhang Gu, Lei Zhang, Wangmeng Zuo et al., 2014), with 2,298 citations. Next come "Sparse representation or collaborative representation: Which helps face recognition?" (1,985) and "A survey on federated learning" (1,865).

Question 5

Which research topics does Xidian University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Antenna Design and Analysis, Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and Radar Systems and Signal Processing.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Xidian University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Wireless Communications, Signal Processing, Sparse Representation, Remote Sensing and Machine Learning.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Xidian University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Xidian University is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (48%), Computer Science (30%), Physics and Astronomy (5%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Xidian University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% higher than in 2018-2021.