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Xihua University

In research, Xihua University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#758 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#601 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,105 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business and International Management, Mechanics of Materials and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality — Business and International Management is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,030
of 28,054 · #3,020 all time
Rank in China
#328
of 3,058
Research works
10k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Xihua 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 #758 of 12,888 19.0%2,587 #2356
EngineeringField #601 of 6,636 17.0%1,304 #1620
Social SciencesDomain #1,105 of 10,521 33.6%401 #2896
Computer ScienceField #708 of 4,667 21.4%485 #1646
Food ScienceSubfield #75 of 492 50.4%72 #355
Materials ScienceField #421 of 2,468 17.9%283 #1531
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #375 of 1,884 28.0%191 #1061
Life SciencesDomain #1,901 of 7,800 37.9%301 #4949
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #480 of 1,775 44.8%76 #1554
Environmental ScienceField #1,039 of 3,551 25.3%188 #2479

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Xihua 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#2,356 #758
  2. Engineering#1,620 #601
  3. Social Sciences#2,896 #1,105
  4. Computer Science#1,646 #708
  5. Food Science#355 #75
  6. Materials Science#1,531 #421
  7. Artificial Intelligence#1,061 #375
  8. Life Sciences#4,949 #1,901
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,554 #480
  10. Environmental Science#2,479 #1,039
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 Xihua University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business and International Management takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 20.2 works5.6×
  2. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 97.2 works4.0×
  3. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 30.2 works3.7×
  4. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 142.6 works3.5×
  5. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 122.0 works3.3×
← 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: 0.89× its world share, 146 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 117 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.51× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.61× its world share, 87 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.81× its world share, 485 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.65× its world share, 52 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.52× its world share, 1,304 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 188 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.35× its world share, 283 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 87 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 91 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 76 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 124 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Xihua University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhenming Che, Lei Xu and Ping Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xihua University.

  1. 1 Zhenming Che China · #283,275 worldwide 93 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Lei Xu China · #382,148 worldwide 110 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Ping Liu China · #391,254 worldwide 28 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Heshun Wang China · #397,288 worldwide 85 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Weili Li China · #401,786 worldwide 84 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jun Wang China · #417,945 worldwide 208 citations · 72 works
  7. 7 Peng Chen China · #489,054 worldwide 190 citations · 95 works
  8. 8 Hong Peng China · #549,182 worldwide 214 citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Wu Lijun China · #569,741 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Xiaowei Wei China · #643,654 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Xihua University

Which keywords describe research at Xihua University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Numerical Simulation, Nanoparticles, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Vortex Dynamics and Turbulent Flow.

▲ 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 Learning307▲ 2.6×81 topics
  2. Machine Learning171▲ 1.52×79 topics
  3. Neural Networks162▲ 3.0×33 topics
  4. Nanoparticles104▲ 2.4×37 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications91▲ 2.2×35 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency81▲ 2.5×34 topics
  7. Renewable Energy80▲ 1.61×37 topics
  8. Remote Sensing78▲ 1.83×33 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties74▲ 2.2×36 topics
  10. Nanocomposites73▲ 2.6×20 topics
  11. Numerical Simulation70▲ 6.9×14 topics
  12. Graphene67▲ 2.8×12 topics
  13. Nanomaterials65▲ 1.79×17 topics
  14. Internet of Things65▲ 2.2×25 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks58▲ 2.3×14 topics
  16. Risk Assessment55▲ 2.4×19 topics
  17. Biosensors55▲ 3.1×12 topics
  18. Simulation53▲ 6.0×10 topics
  19. Fluid-Structure Interaction53▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Vortex Dynamics53▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Turbulent Flow52▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Heat Transfer51▲ 3.0×15 topics
  23. Actuators45▲ 8.2×5 topics
  24. Large Eddy Simulation44▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Cavitation43▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Modeling42▲ 4.8×6 topics
  27. Hydropower41▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Cavitation Prediction41▲ 68×1 topic
  29. Pump as Turbine41▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Control37▲ 8.2×5 topics
  31. Sparse Representation37▲ 5.5×6 topics
  32. Electrochemistry36▲ 4.6×3 topics
  33. Adaptive32▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Real-Time32▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Genetic Algorithms32▲ 6.4×7 topics
  36. Feedback32▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Hydraulic Systems32▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Electro-Hydraulic31▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Robust31▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Fermentation31▲ 6.6×5 topics

Which research topics does Xihua University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques and E-commerce and Technology Innovations.

Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps: 41 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 31 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 23 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 19 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 18 fractional worksSentiment Analysis and O…16Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining: 16 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 16 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 15 fractional worksElectromagnetic wave abs…15Electromagnetic wave absorption materials: 15 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringMolecular BiologyBusiness and International Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps Mechanics of Materials 41 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 31 works
  3. 3 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 23 works
  4. 4 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 19 works
  5. 5 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 19 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  7. 7 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  8. 8 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 15 works
  10. 10 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 15 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 available29.4%not open70.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Xihua University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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