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Xihua University

In research, Xihua University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#807 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#549 of 5,901 worldwide) and Computer Science (#625 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business and International Management, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering (Business and International Management is 5.0× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#1,092
of 22,385 · #1,665 all time
Rank in China
#258
of 2,481
Research works
10k
▲ 198% vs 2018-21
Citations
68k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%

What is Xihua 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 #807 of 10,670 11.1%2,587 #1225
EngineeringField #549 of 5,901 11.4%1,304 #1039
Computer ScienceField #625 of 4,417 11.9%485 #1023
Materials ScienceField #409 of 2,276 9.1%283 #738
Life SciencesDomain #1,235 of 6,403 18.3%301 #1958
Environmental ScienceField #748 of 3,334 11.9%188 #1329
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #780 of 3,157 19.0%146 #1305
Social SciencesDomain #2,369 of 9,585 16.8%401 #2461
Health SciencesDomain #2,551 of 9,902 17.8%157 #4378
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #488 of 1,862 14.3%191 #803

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 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#1,225 #807
  2. Engineering#1,039 #549
  3. Computer Science#1,023 #625
  4. Materials Science#738 #409
  5. Life Sciences#1,958 #1,235
  6. Environmental Science#1,329 #748
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,305 #780
  8. Social Sciences#2,461 #2,369
  9. Health Sciences#4,378 #2,551
  10. Artificial Intelligence#803 #488
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 Xihua University work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Xihua University is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (38%), Computer Science (14%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,962 fractional works · 75.0% of its workEngineering: 1,492 fractional works · 37.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 297 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 194 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 176 fractional works · 4.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 132 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 131 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 127 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 115 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 68 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 67 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 553 fractional works · 14.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 223 fractional works · 5.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 120 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 73 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 63 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSignal Processing: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 333 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 199 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 207 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 104 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 99 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 61 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 51 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNumerical Analysis: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 460 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 139 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 57 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 102 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 82 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 60 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 69 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 351 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 171 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFood Science: 82 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 138 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 95 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiotechnology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 175 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMedicine: 138 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKXihua University3,948fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences12%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,49237.8%
    2. Computer Science55314.0%
    3. Materials Science3338.4%
    4. Environmental Science2075.2%
    5. Chemistry1042.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy992.5%
    7. Energy611.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences411.0%
    9. Mathematics370.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering350.9%
    1. Social Sciences1393.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1022.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance822.1%
    4. Psychology691.8%
    5. Decision Sciences380.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities310.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1714.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1383.5%
    3. Neuroscience270.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology60.1%
    1. Medicine1383.5%
    2. Health Professions180.4%
    3. Nursing170.4%
    4. Dentistry20.0%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Xihua University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business and International Management takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 20.8 works5.0×
  2. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 115.2 works4.1×
  3. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 175.8 works3.8×
  4. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 34.4 works3.6×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 171 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 138 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.53× its world share, 35 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.67× its world share, 104 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.80× its world share, 553 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.67× its world share, 61 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.52× its world share, 1,492 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 207 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.41× its world share, 333 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 99 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 138 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 102 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 82 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 69 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 139 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.53×35 works
  2. Engineering2.52×1,492 works
  3. Materials Science2.41×333 works
  4. Computer Science1.80×553 works
  5. Chemistry1.67×104 works
  6. Energy1.67×61 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.12×99 works
  8. Environmental Science1.06×207 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.98×38 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×82 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.91×171 works
  12. Nursing0.85×16 works
  13. Mathematics0.80×37 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.80×102 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×10 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.67×41 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.65×138 works
  18. Psychology0.57×69 works
  19. Neuroscience0.42×27 works
  20. Social Sciences0.28×139 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.27×31 works
  22. Veterinary0.22×1 works
  23. Medicine0.18×138 works
  24. Health Professions0.17×18 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×6 works
  26. Dentistry0.08×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Xihua University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ming‐Jun Chen, Minghang Jiang and Jia Fang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xihua University.

  1. 1 Ming‐Jun Chen China · #86,443 worldwide 5k citations · 131 works
  2. 2 Minghang Jiang China · #172,544 worldwide 2.7k citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Jia Fang China · #278,573 worldwide 2.3k citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Li Wang China · #364,838 worldwide 939 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Qian Yang China · #375,736 worldwide 2.2k citations · 225 works
  6. 6 Xin Zhang China · #379,810 worldwide 3.3k citations · 127 works
  7. 7 Yisha Xie China · #391,797 worldwide 1k citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Xiaojun Luo China · #432,143 worldwide 3.7k citations · 136 works
  9. 9 Yingda Zhang China · #459,966 worldwide 1.1k citations · 82 works
  10. 10 Shengnan Yan China · #486,879 worldwide 1.3k citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Xihua University

What are the most cited papers from Xihua University?

The most cited paper from Xihua University is "Progress in the functional modification of graphene/graphene oxide: a review" (Wang Wang Yu, Sisi Li, Yang Haiyan et al., 2020), with 1,390 citations. Next come "Plant-inspired adhesive and tough hydrogel based on Ag-Lignin nanoparticles-triggered dynamic redox catechol chemistry" (1,036) and "Maximum Neighborhood Margin Discriminant Projection for Classification" (745).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Progress in the functional modification of graphene/graphene oxide: a review Wang Wang Yu, Sisi Li, Yang Haiyan et al. · RSC Advances Open access 2020 1,390
2 Plant-inspired adhesive and tough hydrogel based on Ag-Lignin nanoparticles-triggered dynamic redox catechol chemistry Donglin Gan, Wensi Xing, Lili Jiang et al. · Nature Communications Open access 2 Apr 2019 1,036
3 Maximum Neighborhood Margin Discriminant Projection for Classification Jianping Gou, Yongzhao Zhan, Min Wan et al. · The Scientific World JOURNAL Open access 2014 745
4 Recommended psychological crisis intervention response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak in China: a model of West China Hospital Jun Zhang, Weili Wu, Xin Zhao et al. · Precision Clinical Medicine Open access 18 Feb 2020 576
5 Review on Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Applied to Plant Leaf Disease Classification Jinzhu Lu, Lijuan Tan, Huanyu Jiang · Agriculture Open access 27 Jul 2021 537
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Xihua University?

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

▲ 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. Deep Learning352▲ 2.6×81 topics
  2. Machine Learning199▲ 1.51×83 topics
  3. Neural Networks179▲ 2.9×33 topics
  4. Nanoparticles118▲ 2.4×39 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications106▲ 2.3×35 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties92▲ 2.4×37 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency89▲ 2.5×36 topics
  8. Renewable Energy89▲ 1.55×40 topics
  9. Remote Sensing85▲ 1.77×34 topics
  10. Nanocomposites84▲ 2.7×22 topics
  11. Numerical Simulation81▲ 7.1×14 topics
  12. Nanomaterials77▲ 1.86×18 topics
  13. Graphene74▲ 2.8×12 topics
  14. Internet of Things72▲ 2.1×25 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks63▲ 2.2×14 topics
  16. Turbulent Flow61▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Fluid-Structure Interaction60▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Vortex Dynamics60▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Risk Assessment60▲ 2.3×21 topics
  20. Heat Transfer59▲ 3.1×16 topics
  21. Biosensors59▲ 3.0×12 topics
  22. Simulation55▲ 5.4×11 topics
  23. Large Eddy Simulation52▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Cavitation51▲ 44×2 topics
  25. Actuators49▲ 7.8×5 topics
  26. Hydropower47▲ 44×2 topics
  27. Cavitation Prediction47▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Pump as Turbine47▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Modeling44▲ 4.6×6 topics
  30. Sparse Representation40▲ 5.5×6 topics
  31. Electrochemistry40▲ 4.6×3 topics
  32. Control40▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Genetic Algorithms36▲ 6.7×7 topics
  34. Fermentation34▲ 6.4×6 topics
  35. Adaptive34▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Real-Time34▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Feedback34▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Hydraulic Systems34▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Electro-Hydraulic33▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Robust33▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Xihua University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis.

  1. 1 Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps Mechanics of Materials 47 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 33 works
  3. 3 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 26 works
  4. 4 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 22 works
  5. 5 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 20 works
  6. 6 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 19 works
  8. 8 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  9. 9 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 16 works
  10. 10 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 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 available29.4%not open70.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Xihua University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 198% 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 Xihua University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.018% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Xihua University0.018% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Xihua 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%Xihua University14.6% 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 14.6% in 2025.

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