Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Research facility · Ürümqi · China

Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory

In research, Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,639 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#389 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,558 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 74.3× its share of world research.

english.xao.ac.cn/auROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#12,288
of 28,054 · #18,860 all time
Rank in China
#2,123
of 3,058
Research works
744
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory 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 #6,639 of 12,888 13.4%179 #10469
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #389 of 443 15.3%71 #974
Physics and AstronomyField #1,558 of 1,646 15.8%90 #3455

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory 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#10,469 #6,639
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#974 #389
  3. Physics and Astronomy#3,455 #1,558
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 Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 74.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 70.8 works74×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 90.3 works22×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.49× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.56× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 22.15× its world share, 90 worksPhysics and AstronomyArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 22.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiang Liu, Na Wang and J. P. Yuan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory.

  1. 1 Xiang Liu China · #740,721 worldwide 107 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Na Wang China · #761,390 worldwide 418 citations · 306 works
  3. 3 J. P. Yuan China · #820,032 worldwide 84 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Qian Xu China · #1,273,543 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Xindi Tang China · #1,286,265 worldwide 50 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Xia Zhou China · #1,323,562 worldwide 43 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jianjun Zhou China · #1,482,520 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Jarken Esimbek China · #1,537,374 worldwide 14 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Xiaohu Li China · #1,602,617 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Shuangqiang Wang China · #1,623,685 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gravitational Waves, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Equation of State, Binary Black Hole, Neutron Star, Star Formation and Supernovae.

▲ 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. Gravitational Waves22▲ 215×2 topics
  2. Accretion Disks15▲ 175×2 topics
  3. Magnetic Fields15▲ 127×2 topics
  4. Equation of State14▲ 138×2 topics
  5. Binary Black Hole13▲ 250×1 topic
  6. Neutron Star13▲ 250×1 topic
  7. Climate Change13▲ 2.6×20 topics
  8. Star Formation11▲ 110×2 topics
  9. Supernovae10▲ 67×2 topics
  10. Radio Astronomy10▲ 236×2 topics
  11. Exoplanets10▲ 131×1 topic
  12. Stellar Astrophysics10▲ 131×1 topic
  13. Epoch of Reionization10▲ 402×1 topic
  14. Low-Frequency Telescopes10▲ 402×1 topic
  15. Turbulence9▲ 58×2 topics
  16. Black Holes9▲ 53×3 topics
  17. Gamma-Ray Bursts9▲ 176×1 topic
  18. Molecular Clouds9▲ 187×1 topic
  19. Neutron Stars9▲ 176×1 topic
  20. Nucleosynthesis9▲ 96×2 topics
  21. Protoplanetary Disks9▲ 187×1 topic
  22. Optimization8▲ 8.8×7 topics
  23. Galactic Center7▲ 84×2 topics
  24. Particle Swarm Optimization7▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Cosmic Rays7▲ 71×2 topics
  26. Genetic Algorithms7▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Neutrinos7▲ 71×2 topics
  28. Antenna Arrays6▲ 94×1 topic
  29. Differential Evolution6▲ 48×1 topic
  30. X-Ray Spectroscopy6▲ 82×2 topics
  31. Event Horizon Telescope6▲ 162×1 topic
  32. X-Ray Astronomy6▲ 162×1 topic
  33. High-Energy Astrophysics6▲ 123×1 topic
  34. Particle Acceleration6▲ 123×1 topic
  35. Sea Level Rise6▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  37. Solar System Abundances4▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Astronomical Instrumentation4▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Spectrograph4▲ 83×1 topic

Which research topics does Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Pulsars and Gravitationa…13Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 13 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …10Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 10 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observat…10Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 10 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…9Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 9 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 9 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 6 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …6Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 6 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 4 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace EngineeringNuclear and High Energy PhysicsInstrumentation

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

  1. 1 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  3. 3 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  4. 4 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  9. 9 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 4 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

199520002005201020152020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Ürümqi

All research institutions in Ürümqi

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.