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Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research

In research, Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,588 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,293 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 19.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,090
of 28,054 · #19,435 all time
Rank in China
#1,723
of 3,058
Research works
689
▼ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research 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 #5,588 of 12,888 19.4%145 #11586
EngineeringField #5,293 of 6,636 16.6%63 #8975

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research 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).

What does Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 19.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 38.6 works19×
← 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: 2.57× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.67× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.45× its world share, 63 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.84× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Jiang Hui-fang and Jianghui Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research.

  1. 1 Jiang Hui-fang China · #827,833 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Jianghui Zhang China · #1,371,115 worldwide 31 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research

Which keywords describe research at Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Land Use Change, Water Resources, Hydrological Modeling, Environmental Impact, Sediment Transport and Global Warming.

▲ 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. Climate Change38▲ 8.3×38 topics
  2. Remote Sensing22▲ 10×21 topics
  3. Land Use Change14▲ 27×7 topics
  4. Environmental Impact13▲ 4.6×19 topics
  5. Water Resources13▲ 31×7 topics
  6. Sustainability11▲ 2.7×16 topics
  7. Machine Learning11▲ 1.93×15 topics
  8. Hydrological Modeling10▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Sediment Transport9▲ 35×4 topics
  10. Global Warming8▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Soil Moisture7▲ 61×4 topics
  12. CO2 Sequestration7▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Liquefaction6▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Tunnel6▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Model Evaluation6▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Hydrology6▲ 28×4 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 7.2×4 topics
  18. Global Hydrology6▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Uncertainty Assessment6▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Recycled Materials6▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Urbanization5▲ 7.5×3 topics
  22. Fly Ash5▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Alkali-Activated Materials5▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Cementitious Materials5▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Geopolymer5▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Water Quality5▲ 7.5×7 topics
  27. Drought5▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Horticultural Crops5▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Evapotranspiration5▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Water Scarcity5▲ 36×3 topics
  31. Two-Phase Flow5▲ 38×3 topics
  32. Numerical Simulation5▲ 9.4×6 topics
  33. Hydrological Cycle5▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Crop Productivity4▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Extreme Events4▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Deficit Irrigation4▲ 108×1 topic
  37. Turbulence4▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Water Use Efficiency4▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Free-Surface Flows4▲ 58×2 topics
  40. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Irrigation Practices and Water Management and Hydraulic flow and structures.

Hydrology and Watershed …6Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 6 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…5Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 5 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and Water Management: 4 fractional worksHydraulic flow and structures: 4 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 4 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 4 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…3Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 3 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety: 3 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyCivil and Structural EngineeringSoil ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  2. 2 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 4 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  9. 9 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 3 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 available24.1%not open75.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% lower 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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