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Xinjiang University

In research, Xinjiang University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#206 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#139 of 6,636 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#87 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Bioengineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — Energy Engineering and Power Technology is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#320
of 28,054 · #1,314 all time
Rank in China
#113
of 3,058
Research works
21k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
198k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Xinjiang 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 #206 of 12,888 18.8%7,218 #1038
EngineeringField #139 of 6,636 18.9%2,778 #779
Environmental ScienceField #87 of 3,551 27.0%755 #555
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #53 of 1,775 61.5%162 #447
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #38 of 1,272 64.7%142 #367
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #101 of 2,318 20.3%809 #525
Materials ScienceField #187 of 2,468 17.9%715 #858
EnergyField #54 of 694 19.1%296 #249
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #289 of 3,409 33.1%357 #971
Social SciencesDomain #897 of 10,521 33.7%660 #2145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Xinjiang 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#1,038 #206
  2. Engineering#779 #139
  3. Environmental Science#555 #87
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#447 #53
  5. Economics and Econometrics#367 #38
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#525 #101
  7. Materials Science#858 #187
  8. Energy#249 #54
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#971 #289
  10. Social Sciences#2,145 #897
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy Engineering and Power Technology takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 48.8 works5.1×
  2. BioengineeringSubfield · 28.9 works4.9×
  3. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 488.9 works4.4×
  4. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 111.0 works4.1×
  5. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 28.1 works3.7×
  6. EnergyField · 296.1 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: 0.84× its world share, 357 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 273 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.85× its world share, 89 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.13× its world share, 298 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.37× its world share, 1,639 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 235 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.62× its world share, 296 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.08× its world share, 2,778 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 755 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.30× its world share, 715 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.33× its world share, 244 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 170 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 272 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 115 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 76 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 162 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 208 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Xinjiang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sayipjamal Dulat, Rui Sheng and Zhidong Teng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xinjiang University.

  1. 1 Sayipjamal Dulat · #93,940 worldwide 402 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Rui Sheng · #126,729 worldwide 321 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Zhidong Teng · #179,866 worldwide 282 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Haijun Jiang · #189,112 worldwide 449 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Cheng Hu · #208,200 worldwide 280 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Cheng Chen · #208,725 worldwide 114 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Hongwei Wang · #213,028 worldwide 96 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Tashpolat Tiyip · #221,140 worldwide 136 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Zhi Yuan · #260,082 worldwide 172 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Zhidong Teng · #272,300 worldwide 110 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Xinjiang University

Which keywords describe research at Xinjiang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Convolutional Neural Networks, Energy Storage, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing and Cathode Materials.

▲ 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 Learning1,104▲ 3.6×83 topics
  2. Neural Networks580▲ 4.2×36 topics
  3. Machine Learning551▲ 1.89×86 topics
  4. Nanomaterials402▲ 4.3×19 topics
  5. Remote Sensing371▲ 3.4×37 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks351▲ 5.4×14 topics
  7. Climate Change344▲ 1.43×89 topics
  8. Energy Storage337▲ 5.8×12 topics
  9. Renewable Energy328▲ 2.6×37 topics
  10. Environmental Impact257▲ 1.69×50 topics
  11. Graphene230▲ 3.8×11 topics
  12. Cathode Materials228▲ 6.5×3 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks213▲ 5.7×6 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications192▲ 1.81×34 topics
  15. Catalysis176▲ 3.0×26 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties169▲ 1.96×37 topics
  17. Rechargeable Batteries168▲ 7.0×2 topics
  18. Water Splitting168▲ 5.2×4 topics
  19. Nanocomposites166▲ 2.3×21 topics
  20. Urbanization147▲ 4.0×8 topics
  21. Land Use Change141▲ 5.2×9 topics
  22. Nanostructures139▲ 3.9×16 topics
  23. Feature Extraction135▲ 3.3×10 topics
  24. Battery Technology132▲ 5.2×3 topics
  25. Image Processing132▲ 3.4×12 topics
  26. Lithium-ion Batteries129▲ 3.4×4 topics
  27. Electrocatalysis127▲ 5.0×5 topics
  28. Semiconductors116▲ 4.2×5 topics
  29. Chemical Sensors108▲ 5.1×3 topics
  30. Computer Vision106▲ 4.4×5 topics
  31. Information Retrieval105▲ 5.4×4 topics
  32. Wavelet Transform101▲ 5.0×7 topics
  33. Text Classification99▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Image Classification98▲ 6.4×3 topics
  35. Image Recognition87▲ 7.4×2 topics
  36. Object Detection86▲ 7.6×1 topic
  37. Semantic Segmentation86▲ 7.6×1 topic
  38. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries82▲ 9.0×1 topic
  39. Zinc Anode82▲ 9.0×1 topic
  40. Global Stability81▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Xinjiang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Neural Network Applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Advanced battery technologies research.

Advancements in Battery …86Advancements in Battery Materials: 86 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …86Advanced Neural Network Applications: 86 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 85 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…82Advanced battery technologies research: 82 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…80Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 80 fractional worksTopic Modeling75Topic Modeling: 75 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 74 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…73Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 73 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 71 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 60 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 86 works
  2. 2 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 86 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 85 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 82 works
  5. 5 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 80 works
  6. 6 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 75 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 74 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 73 works
  9. 9 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 71 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 60 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Xinjiang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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