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2026-09-09 · Research focus · Southwest Jiaotong University · China

What drives Southwest Jiaotong University's research

Ask where Southwest Jiaotong University's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 36,217 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 64 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Railway Engineering and Dynamics; Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency; Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.62, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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