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

What drives Southwest Petroleum University's research

Ask where Southwest Petroleum University's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 16,637 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 55 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis; Drilling and Well Engineering; Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 1.88, 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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