# Shanxi University

> university in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

**Wikidata**: [Q7489128](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7489128)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanxi_University)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shanxi-university

## Body
### Identity and Classification
Shanxi University is a public university classified as an academic institution for further education. It is located in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. The university holds the GRID ID `grid.163032.5` and the ROR ID `03y3e3s17`.

### History and Location
Founded in 1902, Shanxi University is situated in the Xiaodian District. The geographic coordinates of the university are latitude 37.7968 and longitude 112.58210277777778.

### Rankings and Performance
According to the Best Chinese Universities Ranking (ShanghaiRanking), Shanxi University has held the following positions:
- **2024:** 101
- **2023:** 103
- **2022:** 111
- **2021:** 112
- **2020:** 116
- **2019:** 137
- **2018:** 145
- **2017:** 143
- **2016:** 97
- **2015:** 104

### Organizational Affiliations
The university is a member of the **Double First Class University Plan** and is affiliated with the **National Basic Ability Construction Project of Western and Central China**.

### Identifiers and Online Presence
Shanxi University maintains various identifiers across academic and social platforms:
- **ISNI:** 0000000417602008, 0000000085948562
- **GND ID:** 307246-0
- **VIAF ID:** 133144435
- **Library of Congress Authority ID:** n81108668
- **Unified Social Credit ID:** 12140000405700005X
- **Chinese School ID:** 4114010108
- **Website:** http://www.sxu.edu.cn
- **Weibo User ID:** sxu1902
- **Zhihu Topic ID:** 19687955
- **Baidu Tieba Name:** 山西大学

### Campus and Visuals
The institution's image is represented by the South gate of Shanxi University Wucheng Campus. The relevant Wikimedia Commons category is "Shanxi University."

## References

1. GRID Release 2017-01-10
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2024)
4. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2023)
5. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2015)
6. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2016)
7. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2017)
8. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2018)
9. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2019)
10. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2020)
11. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2021)
12. [Source](https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/2022)
13. GRID Release 2015-12-14
14. GRID Release 2016-12-06
15. Quora
16. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
17. [Source](https://orcid.org/signin)
18. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph
19. Credit China
20. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)