School social science has outstanding advantages and distinctive features in the study of China ancient literature, northwest history and geography, curriculum and teaching theory, ethnic education, ancient books collation, Dunhuang studies and other disciplines.
Natural science has in-depth research in polymer chemistry and physics, basic mathematics, atomic and molecular physics, educational technology and other fields. The quantity and quality of basic theoretical research results have been steadily improved by SCIE, ranking about 10 in the national normal university, and 1% in chemistry before entering the global ranking of ESI.
Northwest Normal University has accumulated rich collection culture in its hundred-year development history, and the collection of ancient books and documents during the Republic of China and the 1950s and 1960s after the founding of the People's Republic of China is rich, forming the collection characteristics of the library.
According to 1990 comprehensive survey of literature resources in China and Gansu province, and the weighted statistical analysis and evaluation of literature guarantee research and decision-making ability of research-level disciplines in the province, it is determined that the library is a provincial-level literature resource collection unit with literature guarantee research and decision-making ability in nine disciplines, including psychology, education, Chinese, China literature, ancient history of China, modern history of China, human geography, physical geography and botany.