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Research in Baotou

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Baotou, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baogang Group (China) and Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths.

Research institutions
6
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 119% vs 2018-21
Citations
88k
6.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Baotou

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Baotou?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Inner Mongolia University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 6,130 #5,608
2Baogang Group (China)Company 3,042 #6,320
3Baotou Medical CollegeHospital / health system 2,325 #10,857
4Baotou Teachers CollegeUniversity 2,049 #11,090
5Baotou Research Institute of Rare EarthsResearch facility 731 #10,630
6Third Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical CollegeHospital / health system 347 #33,833 all time

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology: 41.9%Baogang Group (China): 20.8%Baotou Medical College: 15.9%Baotou Teachers College: 14.0%2 others listed: 7.4%42%largest
Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology6,130 · 41.9%Baogang Group (China)3,042 · 20.8%Baotou Medical College2,325 · 15.9%Baotou Teachers College2,049 · 14.0%2 others listed1,078 · 7.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Baotou work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research in Baotou is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Materials Science (15%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,317 fractional works · 71.5% of its workEngineering: 1,582 fractional works · 34.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 443 fractional works · 9.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 292 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 157 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 136 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 123 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 112 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 92 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 681 fractional works · 14.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 421 fractional works · 9.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 123 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCeramics and Composites: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 360 fractional works · 7.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 136 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 104 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 247 fractional works · 5.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 135 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 106 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 99 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 80 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 63 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 607 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMedicine: 560 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSurgery: 64 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 53 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 505 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 257 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 164 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCancer Research: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 121 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 67 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 207 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 97 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBaotou4,636fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences72%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,58234.1%
    2. Materials Science68114.7%
    3. Computer Science3607.8%
    4. Environmental Science2475.3%
    5. Energy1352.9%
    6. Chemistry992.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences801.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy631.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering571.2%
    10. Mathematics140.3%
    1. Medicine56012.1%
    2. Health Professions270.6%
    3. Nursing100.2%
    4. Veterinary60.1%
    5. Dentistry30.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2575.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1212.6%
    3. Neuroscience671.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology430.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics170.4%
    1. Social Sciences972.1%
    2. Psychology380.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting270.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities200.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance130.3%
    6. Decision Sciences130.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Baotou strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Baotou is most concentrated in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Catalysis and Energy Engineering and Power Technology (6.0× the world share in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials).

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 105.9 works6.0×
  2. CatalysisSubfield · 32.5 works5.7×
  3. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 23.3 works5.6×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 361.0 works5.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 225 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 52 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.23× its world share, 44 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.44× its world share, 88 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 301 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 66 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.06× its world share, 109 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.26× its world share, 1,319 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 212 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.19× its world share, 567 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 54 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 467 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science4.19×567 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.23×44 works
  3. Energy3.06×109 works
  4. Engineering2.26×1,319 works
  5. Chemistry1.44×88 works
  6. Veterinary1.11×6 works
  7. Environmental Science1.10×212 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×225 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.09×66 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.03×14 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.00×39 works
  12. Computer Science1.00×301 works
  13. Neuroscience0.82×52 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.63×54 works
  15. Medicine0.63×467 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×104 works
  17. Nursing0.47×9 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.26×10 works
  19. Mathematics0.25×12 works
  20. Psychology0.23×27 works
  21. Health Professions0.21×21 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×24 works
  23. Social Sciences0.17×84 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.14×16 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×11 works
  26. Dentistry0.13×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Baotou?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Nanoparticles, Materials and Grain Refinement.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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 Learning309▲ 1.93×79 topics
  2. Machine Learning209▲ 1.36×82 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties203▲ 4.5×38 topics
  4. Nanomaterials201▲ 4.2×19 topics
  5. Microstructure192▲ 8.0×19 topics
  6. Nanoparticles160▲ 2.7×43 topics
  7. Environmental Impact141▲ 1.78×47 topics
  8. Energy Storage133▲ 4.4×13 topics
  9. Renewable Energy126▲ 1.88×32 topics
  10. Nanocomposites120▲ 3.3×22 topics
  11. Neural Networks115▲ 1.61×36 topics
  12. Catalysis109▲ 3.5×23 topics
  13. Graphene106▲ 3.4×12 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency103▲ 2.4×34 topics
  15. Cancer101▲ 1.61×53 topics
  16. Lithium-ion Batteries94▲ 4.9×4 topics
  17. Materials88▲ 8.1×6 topics
  18. Grain Refinement86▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Cathode Materials82▲ 4.6×3 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks81▲ 2.4×14 topics
  21. Metal-Organic Frameworks78▲ 4.0×6 topics
  22. Water Splitting78▲ 4.5×4 topics
  23. Metallurgy75▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Catalysts75▲ 8.0×3 topics
  25. Hydrogen Storage71▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Microstructural Evolution65▲ 9.7×4 topics
  27. Metal Recovery63▲ 7.0×3 topics
  28. Rare Earth Elements60▲ 8.8×4 topics
  29. Hydrogen Production57▲ 4.6×6 topics
  30. Circular Economy56▲ 4.5×6 topics
  31. Battery Technology56▲ 4.4×3 topics
  32. Rechargeable Batteries56▲ 4.5×2 topics
  33. Databases54▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Thermochemical54▲ 41×1 topic
  35. High-Strength Steels48▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Martensite Transformation48▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Hydrogen46▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Rock Mechanics46▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Corrosion Behavior41▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Chemical Hydrogen Storage41▲ 31×1 topic

What research is done in Baotou?

Metallurgical Processes …42Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 42 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mecha…40Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 40 fractional worksHydrogen Storage and Materials: 34 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …34Advancements in Battery Materials: 34 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…32Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 32 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 31 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 30 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Pr…26Metal Alloys Wear and Properties: 26 fractional worksMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 24 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 23 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 42 works
  2. 2 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 40 works
  3. 3 Hydrogen Storage and Materials Materials Chemistry 34 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 34 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 32 works
  6. 6 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 31 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 30 works
  8. 8 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 26 works
  9. 9 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 24 works
  10. 10 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 23 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Baotou15.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.0% in 2025.

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