Research in Changsha
Science Explorer records 69 research institutions in Changsha, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Hunan University, Central South University and Hunan Normal University.
- Research institutions
- 69 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 366k ▲ 54% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 5.1M 14.0 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 25.8% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
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 Changsha?
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Changsha work in?
In 2022-now, 64% of research in Changsha is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Medicine (14%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences73k64.0%
- Engineering37k32.3%
- Computer Science14k11.9%
- Materials Science6,8325.9%
- Environmental Science5,7485.0%
- Physics and Astronomy2,7552.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1,9001.7%
- Chemistry1,8731.6%
- Energy1,7541.5%
- Mathematics1,2941.1%
- Chemical Engineering5340.5%
- Health Sciences18k15.5%
- Medicine16k14.2%
- Health Professions7600.7%
- Nursing4700.4%
- Dentistry2100.2%
- Veterinary430.0%
- Life Sciences16k13.8%
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9,0107.8%
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences3,2282.8%
- Neuroscience1,7081.5%
- Immunology and Microbiology1,5371.3%
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3780.3%
- Social Sciences7,7266.7%
- Social Sciences2,3342.0%
- Psychology1,5131.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting1,3081.1%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,2971.1%
- Decision Sciences8800.8%
- Arts and Humanities3930.3%
What is Changsha strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Changsha is most concentrated in General Engineering, Ceramics and Composites and Acoustics and Ultrasonics (7.1× the world share in General Engineering).
- General EngineeringSubfield · 54.2 works7.1×
- Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 276.0 works3.9×
- Acoustics and UltrasonicsSubfield · 42.0 works3.6×
- Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 3,852.9 works3.3×
- Computational MathematicsSubfield · 29.2 works3.2×
- Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 3,378.3 works2.8×
- Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 4,968.6 works2.7×
- Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 295.0 works2.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Engineering2.17×33k works
- Materials Science1.70×6,005 works
- Energy1.66×1,545 works
- Computer Science1.53×12k works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.48×7,983 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.31×1,333 works
- Chemical Engineering1.26×446 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.08×2,421 works
- Chemistry1.05×1,674 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.05×1,668 works
- Environmental Science1.01×5,073 works
- Mathematics0.95×1,130 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.93×331 works
- Neuroscience0.91×1,499 works
- Nursing0.82×408 works
- Decision Sciences0.81×790 works
- Medicine0.73×14k works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×2,766 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×1,175 works
- Psychology0.42×1,283 works
- Dentistry0.37×180 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.36×1,175 works
- Health Professions0.25×673 works
- Veterinary0.24×34 works
- Social Sciences0.16×2,056 works
- Arts and Humanities0.11×333 works
Which keywords describe research in Changsha?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mechanical Properties, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Cancer, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials and Microstructure.
- Metallurgy
- Grain Refinement
- Signal Processing
- Microstructural Evolution
- Battery Materials
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Battery Technology
- Metal Recovery
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Gene Expression
- Biomedical Applications
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Graphene
- Microstructure
- Environmental Impact
- Energy Storage
- Epidemiology
- Cancer
- Mechanical Properties
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Neural Networks
- Inflammation
- Oxidative Stress
- Nanomaterials
- Nanoparticles
- Remote Sensing
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Cathode Materials
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Nanocomposites
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Water Splitting
- Cell Death
- Nanostructured Anodes
- Rare Earth Elements
- Sintering
- Spark Plasma Sintering
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
- Deep Learning8,486▲ 2.1×85 topics
- Machine Learning5,087▲ 1.33×97 topics
- Neural Networks3,679▲ 2.1×40 topics
- Mechanical Properties3,526▲ 3.1×39 topics
- Inflammation3,382▲ 1.38×83 topics
- Cancer3,219▲ 2.1×59 topics
- Oxidative Stress2,635▲ 1.39×63 topics
- Epidemiology2,595▼ 0.57×133 topics
- Nanomaterials2,453▲ 2.0×21 topics
- Energy Storage2,373▲ 3.2×13 topics
- Nanoparticles2,346▲ 1.62×44 topics
- Environmental Impact2,255◆ 1.15×69 topics
- Remote Sensing2,167▲ 1.54×42 topics
- Microstructure2,141▲ 3.6×19 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks2,094▲ 2.5×14 topics
- Graphene1,969▲ 2.5×12 topics
- Cathode Materials1,958▲ 4.4×3 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries1,921▲ 4.0×4 topics
- Renewable Energy1,855◆ 1.12×54 topics
- Biomedical Applications1,806▲ 1.33×36 topics
- Energy Efficiency1,766▲ 1.66×44 topics
- Gene Expression1,594▲ 2.2×20 topics
- Nanocomposites1,409▲ 1.56×22 topics
- Rechargeable Batteries1,310▲ 4.3×2 topics
- Tumor Microenvironment1,213▲ 2.3×8 topics
- Metal Recovery1,183▲ 5.3×3 topics
- Metal-Organic Frameworks1,180▲ 2.5×6 topics
- Battery Technology1,162▲ 3.6×3 topics
- Water Splitting1,018▲ 2.4×4 topics
- Carbon Nanotubes976▲ 2.5×9 topics
- Cell Death906▲ 3.2×6 topics
- Battery Materials867▲ 4.6×1 topic
- Nanostructured Anodes867▲ 4.6×1 topic
- Microstructural Evolution809▲ 4.9×4 topics
- Rare Earth Elements772▲ 4.6×4 topics
- Signal Processing746▲ 4.6×9 topics
- Sintering744▲ 5.1×5 topics
- Grain Refinement741▲ 5.6×4 topics
- Spark Plasma Sintering630▲ 5.5×2 topics
- Metallurgy569▲ 8.3×2 topics
What research is done in Changsha?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 781 works
- 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 587 works
- 3 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 520 works
- 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 473 works
- 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 439 works
- 6 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 410 works
- 7 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 408 works
- 8 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 406 works
- 9 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 402 works
- 10 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 401 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.9% in 2016.
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