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Research in Changsha

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Changsha. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are State Key Laboratory of Chemobiosensing and Chemometrics, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy and State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing.

Research institutions
13
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.9k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
26.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Changsha?

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

State Key Laboratory of Chemobiosensing and Chemometrics: 53.9%State Grid Hunan Electric Power Company Limited: 14.0%State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing: 11.0%State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy: 8.6%9 others listed: 12.6%54%largest
State Key Laboratory of Chemobiosensing and Chemometrics2,086 · 53.9%State Grid Hunan Electric Power Company Limited540 · 14.0%State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing426 · 11.0%State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy332 · 8.6%9 others listed486 · 12.6%

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What is Changsha strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Changsha is most concentrated in Energy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry (6.0× the world share in Energy).

  1. EnergyField · 56.8 works6.0×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 198.8 works5.4×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 101.9 works5.0×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 39.9 works5.0×
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Which keywords describe research in Changsha?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Energy Storage, Biosensors, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Cathode Materials, Electrochemistry and Self-Assembly.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Nanoparticles90▲ 6.9×33 topics
  2. Energy Storage73▲ 11×11 topics
  3. Renewable Energy72▲ 4.8×25 topics
  4. Biosensors61▲ 11×12 topics
  5. Smart Grid57▲ 15×9 topics
  6. Nanomaterials56▲ 5.1×16 topics
  7. Cathode Materials51▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Electrochemistry48▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Self-Assembly48▲ 14×10 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications45▲ 3.7×26 topics
  11. Graphene45▲ 6.3×11 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks43▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties42▲ 4.2×27 topics
  14. Molecular Machines42▲ 30×2 topics
  15. DNA nanotechnology40▲ 32×1 topic
  16. aptamers40▲ 32×1 topic
  17. Battery Technology38▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Reactive Oxygen Species35▲ 8.4×11 topics
  19. Rechargeable Batteries35▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Catalysis35▲ 5.0×21 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries34▲ 7.8×4 topics
  22. Microstructure33▲ 6.2×16 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis33▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Water Splitting32▲ 8.4×4 topics
  25. Photodynamic Therapy31▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Power System30▲ 33×4 topics
  27. Bioimaging29▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Carbon Nanotubes24▲ 7.0×8 topics
  29. Catalysts23▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Tumor Targeting22▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Power Systems21▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Fluorescence Imaging21▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Wind Power21▲ 21×4 topics
  34. Battery Materials20▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Nanostructured Anodes20▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Photothermal Therapy20▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Energy Conversion19▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Fuel Cells18▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Grid Integration18▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Sustainable Energy18▲ 9.8×2 topics

What research is done in Changsha?

  1. 1 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 40 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  3. 3 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  6. 6 Power Systems and Renewable Energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology 15 works
  7. 7 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 15 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid and Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 works

Research output over time

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