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Research in Chengdu

Science Explorer records 88 research institutions in Chengdu, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Sichuan University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Southwest Jiaotong University.

Research institutions
88
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
440k
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
23.4%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Chengdu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sichuan UniversityUniversity 115,112 #11
2University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaUniversity 78,606 #58
3Southwest Jiaotong UniversityUniversity 51,708 #180
4West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityHospital / health system 20,093 #233
5Southwest Petroleum UniversityUniversity 17,536 #640
6Chengdu University of TechnologyUniversity 17,328 #443
7Chengdu UniversityUniversity 12,600 #406
8Xihua UniversityUniversity 10,163 #1,030
9Sichuan Normal UniversityUniversity 9,275 #1,638
10Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity 9,231 #351
11Chengdu University of Information TechnologyUniversity 8,685 #1,371
12Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity 7,575 #1,007
13Southwest Minzu UniversityUniversity 6,635 #2,487
14State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and ExploitationResearch facility 5,449 #1,729
15National Engineering Research Center of Electromagnetic Radiation Control MaterialsResearch facility 4,891 #1,399
16Chengdu Medical CollegeHospital / health system 4,430 #1,947
17West China Medical Center of Sichuan UniversityHospital / health system 4,379 #1,456
18West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan UniversityHospital / health system 3,243 #1,989
19Southwestern Institute of PhysicsResearch facility 2,873 #5,560
20Chenguang Research Institute of Chemical IndustryResearch facility 2,518 #18,042
21Sichuan Cancer HospitalHospital / health system 2,392 #2,408
22Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of SciencesResearch facility 2,371 #4,148
23Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's HospitalHospital / health system 2,359 #2,998
24Chengdu Institute of BiologyUniversity 2,307 #4,489
25Institute of Mountain Hazards and EnvironmentNonprofit 2,002 #2,420
26Sichuan Academy of Agricultural SciencesHospital / health system 1,841 #6,062
27Chengdu Military General HospitalHospital / health system 1,777 #11,935
28Chengdu Normal UniversityUniversity 1,595 #5,812
29First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical CollegeHospital / health system 1,552 #4,609
30Science and Technology Department of Sichuan ProvinceGovernment institution 1,491 #4,621
31Chengdu Sport UniversityUniversity 1,468 #6,957
32Fourth People's Hospital of Sichuan ProvinceHospital / health system 1,237 #10,167
33Chengdu Women's and Children's Central HospitalHospital / health system 1,230 #7,740
34Third People's Hospital of ChengduHospital / health system 1,223 #3,634
35Chengdu Organic Chemicals (China)Company 1,218 #8,705
36Chengdu Second People's HospitalHospital / health system 1,122 #6,634
37Sichuan Center for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 1,103 #11,214
38Sichuan Academy of Traditional Chinese MedicineResearch facility 1,096 #5,715
39Sichuan Economic Management Cadre CollegeUniversity 1,056 #36,691 all time
40Chengdu Surveying Geotechnical Research InstituteResearch facility 1,008 #11,386
41Sichuan Academy of ForestryResearch facility 981 #9,778
42Sichuan Academy Of Social SciencesNonprofit 923 #16,439
43Sichuan Institute of Building ResearchResearch facility 873 #12,009
44Sichuan Tourism UniversityUniversity 814 #5,614
45National Institute of Measurement and Testing TechnologyResearch facility 807 #13,338
46Sichuan Research Center of New MaterialsResearch facility 802 #3,748
47Aba Teachers UniversityUniversity 785 #12,297
48Chengdu Fifth People's HospitalHospital / health system 699 #7,941
49Yalong Hydro (China)Company 689 #7,578
50Sichuan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineHospital / health system 677 #8,056
51Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Sichuan ProvinceHospital / health system 665 #13,012
52Sichuan Animal Science AcademyResearch facility 525 #9,607
53Chengdu Institute of Information Technology (China)Company 509 #11,338
54Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda BreedingNonprofit 500 #16,781
55Tsinghua Sichuan Energy Internet Research InstituteUniversity 485 #13,661
56Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional ChineseHospital / health system 446 #6,364
57Chengdu Academy of Agriculture and Forestry SciencesResearch facility 442 #11,044
58Chengdu Center for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 416 #15,460
59Sichuan Fire Research InstituteResearch facility 405 #18,175
60Health and Family Planning Commission of Sichuan ProvinceGovernment institution 375 #11,823

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.

Sichuan University: 26.4%University of Electronic Science and Technology of China: 18.0%Southwest Jiaotong University: 11.8%West China Hospital of Sichuan University: 4.6%56 others listed: 39.2%26%largest
Sichuan University115k · 26.4%University of Electronic Science and Technology of China79k · 18.0%Southwest Jiaotong University52k · 11.8%West China Hospital of Sichuan University20k · 4.6%56 others listed171k · 39.2%

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

What is Chengdu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Chengdu is most concentrated in General Engineering, Computational Mathematics and Acoustics and Ultrasonics (10.0× the world share in General Engineering).

  1. General EngineeringSubfield · 104.0 works10.0×
  2. Computational MathematicsSubfield · 39.7 works3.1×
  3. Acoustics and UltrasonicsSubfield · 49.9 works3.1×
  4. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 2,070.3 works2.9×
  5. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 2,654.9 works2.7×
  6. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 114.7 works2.5×
  7. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 3,935.6 works2.4×
  8. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 783.2 works2.4×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Chengdu?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Inflammation, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Cancer and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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. Deep Learning9,017▲ 1.90×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning5,559▲ 1.23×97 topics
  3. Epidemiology4,040▼ 0.74×134 topics
  4. Inflammation4,016▲ 1.39×83 topics
  5. Neural Networks4,014▲ 1.88×42 topics
  6. Nanoparticles3,247▲ 1.86×44 topics
  7. Cancer2,986▲ 1.60×59 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications2,900▲ 1.76×36 topics
  9. Remote Sensing2,779▲ 1.63×42 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress2,583◆ 1.14×62 topics
  11. Nanomaterials2,416▲ 1.65×21 topics
  12. Nanocomposites2,404▲ 2.1×22 topics
  13. Renewable Energy2,262◆ 1.13×58 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks2,178▲ 2.1×14 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties2,154▲ 1.60×39 topics
  16. Energy Storage2,048▲ 2.3×13 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency1,971▲ 1.51×45 topics
  18. Graphene1,921▲ 2.0×12 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering1,575▲ 1.86×13 topics
  20. Catalysis1,488▲ 1.61×29 topics
  21. Drug Delivery1,386▲ 1.85×16 topics
  22. Vibration Analysis1,370▲ 3.6×9 topics
  23. Cathode Materials1,343▲ 2.5×3 topics
  24. Tumor Microenvironment1,270▲ 2.1×8 topics
  25. Optimization1,269▲ 1.98×26 topics
  26. Artificial Neural Networks1,239▲ 1.88×10 topics
  27. CO2 Sequestration991▲ 3.8×4 topics
  28. Wireless Communications966▲ 4.0×5 topics
  29. Wavelet Transform937▲ 3.0×7 topics
  30. Sparse Representation930▲ 3.5×6 topics
  31. Signal Processing830▲ 4.3×9 topics
  32. Hydraulic Fracturing792▲ 5.2×2 topics
  33. High-Speed Trains746▲ 8.2×3 topics
  34. Fracture Propagation673▲ 7.9×1 topic
  35. Shale Gas Reservoirs673▲ 7.9×1 topic
  36. Drilling Fluids627▲ 8.3×1 topic
  37. Well Integrity627▲ 8.3×1 topic
  38. Rolling Contact Fatigue615▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Microwave Filters614▲ 7.7×1 topic
  40. Substrate Integrated Waveguide614▲ 7.7×1 topic

What research is done in Chengdu?

  1. 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisMechanical Engineering 673 works
  2. 2 Drilling and Well EngineeringOcean Engineering 627 works
  3. 3 Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 614 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisMechanics of Materials 600 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 566 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 560 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 548 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazardsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 545 works
  9. 9 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 525 works
  10. 10 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesAerospace Engineering 514 works

Research output over time

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