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Research in Dali

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Dali, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Dali University.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.3k
▲ 155% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
5.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1965-2026
62 years on the record
Dali

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Which research institutions are in Dali?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Dali UniversityUniversity 4,933 #6,500
2Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and PreventionHospital / health system 275 #28,670 all time
3Dali Traditional Chinese Medicine HospitalHospital / health system 114 not ranked

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.

Which fields of science does Dali work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Dali is in Life Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 644 fractional works · 38.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 314 fractional works · 18.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 178 fractional works · 10.6% of its workGenetics: 52 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCancer Research: 29 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 27 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 205 fractional works · 12.2% of its workPlant Science: 81 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 64 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInsect Science: 23 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 68 fractional works · 4.1% of its workParasitology: 30 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 28 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 33 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 480 fractional works · 28.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 143 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEcology: 46 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 109 fractional works · 6.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 57 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 48 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPaleontology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 29 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 27 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInstrumentation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 459 fractional works · 27.4% of its workMedicine: 424 fractional works · 25.3% of its workPharmacology: 42 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 36 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 31 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 28 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 93 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 26 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKDali1,677fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences6%

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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31418.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20512.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology684.1%
    4. Neuroscience331.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics241.4%
    1. Environmental Science1438.6%
    2. Engineering1096.5%
    3. Materials Science573.4%
    4. Computer Science482.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences301.8%
    6. Chemistry291.8%
    7. Energy271.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy241.4%
    9. Mathematics60.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.3%
    1. Medicine42425.3%
    2. Health Professions140.9%
    3. Nursing110.7%
    4. Dentistry50.3%
    5. Veterinary50.3%
    1. Social Sciences402.4%
    2. Psychology261.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting90.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance70.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities70.4%
    6. Decision Sciences40.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Dali strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dali is most concentrated in Parasitology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Pharmacology (19.4× the world share in Parasitology).

  1. ParasitologySubfield · 28.0 works19×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 46.5 works7.3×
  3. PharmacologySubfield · 32.6 works5.8×
← 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: 2.42× its world share, 157 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.57× its world share, 260 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.31× its world share, 59 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.46× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 88 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 113 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 356 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.46×22 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.31×59 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.57×260 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.42×157 works
  5. Veterinary1.70×3 works
  6. Environmental Science1.67×113 works
  7. Energy1.52×19 works
  8. Nursing1.50×10 works
  9. Medicine1.36×356 works
  10. Neuroscience1.25×28 works
  11. Chemistry1.12×24 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.86×18 works
  13. Materials Science0.86×41 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.77×4 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.61×19 works
  16. Dentistry0.54×4 works
  17. Psychology0.52×22 works
  18. Engineering0.43×88 works
  19. Computer Science0.40×43 works
  20. Mathematics0.37×6 works
  21. Health Professions0.34×12 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.29×4 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×6 works
  24. Social Sciences0.21×36 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×7 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.15×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Dali?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biogeography, Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Inflammation and Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology120▲ 1.79×116 topics
  2. Inflammation88▲ 2.5×79 topics
  3. Cancer86▲ 3.8×52 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress76▲ 2.8×55 topics
  5. Climate Change66▲ 1.45×64 topics
  6. Antioxidant64▲ 5.6×45 topics
  7. Biodiversity61▲ 4.8×22 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis57▲ 11×15 topics
  9. Biogeography56▲ 12×20 topics
  10. Anti-inflammatory52▲ 11×27 topics
  11. DNA Barcoding48▲ 16×9 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity48▲ 4.5×24 topics
  13. Public Health44▲ 1.78×31 topics
  14. Invasive Species41▲ 5.8×18 topics
  15. Ecosystem Functioning40▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Evolution40▲ 9.0×16 topics
  17. Biological Activities36▲ 13×8 topics
  18. Medicinal Plants36▲ 5.5×16 topics
  19. Pathogenesis35▲ 4.1×23 topics
  20. Phylogeny33▲ 12×15 topics
  21. Molecular Phylogeny32▲ 12×11 topics
  22. Metabolism32▲ 3.6×28 topics
  23. Taxonomy31▲ 13×13 topics
  24. Mycorrhizal Fungi28▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Nutrient Cycling28▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Fungal Diversity27▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Symbiotic Relationships27▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Community Structure26▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Plant Interactions26▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Soil Biota26▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Phytochemistry25▲ 12×8 topics
  32. Host Specificity24▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Endophytic Fungi24▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Flavonoids24▲ 5.7×12 topics
  35. Traditional Chinese Medicine23▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Taxonomic Revision23▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Genomic Characterization23▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Ecology22▲ 7.7×8 topics
  39. Fungal Pathogens21▲ 9.6×5 topics
  40. Ethnopharmacology21▲ 23×4 topics

What research is done in Dali?

Genomics and Phylogeneti…16Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 16 fractional worksVector-borne infectious …14Vector-borne infectious diseases: 14 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 14 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…13Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …12Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 12 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 12 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 10 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…10Viral Infections and Vectors: 10 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 9 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 9 fractional works
Molecular BiologyParasitologyPlant ScienceCell Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 16 works
  2. 2 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 14 works
  3. 3 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 14 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 13 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 12 works
  7. 7 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 10 works
  8. 8 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 10 works
  9. 9 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 9 works
  10. 10 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 9 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%30%Dali20.6% 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 23.3% in 2024.

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