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Research in Dalian

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in Dalian, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Dalian University of Technology, Dalian University and Dalian Maritime University.

Research institutions
26
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
193k
▲ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9M
15.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Dalian

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 Dalian?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Dalian University of TechnologyUniversity 76,255 #142
2Dalian Maritime UniversityUniversity 21,777 #871
3Dalian UniversityUniversity 18,647 #406
4Dalian Medical UniversityUniversity 13,973 #1,337
5Liaoning Normal UniversityUniversity 10,305 #1,463
6Dalian Polytechnic UniversityUniversity 8,510 #1,952
7Dalian Jiaotong UniversityUniversity 7,656 #3,097
8Dalian Ocean UniversityUniversity 5,791 #3,702
9Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity 4,611 #1,439
10Dalian Minzu UniversityUniversity 4,520 #2,686
11First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical UniversityHospital / health system 2,949 #6,671
12Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical UniversityHospital / health system 2,620 #7,360
13Dalian Neusoft University of InformationUniversity 1,621 #5,632
14Dalian University of Foreign LanguagesUniversity 1,363 #5,347
15Liaoning University of International Business and EconomicsUniversity 899 #7,384
16Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Research InstituteResearch facility 540 #17,904
17The Third People's Hospital of Dalian CityHospital / health system 419 #20,071
18Dalian Maternal and Child Health HospitalHospital / health system 216 #32,981 all time
19Seventh People's Hospital of DalianHospital / health system 167 #33,172 all time
20Dalian Jinzhou First People's HospitalHospital / health system 103 not ranked
21Dalian Dermatosis HospitalHospital / health system 73 not ranked
22China Business Executives AcademyUniversity 69 not ranked
23Dalian Plastics Research Institute (China)Company 27 not ranked
24Dalian Academy of Reconnaissance and Mapping (China)Company 24 not ranked
25Dalian Synthetic Fiber Research and Design Institute (China)Company 20 not ranked
26Missouri State University Branch Campus DalianUniversity 2 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.

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.

Dalian University of Technology: 41.6%Dalian Maritime University: 11.9%Dalian University: 10.2%Dalian Medical University: 7.6%22 others listed: 28.7%42%largest
Dalian University of Technology76k · 41.6%Dalian Maritime University22k · 11.9%Dalian University19k · 10.2%Dalian Medical University14k · 7.6%22 others listed53k · 28.7%

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

Which fields of science does Dalian work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research in Dalian is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (35%), Computer Science (11%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 43k fractional works · 70.1% of its workEngineering: 21k fractional works · 34.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3,946 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3,127 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2,400 fractional works · 3.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2,096 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,800 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,630 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1,237 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1,229 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1,066 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 821 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 609 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 513 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 390 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 315 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 6,518 fractional works · 10.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2,185 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,039 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 762 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 541 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 390 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 242 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 125 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 233 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4,883 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2,925 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 613 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 492 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 476 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 201 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 175 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3,299 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 681 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 509 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 386 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 383 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 341 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 274 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 249 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 206 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 175 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2,012 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 935 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 483 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 330 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 131 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 133 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1,443 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1,293 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 123 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,232 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 511 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 259 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 203 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 259 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 918 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 331 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 278 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 126 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 183 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 876 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCatalysis: 492 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 139 fractional works · 0.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 137 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 108 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 460 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 6,506 fractional works · 10.7% of its workMedicine: 5,895 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSurgery: 698 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 661 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 516 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 443 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 389 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 350 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 273 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 195 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 178 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 175 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 174 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 162 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 137 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 134 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,409 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 305 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 217 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 209 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 79 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6,314 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,471 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,268 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCancer Research: 373 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 197 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 164 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 469 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,401 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 447 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 361 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 282 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 161 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 149 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 736 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 329 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 169 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 238 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 544 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 480 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 163 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,421 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,641 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 535 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 294 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 258 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 126 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 427 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,307 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 374 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 235 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 184 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 179 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 137 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 198 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 859 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 611 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 133 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 659 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 229 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 214 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 216 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 654 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 353 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 230 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 301 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKDalian61kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences9%

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. Engineering21k34.7%
    2. Computer Science6,51810.7%
    3. Materials Science4,8838.0%
    4. Environmental Science3,2995.4%
    5. Chemistry2,0123.3%
    6. Energy1,4432.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1,2322.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences9181.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering8761.4%
    10. Mathematics4600.8%
  2. Health Sciences6,50610.7%
    1. Medicine5,8959.6%
    2. Health Professions3050.5%
    3. Nursing2170.4%
    4. Dentistry790.1%
    5. Veterinary110.0%
  3. Life Sciences6,31410.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,4715.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,4012.3%
    3. Neuroscience7361.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology5440.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1630.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,6412.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1,3072.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance8591.4%
    4. Psychology6591.1%
    5. Decision Sciences6541.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities3010.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Dalian strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dalian is most concentrated in Catalysis, Process Chemistry and Technology and Chemical Engineering (5.4× the world share in Catalysis).

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 423.0 works5.4×
  2. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 116.6 works5.3×
  3. Chemical EngineeringField · 757.8 works4.1×
  4. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 1,048.4 works3.8×
  5. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 172.4 works3.3×
  6. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 180.7 works3.2×
  7. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 1,862.1 works3.2×
  8. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 418.3 works3.1×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 1,198 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 2,987 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 452 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 628 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 142 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.07× its world share, 758 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.12× its world share, 1,777 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 5,665 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 804 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.56× its world share, 1,253 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.34× its world share, 19k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 2,877 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.31× its world share, 4,290 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 391 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 1,056 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 258 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 5,030 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 190 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 263 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 1,163 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 576 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 776 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 546 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1,481 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.07×758 works
  2. Energy2.56×1,253 works
  3. Engineering2.34×19k works
  4. Materials Science2.31×4,290 works
  5. Chemistry2.12×1,777 works
  6. Computer Science1.37×5,665 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.12×576 works
  8. Environmental Science1.09×2,877 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×2,987 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.96×804 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.89×1,056 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×452 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.76×142 works
  14. Neuroscience0.73×628 works
  15. Nursing0.73×190 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×1,163 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×776 works
  18. Mathematics0.62×391 works
  19. Medicine0.49×5,030 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×1,198 works
  21. Psychology0.34×546 works
  22. Social Sciences0.22×1,481 works
  23. Dentistry0.21×54 works
  24. Health Professions0.18×258 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.17×263 works
  26. Veterinary0.11×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Dalian?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Catalysis, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Mechanical Properties, Nanoparticles, Machine Learning and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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 Learning4,397▲ 2.1×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning2,452▲ 1.21×96 topics
  3. Neural Networks2,074▲ 2.2×42 topics
  4. Nanomaterials1,777▲ 2.8×20 topics
  5. Catalysis1,728▲ 4.2×29 topics
  6. Nanoparticles1,713▲ 2.2×44 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties1,628▲ 2.7×39 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications1,533▲ 2.1×35 topics
  9. Environmental Impact1,348▲ 1.29×62 topics
  10. Renewable Energy1,257▲ 1.42×56 topics
  11. Graphene1,181▲ 2.9×12 topics
  12. Remote Sensing1,178▲ 1.58×39 topics
  13. Energy Storage1,176▲ 3.0×13 topics
  14. Nanocomposites1,109▲ 2.3×22 topics
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks981▲ 3.9×6 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks975▲ 2.2×14 topics
  17. Water Splitting876▲ 3.9×4 topics
  18. Microstructure826▲ 2.6×19 topics
  19. Risk Assessment825▲ 2.0×27 topics
  20. Cathode Materials817▲ 3.5×3 topics
  21. Electrocatalysis724▲ 4.2×5 topics
  22. Heat Transfer722▲ 2.4×20 topics
  23. Wireless Sensor Networks696▲ 2.5×23 topics
  24. Collision Avoidance669▲ 6.0×4 topics
  25. Numerical Simulation652▲ 3.7×14 topics
  26. Path Planning649▲ 8.5×3 topics
  27. Nonlinear Systems635▲ 4.8×8 topics
  28. Rechargeable Batteries584▲ 3.6×2 topics
  29. Vibration Analysis578▲ 3.5×10 topics
  30. Maritime Transportation577▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Chemical Sensors558▲ 4.0×3 topics
  32. Catalysts552▲ 4.5×3 topics
  33. CO2 Reduction545▲ 4.2×2 topics
  34. Neural Network525▲ 4.7×9 topics
  35. Hydrogenation518▲ 5.0×5 topics
  36. Heterogeneous Catalysis507▲ 4.5×5 topics
  37. Oxidation478▲ 5.2×3 topics
  38. Selective Oxidation471▲ 5.9×2 topics
  39. Adaptive Control466▲ 5.7×7 topics
  40. Human Factors403▲ 8.3×3 topics

What research is done in Dalian?

Catalytic Processes in M…403Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 403 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …380Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 380 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 330 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 313 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 260 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 258 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 254 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …228Advanced Neural Network Applications: 228 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 218 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 213 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentOcean EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 403 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 380 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 330 works
  4. 4 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 313 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 260 works
  6. 6 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 258 works
  7. 7 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 254 works
  8. 8 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 228 works
  9. 9 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 218 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 213 works

Research output over time

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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%Dalian22.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.1% in 2016.

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