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Research in Dalian

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Dalian. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center and Dalian Naval Academy.

Research institutions
9
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.0%
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 Dalian?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Dalian Naval AcademyUniversity 1,901 #16,993
2National Marine Environmental Monitoring CenterResearch facility 441 #15,437
3State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsResearch facility 315 #9,189 all time
4State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction DynamicsResearch facility 205 #8,010 all time
5State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial EquipmentResearch facility 127 #34,957 all time
6State Key Laboratory of CatalysisResearch facility 113 not ranked
7Air Force Communication NCO AcademyUniversity 85 not ranked
8State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore EngineeringResearch facility 51 not ranked
9Joint Institute of the Dalian University of Technology and Belarusian State UniversityResearch facility 2 not ranked

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.

Dalian Naval Academy: 58.7%National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center: 13.6%State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals: 9.7%State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics: 6.3%5 others listed: 11.7%59%largest
Dalian Naval Academy1,901 · 58.7%National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center441 · 13.6%State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals315 · 9.7%State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics205 · 6.3%5 others listed378 · 11.7%

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What is Dalian strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dalian is most concentrated in Oceanography, Ocean Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences (24.4× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 37.8 works24×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 37.0 works13×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 64.5 works7.4×
  4. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 42.3 works6.5×
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Which keywords describe research in Dalian?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Deep Learning, Collision Avoidance, Path Planning, Wireless Sensor Networks, Climate Change, Risk Assessment and Maritime Transportation.

▲ 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 Learning45▲ 2.4×49 topics
  2. Climate Change36▲ 2.4×42 topics
  3. Machine Learning35▲ 1.95×38 topics
  4. Remote Sensing33▲ 4.8×26 topics
  5. Collision Avoidance24▲ 24×4 topics
  6. Path Planning23▲ 32×2 topics
  7. Risk Assessment21▲ 5.6×8 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks21▲ 8.5×11 topics
  9. Environmental Impact20▲ 2.1×28 topics
  10. Neural Networks19▲ 2.3×21 topics
  11. Optimization18▲ 7.0×14 topics
  12. Maritime Transportation18▲ 61×2 topics
  13. Human Factors17▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Catalysis17▲ 4.6×19 topics
  15. Autonomous Ships17▲ 100×1 topic
  16. Unmanned Surface Vehicles17▲ 100×1 topic
  17. Nanomaterials16▲ 2.7×14 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services13▲ 6.1×7 topics
  19. Internet of Things13▲ 2.7×10 topics
  20. Multi-Agent Systems13▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Acoustic Techniques12▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Genetic Algorithms12▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Seafloor Mapping12▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Global Warming11▲ 5.1×7 topics
  25. Water Splitting11▲ 5.5×4 topics
  26. Semiconductor11▲ 5.8×6 topics
  27. Sea-Level Rise10▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Wave Modeling10▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Ocean Circulation10▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Robotics10▲ 7.4×4 topics
  31. Logistics10▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Detection9▲ 5.6×5 topics
  33. Tropical Cyclones9▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Heuristic Algorithms8▲ 36×3 topics
  35. Coastal Protection8▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Wireless Communications8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  37. Data Assimilation8▲ 9.2×4 topics
  38. Ant Colony Optimization8▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Marine Environment8▲ 10.0×3 topics
  40. Harmful Algal Blooms8▲ 18×3 topics

What research is done in Dalian?

  1. 1 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 12 works
  3. 3 Military Defense Systems Analysis Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  7. 7 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 6 works
  9. 9 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 6 works
  10. 10 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 6 works

Research output over time

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