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Research in Dongguan

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Dongguan, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Dongguan University of Technology and Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials.

Research institutions
13
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▲ 117% vs 2018-21
Citations
192k
9.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Dongguan

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 Dongguan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Dongguan University of TechnologyUniversity 9,087 #755
2Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine BureauGovernment institution 2,282 #30,743 all time
3Centre of Excellence for Advanced MaterialsResearch facility 265 #13,273
4HEC Pharm (China)Company 97 not ranked
5XTC (China)Company 75 not ranked
6Luxshare ICT (China)Company 22 not ranked
7Guangdong Hiway Integrated Circuit Technology (China)Company 17 not ranked
8BBK Electronics (China)Company 16 not ranked
9Dongguan South China Design and Innovation InstituteResearch facility 14 not ranked
10Unisen Group (China)Company 11 not ranked
11Primax Electronics (China)Company 3 not ranked
12Dongguan Frontier Technology Research InstituteResearch facility 1 not ranked
13Sericulture and Agricultural Products Research InstituteResearch facility 0 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.

Dongguan University of Technology: 76.4%Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau: 19.2%Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials: 2.2%HEC Pharm (China): 0.8%8 others listed: 1.3%76%largest
Dongguan University of Technology9,087 · 76.4%Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau2,282 · 19.2%Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials265 · 2.2%HEC Pharm (China)97 · 0.8%8 others listed159 · 1.3%

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

Which fields of science does Dongguan work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research in Dongguan is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Computer Science (15%), Materials Science (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 5,715 fractional works · 71.2% of its workEngineering: 2,412 fractional works · 30.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 744 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 393 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 283 fractional works · 3.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 194 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 171 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 122 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 93 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 83 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,181 fractional works · 14.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 425 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 248 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 180 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 164 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSignal Processing: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 871 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 514 fractional works · 6.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 176 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 441 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 200 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 89 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 310 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 168 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 155 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 145 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 944 fractional works · 11.8% of its workMedicine: 862 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 96 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 93 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 164 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 699 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 238 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 80 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 174 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 97 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 85 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 666 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 376 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 235 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCancer Research: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 130 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 73 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDongguan8,024fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences71%Health Sciences12%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. Engineering2,41230.1%
    2. Computer Science1,18114.7%
    3. Materials Science87110.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy4415.5%
    5. Environmental Science3103.9%
    6. Energy1682.1%
    7. Chemistry1451.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences700.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering610.8%
    10. Mathematics560.7%
    1. Medicine86210.7%
    2. Health Professions490.6%
    3. Nursing240.3%
    4. Dentistry70.1%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
    1. Social Sciences2383.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1742.2%
    3. Psychology971.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance851.1%
    5. Decision Sciences660.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities390.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3764.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1301.6%
    3. Neuroscience730.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology680.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Dongguan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dongguan is most concentrated in Condensed Matter Physics, Business and International Management and Ceramics and Composites (7.3× the world share in Condensed Matter Physics).

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 79.9 works7.3×
  2. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 49.0 works6.8×
  3. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 26.4 works5.5×
  4. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 154.1 works4.9×
  5. RadiationSubfield · 42.7 works4.5×
  6. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 23.1 works4.1×
  7. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 170.9 works3.5×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 112 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 319 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 53 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.15× its world share, 52 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 127 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.91× its world share, 1,020 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 59 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.29× its world share, 145 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.05× its world share, 2,111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 267 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.16× its world share, 759 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.31× its world share, 354 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 704 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 163 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 58 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 77 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 75 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 209 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science3.16×759 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.31×354 works
  3. Energy2.29×145 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.15×52 works
  5. Engineering2.05×2,111 works
  6. Computer Science1.91×1,020 works
  7. Chemistry1.17×127 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.88×58 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×319 works
  10. Environmental Science0.78×267 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.77×53 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×163 works
  13. Nursing0.65×22 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×15 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×59 works
  16. Neuroscience0.54×60 works
  17. Medicine0.53×704 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×77 works
  19. Mathematics0.43×35 works
  20. Psychology0.36×75 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×112 works
  22. Health Professions0.24×43 works
  23. Social Sciences0.24×209 works
  24. Dentistry0.20×7 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.17×33 works
  26. Veterinary0.16×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Dongguan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Mechanical Properties, Neural Networks and Microstructure.

▲ 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 Learning731▲ 2.6×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning440▲ 1.65×90 topics
  3. Neural Networks283▲ 2.3×38 topics
  4. Internet of Things254▲ 3.7×29 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence251▲ 2.2×49 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties243▲ 3.1×38 topics
  7. Nanoparticles228▲ 2.2×44 topics
  8. Energy Storage225▲ 4.3×12 topics
  9. Nanomaterials208▲ 2.5×20 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications194▲ 2.0×36 topics
  11. Cathode Materials193▲ 6.2×3 topics
  12. Graphene188▲ 3.5×11 topics
  13. Microstructure184▲ 4.4×19 topics
  14. Data Mining162▲ 2.8×18 topics
  15. Nanocomposites162▲ 2.6×21 topics
  16. Big Data154▲ 2.0×26 topics
  17. Cloud Computing134▲ 5.8×13 topics
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries129▲ 3.9×4 topics
  19. Convolutional Neural Networks127▲ 2.2×14 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries127▲ 5.9×2 topics
  21. Wireless Sensor Networks122▲ 3.4×20 topics
  22. Electronic Structure115▲ 8.0×8 topics
  23. Metal-Organic Frameworks112▲ 3.4×6 topics
  24. Two-Dimensional Materials109▲ 6.0×4 topics
  25. Semiconductor108▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Water Splitting105▲ 3.5×4 topics
  27. Semiconductors104▲ 4.5×6 topics
  28. Superconductivity100▲ 7.2×9 topics
  29. Crystal Growth100▲ 4.5×12 topics
  30. Battery Technology94▲ 4.2×3 topics
  31. Electrocatalysis91▲ 4.0×5 topics
  32. Carbon Nanotubes90▲ 3.4×8 topics
  33. Big Data Analytics85▲ 5.0×5 topics
  34. Battery Materials77▲ 5.8×1 topic
  35. Nanostructured Anodes77▲ 5.8×1 topic
  36. Logistics72▲ 5.8×5 topics
  37. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries69▲ 6.0×2 topics
  38. Ionic Conductivity68▲ 6.2×2 topics
  39. Nanostructured Cathodes66▲ 6.8×1 topic
  40. Solid-State Electrolytes66▲ 6.8×1 topic

What research is done in Dongguan?

Advancements in Battery …66Advancements in Battery Materials: 66 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…58Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 58 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 48 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 47 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 44 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 43 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 37 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…37Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 37 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 37 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 34 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBusiness and International ManagementRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 66 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 58 works
  3. 3 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 48 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 47 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 43 works
  7. 7 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 37 works
  8. 8 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 37 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 37 works
  10. 10 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 34 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Dongguan17.8% 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 25.2% in 2019.

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