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Research in Hefei

Science Explorer records 46 research institutions in Hefei, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei University of Technology and Anhui University.

Research institutions
46
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
259k
▲ 69% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3M
16.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Hefei?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Science and Technology of ChinaUniversity 88,557 #49
2Hefei University of TechnologyUniversity 40,665 #229
3Anhui UniversityUniversity 27,884 #292
4Anhui Medical UniversityUniversity 26,926 #590
5Anhui Agricultural UniversityUniversity 11,287 #676
6Hefei UniversityUniversity 6,673 #510
7Anhui University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity 5,478 #1,932
8Anhui Jianzhu UniversityUniversity 3,383 #2,398
9PLA Electronic Engineering InstituteResearch facility 3,314 #14,387
10Anhui Provincial HospitalHospital / health system 3,165 #6,204
11Peng Huanwu Center for Fundamental TheoryResearch facility 3,010 #10,772
12Anhui Xinhua UniversityUniversity 2,057 #3,165
13Anhui Institute of Architectural Research and DesignResearch facility 992 #16,353
14Hefei General Machinery Research Institute (China)Company 934 #13,784
15Third People's Hospital of HefeiHospital / health system 765 #15,830
16Anhui Water Conservancy and Hydropower Survey and Design InstituteResearch facility 749 #16,075
17Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 741 #11,828
18Anhui Sanlian UniversityUniversity 720 #7,912
19Anhui Provincial Children's HospitalHospital / health system 675 #18,464
20Hefei First People's HospitalHospital / health system 574 #13,712
21JAC Motors (China)Company 551 #19,926
22Hefei Cement Research Design InstituteResearch facility 455 #18,429
23Anhui Provincial Meteorological BureauGovernment institution 414 #22,327
24Anhui Special Equipment Inspection InstituteInstitution 413 #14,580
25Anhui Mental Health CenterHospital / health system 358 #12,376
26Anhui Geological MuseumArchive 324 #26,375 all time
27Hefei Urban Planning & Design InstituteInstitution 282 #28,436 all time
28Anhui Transport Consulting & Design Institute (China)Company 255 #11,410
29Anhui Academy of Coal ScienceResearch facility 243 #18,714 all time
30Hefei Institute of Technology InnovationResearch facility 228 #7,217
31Health Commission of Anhui ProvinceGovernment institution 176 #20,031
32Anhui Academy of Medical SciencesUniversity 148 #28,606 all time
33QuantumCTek (China)Company 128 #17,457
34Hefei Infectious Disease HospitalHospital / health system 114 not ranked
35Hefei Meiling (China)Company 112 not ranked
36Hefei Design and Research Institute of Coal Industry (China)Company 110 not ranked
37Origin Quantum Computing Technology Company (China)Company 48 not ranked
38Anhui Provincial Department of EducationGovernment institution 35 not ranked
39Hefei Municipal Design and Research Institute (China)Company 30 not ranked
40Anhui Provincial Urban Construction Design & Research Institute (China)Company 29 not ranked
41First Design and Research Institute MI China (China)Company 29 not ranked
42Hefei CAS Ion Medical and Technical Devices (China)Company 15 not ranked
43Anhui Huizhou Geological Safety Research Institute (China)Company 14 not ranked
44Anhui Fuhuang Architectural Design Research (China)Company 8 not ranked
45Anhui Development and Reform CommissionGovernment institution 4 not ranked
46Hefei Everpower Equipment (China)Company 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.

University of Science and Technology of China: 38.0%Hefei University of Technology: 17.4%Anhui University: 12.0%Anhui Medical University: 11.6%41 others listed: 21.0%38%largest
University of Science and Technology of China89k · 38.0%Hefei University of Technology41k · 17.4%Anhui University28k · 12.0%Anhui Medical University27k · 11.6%41 others listed49k · 21.0%

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

Which fields of science does Hefei work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research in Hefei is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 58k fractional works · 66.5% of its workEngineering: 23k fractional works · 26.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7,058 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3,350 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2,566 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,954 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1,731 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,229 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 876 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 848 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 828 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 520 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 504 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 490 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 485 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 453 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 11k fractional works · 12.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3,952 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3,395 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,092 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 769 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 544 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 501 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 209 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 176 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 282 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7,427 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4,455 fractional works · 5.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1,253 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 793 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 544 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 188 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 194 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4,963 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2,092 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 805 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 686 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 531 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 422 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 246 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 181 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3,760 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 648 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 582 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 574 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 490 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 390 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 364 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 300 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 187 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 225 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2,505 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1,258 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 424 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 421 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 209 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 192 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1,827 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1,668 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 159 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,576 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 576 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 553 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 447 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 934 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 202 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 174 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 557 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 786 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 439 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 347 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 12k fractional works · 14.2% of its workMedicine: 11k fractional works · 13.1% of its workSurgery: 1,169 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,134 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 877 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 841 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 750 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 513 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 478 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 472 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 443 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 411 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 364 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 315 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 310 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 291 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 281 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 250 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 239 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 213 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 201 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 176 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,626 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNursing: 409 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 385 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 391 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 141 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 27 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12k fractional works · 13.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6,141 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3,915 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCancer Research: 635 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 471 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 312 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 809 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,640 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 1,384 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 507 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 748 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1,521 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 542 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 361 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 280 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 338 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1,024 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 851 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 173 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 278 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,059 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,344 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 502 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 209 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 634 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,175 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 303 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 227 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 192 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 454 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 922 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 308 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 265 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 231 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 771 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 578 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 193 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 670 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 427 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 244 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 176 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHefei87kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences14%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. Engineering23k26.5%
    2. Computer Science11k12.6%
    3. Materials Science7,4278.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy4,9635.7%
    5. Environmental Science3,7604.3%
    6. Chemistry2,5052.9%
    7. Energy1,8272.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,5761.8%
    9. Mathematics9341.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering7860.9%
    1. Medicine11k13.1%
    2. Nursing4090.5%
    3. Health Professions3910.5%
    4. Dentistry1410.2%
    5. Veterinary270.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6,1417.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2,6403.0%
    3. Neuroscience1,5211.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1,0241.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2780.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,3441.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1,1751.4%
    3. Psychology9221.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7710.9%
    5. Decision Sciences6700.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities1760.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Hefei strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hefei is most concentrated in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Condensed Matter Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (5.8× the world share in Acoustics and Ultrasonics).

  1. Acoustics and UltrasonicsSubfield · 49.9 works5.8×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 461.7 works3.8×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 1,816.0 works3.4×
  4. CatalysisSubfield · 364.8 works3.3×
  5. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 100.8 works3.3×
  6. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 1,117.0 works3.2×
  7. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 2,976.6 works3.1×
  8. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 710.3 works3.0×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 2,265 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 5,320 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 870 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 1,294 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 243 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.53× its world share, 668 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.87× its world share, 2,213 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.62× its world share, 9,533 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1,349 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.27× its world share, 1,576 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 20k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 3,274 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.48× its world share, 6,537 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 805 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.57× its world share, 4,319 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 123 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 340 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 9,678 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 345 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 21 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 150 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 1,053 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 587 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 704 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 752 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1,185 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.57×4,319 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.53×668 works
  3. Materials Science2.48×6,537 works
  4. Energy2.27×1,576 works
  5. Chemistry1.87×2,213 works
  6. Engineering1.79×20k works
  7. Computer Science1.62×9,533 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.32×5,320 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.14×870 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.14×1,349 works
  11. Neuroscience1.06×1,294 works
  12. Nursing0.93×345 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.91×243 works
  14. Mathematics0.91×805 works
  15. Environmental Science0.87×3,274 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.80×587 works
  17. Medicine0.67×9,678 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×2,265 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.44×704 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×1,053 works
  21. Dentistry0.34×123 works
  22. Psychology0.33×752 works
  23. Veterinary0.20×21 works
  24. Health Professions0.17×340 works
  25. Social Sciences0.12×1,185 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.07×150 works

Which keywords describe research in Hefei?

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

▲ 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 Learning6,644▲ 2.2×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning3,442▲ 1.19×97 topics
  3. Neural Networks3,185▲ 2.4×40 topics
  4. Inflammation2,404▲ 1.31×83 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications2,233▲ 2.2×36 topics
  6. Nanoparticles2,147▲ 1.97×44 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress2,125▲ 1.49×63 topics
  8. Nanomaterials2,115▲ 2.3×21 topics
  9. Cancer2,035▲ 1.75×59 topics
  10. Energy Storage1,709▲ 3.0×13 topics
  11. Catalysis1,675▲ 2.9×29 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks1,574▲ 2.5×14 topics
  13. Nanocomposites1,555▲ 2.3×22 topics
  14. Graphene1,527▲ 2.6×12 topics
  15. Cathode Materials1,415▲ 4.2×3 topics
  16. Remote Sensing1,365▲ 1.29×41 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties1,335▲ 1.57×39 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks1,249▲ 3.5×6 topics
  19. Water Splitting1,160▲ 3.6×4 topics
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries1,063▲ 3.0×4 topics
  21. Electrocatalysis1,036▲ 4.2×5 topics
  22. Gene Expression997▲ 1.84×20 topics
  23. Rechargeable Batteries948▲ 4.1×2 topics
  24. Semiconductor939▲ 3.3×7 topics
  25. Biosensors934▲ 2.2×12 topics
  26. Nanostructures790▲ 2.2×17 topics
  27. Catalysts765▲ 4.4×3 topics
  28. Battery Technology739▲ 3.1×3 topics
  29. CO2 Reduction728▲ 3.9×2 topics
  30. Semiconductors699▲ 2.8×6 topics
  31. Energy Conversion678▲ 3.8×5 topics
  32. Two-Dimensional Materials665▲ 3.4×4 topics
  33. Nanocrystals657▲ 2.9×5 topics
  34. Visible Light634▲ 3.1×3 topics
  35. Electronic Structure615▲ 4.0×8 topics
  36. Superconductivity603▲ 4.0×9 topics
  37. Representation Learning587▲ 4.3×3 topics
  38. Fuel Cells557▲ 4.1×3 topics
  39. Hydrogen Evolution524▲ 4.6×1 topic
  40. Oxygen Reduction524▲ 4.6×1 topic

What research is done in Hefei?

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 491 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 487 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 449 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 412 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 358 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 351 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 344 works
  8. 8 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 338 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 300 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 269 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%Hefei22.4% 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 27.3% in 2016.

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