Research in Kunming
Science Explorer records 50 research institutions in Kunming, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Yunnan University, Kunming University of Science and Technology and Yunnan Normal University.
- Research institutions
- 50 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 144k ▲ 104% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.3M 9.0 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 21.2% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1958-2026 69 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 Kunming?
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Kunming work in?
In 2022-now, 55% of research in Kunming is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Medicine (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences28k55.2%
- Engineering10k21.0%
- Environmental Science4,1208.2%
- Computer Science4,0558.1%
- Materials Science3,6007.2%
- Chemistry1,3902.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1,1012.2%
- Physics and Astronomy1,0852.2%
- Energy8961.8%
- Mathematics4370.9%
- Chemical Engineering4090.8%
- Life Sciences11k22.1%
- Health Sciences7,86815.8%
- Medicine7,27014.6%
- Health Professions2570.5%
- Nursing2310.5%
- Dentistry790.2%
- Veterinary310.1%
- Social Sciences3,5007.0%
- Social Sciences1,3942.8%
- Business, Management and Accounting5961.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance5131.0%
- Psychology4781.0%
- Decision Sciences2630.5%
- Arts and Humanities2560.5%
What is Kunming strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Kunming is most concentrated in Ceramics and Composites, Catalysis and Water Science and Technology (3.1× the world share in Ceramics and Composites).
- Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 90.6 works3.1×
- CatalysisSubfield · 176.9 works2.8×
- Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 615.6 works2.8×
- AgingSubfield · 26.8 works2.6×
- Plant ScienceSubfield · 1,924.3 works2.6×
- PharmacologySubfield · 202.7 works2.6×
- Business and International ManagementSubfield · 113.3 works2.5×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Chemical Engineering2.21×326 works
- Materials Science2.07×3,058 works
- Energy1.94×753 works
- Chemistry1.85×1,229 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.84×4,138 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.78×3,576 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.77×263 works
- Environmental Science1.65×3,463 works
- Engineering1.43×9,058 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.39×922 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.16×494 works
- Computer Science1.09×3,566 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.98×919 works
- Nursing0.92×191 works
- Neuroscience0.86×588 works
- Mathematics0.75×371 works
- Medicine0.74×5,984 works
- Decision Sciences0.57×231 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×467 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.39×538 works
- Veterinary0.35×20 works
- Dentistry0.34×70 works
- Psychology0.30×382 works
- Social Sciences0.23×1,216 works
- Health Professions0.20×219 works
- Arts and Humanities0.18×215 works
Which keywords describe research in Kunming?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Metal Recovery, Nanomaterials, Cancer, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing and Lithium-ion Batteries.
- Bioleaching
- Hydrometallurgical Processes
- Biological Activities
- Sustainable Technology
- Circular Economy
- Medicinal Plants
- Anti-inflammatory
- Cathode Materials
- Microstructure
- Antioxidant Activity
- Gene Expression
- Energy Storage
- Graphene
- Metal Recovery
- Mechanical Properties
- Neural Networks
- Remote Sensing
- Nanomaterials
- Cancer
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Climate Change
- Inflammation
- Oxidative Stress
- Environmental Impact
- Nanoparticles
- Biomedical Applications
- Catalysis
- Antioxidant
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Microbial Communities
- Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Metabolism
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Water Splitting
- Rare Earth Elements
- Metallurgy
- Microbial Ecology
- Battery Recycling
- Oxidation Mechanism
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
- Deep Learning2,686▲ 1.56×85 topics
- Machine Learning1,888◆ 1.14×95 topics
- Climate Change1,747▲ 1.29×106 topics
- Cancer1,351▲ 2.0×59 topics
- Inflammation1,296▲ 1.22×83 topics
- Nanomaterials1,275▲ 2.4×20 topics
- Oxidative Stress1,258▲ 1.53×63 topics
- Remote Sensing1,234▲ 2.0×41 topics
- Environmental Impact1,223▲ 1.44×63 topics
- Neural Networks1,106▲ 1.43×40 topics
- Nanoparticles1,091▲ 1.73×43 topics
- Mechanical Properties1,073▲ 2.2×38 topics
- Biomedical Applications962▲ 1.63×36 topics
- Metal Recovery922▲ 9.5×3 topics
- Catalysis893▲ 2.7×29 topics
- Graphene878▲ 2.6×12 topics
- Antioxidant874▲ 2.5×51 topics
- Energy Storage852▲ 2.6×13 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries839▲ 4.1×4 topics
- Gene Expression835▲ 2.7×20 topics
- Microbial Communities760▲ 3.5×10 topics
- Antioxidant Activity736▲ 2.4×31 topics
- Metal-Organic Frameworks723▲ 3.5×6 topics
- Microstructure696▲ 2.7×19 topics
- Metabolism662▲ 2.5×32 topics
- Cathode Materials652▲ 3.4×3 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis629▲ 4.0×16 topics
- Anti-inflammatory627▲ 4.4×29 topics
- Water Splitting618▲ 3.3×4 topics
- Medicinal Plants570▲ 2.9×19 topics
- Rare Earth Elements547▲ 7.5×4 topics
- Circular Economy513▲ 3.8×8 topics
- Metallurgy467▲ 16×2 topics
- Sustainable Technology467▲ 8.4×2 topics
- Microbial Ecology457▲ 5.2×5 topics
- Biological Activities451▲ 5.7×10 topics
- Battery Recycling427▲ 11×1 topic
- Hydrometallurgical Processes427▲ 11×1 topic
- Oxidation Mechanism407▲ 11×2 topics
- Bioleaching351▲ 22×1 topic
What research is done in Kunming?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 378 works
- 2 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 302 works
- 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 256 works
- 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 249 works
- 5 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 238 works
- 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 230 works
- 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 210 works
- 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 191 works
- 9 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 165 works
- 10 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 159 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.1% in 2024.
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