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Research in Kunming

Science Explorer records 59 research institutions in Kunming, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan University and Kunming Medical University.

Research institutions
59
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
144k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.2%
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 Kunming?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kunming University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 35,490 #195
2Yunnan UniversityUniversity 24,500 #317
3Kunming Medical UniversityUniversity 10,254 #1,155
4Yunnan Normal UniversityUniversity 10,126 #1,396
5Yunnan Agricultural UniversityUniversity 7,513 #1,597
6Southwest Forestry UniversityUniversity 6,694 #1,910
7Kunming UniversityUniversity 5,100 #3,073
8Kunming Institute of BotanyResearch facility 3,906 #4,408
9Yunnan University of Finance And EconomicsUniversity 3,644 #3,663
10Yunnan Academy of Agricultural SciencesResearch facility 3,003 #4,482
11First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical UniversityHospital / health system 2,254 #3,065
12Yunnan ObservatoriesResearch facility 2,211 #9,846
13Kunming Institute of ZoologyResearch facility 1,868 #4,516
14Yunnan Nationalities UniversityUniversity 1,775 #17,113
15First People's Hospital of Yunnan ProvinceHospital / health system 1,736 #5,379
16Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity 1,558 #4,500
17Yunnan Academy of ForestryGovernment institution 1,497 #14,984
18Kunming Institute of Precious MetalsInstitution 1,457 #4,888
19Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military CommandHospital / health system 1,273 #23,457 all time
20Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical CollegeHospital / health system 1,255 #16,009
21Kunming Metallurgy CollegeUniversity 1,193 #16,520
22Baoshan CollegeUniversity 1,099 #8,607
23Yunnan Environmental Protection BureauGovernment institution 1,049 #6,877
24Yunnan Institute of Environmental SciencesHospital / health system 1,002 #3,945
25Yuntianhua Group (China)Company 957 #8,120
26Second People's Hospital of Yunnan ProvinceHospital / health system 861 #15,416
27Yunnan Center for Disease Control And PreventionGovernment institution 802 #8,250
28Yunnan Forestry Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity 740 #13,301
29Yunnan Metallurgical Group (China)Company 666 #11,313
30Yunnan Open UniversityUniversity 640 #9,121
31The First Hospital of KunmingHospital / health system 637 #14,557
32Yunnan Vocational College of Mechanical and Electrical TechnologyUniversity 623 #16,699
33Kunming Metallurgical Research InstituteResearch facility 591 #17,167
34Yunnan Province Science and Technology DepartmentGovernment institution 581 #17,452
35Yunnan Earthquake Prevention and Disaster ReductionGovernment institution 535 #14,656
36Kunming Children's HospitalHospital / health system 506 #12,345
37Yunnan Water Conservancy and Hydropower Survey and Design InstituteResearch facility 417 #20,650
38Yan'an Hospital Affiliated To Kunming Medical UniversityHospital / health system 406 #13,576
39Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary InstituteResearch facility 367 #17,319
40Yunnan Provincial Department of EducationGovernment institution 352 #10,720
41Yunnan Arts UniversityUniversity 336 #16,684
42Yunnan Machinery Research and Design InstituteResearch facility 325 #12,635
43Research Institute of Resource InsectsResearch facility 323 #36,223 all time
44Yunnan Investment Group (China)Company 284 #13,695
45Third People's Hospital of Yunnan ProvinceHospital / health system 251 #16,175
46Yunnan Population and Family Planning Research InstituteResearch facility 232 #38,622 all time
47Yunnan Maternal and Child HealthHospital / health system 230 #18,174
48Kunming Third People's HospitalHospital / health system 225 #24,481
49Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineHospital / health system 210 #16,134
50Kunming Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineHospital / health system 181 #22,282
51Fuwai Yunnan Cardiovascular HospitalHospital / health system 177 #17,713
52Yunnan Provincial Infectious Disease HospitalHospital / health system 155 #32,554 all time
53Yunnan ArchaeologyResearch facility 136 #21,316 all time
54Yunnan Yingmao Biotechnology (China)Company 107 not ranked
55Yunnan Provincial Department of TransportationGovernment institution 65 not ranked
56Kunming Tongren HospitalHospital / health system 23 not ranked
57Yunnan Building Materials Research & Design InstituteUniversity 21 not ranked
58Institute of Dermatology & Venereology of the Yunnan ProvinceHospital / health system 21 not ranked
59Winona Medical Cosmetic CenterHospital / health system 6 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.

Kunming University of Science and Technology: 24.6%Yunnan University: 17.0%Kunming Medical University: 7.1%Yunnan Normal University: 7.0%55 others listed: 44.4%25%largest
Kunming University of Science and Technology35k · 24.6%Yunnan University24k · 17.0%Kunming Medical University10k · 7.1%Yunnan Normal University10k · 7.0%55 others listed64k · 44.4%

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

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).

  1. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 90.6 works3.1×
  2. CatalysisSubfield · 176.9 works2.8×
  3. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 615.6 works2.8×
  4. AgingSubfield · 26.8 works2.6×
  5. Plant ScienceSubfield · 1,924.3 works2.6×
  6. PharmacologySubfield · 202.7 works2.6×
  7. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 113.3 works2.5×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Kunming?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Metal Recovery, Nanomaterials, Cancer, Machine Learning, Lithium-ion Batteries, Remote Sensing and Climate Change.

▲ 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 Learning2,326▲ 1.61×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning1,628▲ 1.18×94 topics
  3. Climate Change1,458▲ 1.28×102 topics
  4. Cancer1,157▲ 2.0×59 topics
  5. Nanomaterials1,106▲ 2.5×20 topics
  6. Remote Sensing1,078▲ 2.1×41 topics
  7. Inflammation1,070▲ 1.22×83 topics
  8. Environmental Impact1,066▲ 1.48×61 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress1,060▲ 1.53×63 topics
  10. Neural Networks969▲ 1.49×40 topics
  11. Nanoparticles936▲ 1.76×43 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties914▲ 2.2×38 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications818▲ 1.63×36 topics
  14. Metal Recovery812▲ 9.5×3 topics
  15. Graphene781▲ 2.7×12 topics
  16. Catalysis768▲ 2.7×29 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries741▲ 4.1×4 topics
  18. Energy Storage738▲ 2.7×13 topics
  19. Antioxidant732▲ 2.5×51 topics
  20. Gene Expression679▲ 2.6×20 topics
  21. Microbial Communities634▲ 3.5×10 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity623▲ 2.3×31 topics
  23. Metal-Organic Frameworks623▲ 3.5×6 topics
  24. Microstructure597▲ 2.7×19 topics
  25. Cathode Materials562▲ 3.4×3 topics
  26. Metabolism546▲ 2.5×32 topics
  27. Water Splitting527▲ 3.4×4 topics
  28. Anti-inflammatory515▲ 4.4×29 topics
  29. Medicinal Plants508▲ 3.0×19 topics
  30. Phylogenetic Analysis485▲ 3.8×16 topics
  31. Rare Earth Elements478▲ 7.8×4 topics
  32. Circular Economy455▲ 3.9×7 topics
  33. Land Use Change451▲ 3.5×9 topics
  34. Sustainable Technology412▲ 8.7×2 topics
  35. Metallurgy402▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Microbial Ecology388▲ 5.3×5 topics
  37. Biological Activities384▲ 5.7×10 topics
  38. Battery Recycling378▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Hydrometallurgical Processes378▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Oxidation Mechanism350▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Kunming?

  1. 1 Extraction and Separation ProcessesMechanical Engineering 378 works
  2. 2 Metal Extraction and BioleachingBiomedical Engineering 302 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 256 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 249 works
  5. 5 Minerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesWater Science and Technology 238 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 230 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 210 works
  8. 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesCell Biology 191 works
  9. 9 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant Science 165 works
  10. 10 Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Science 159 works

Research output over time

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