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Research in Macao

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Macao, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Macau, Macau University of Science and Technology and City University of Macau.

Research institutions
12
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
36k
▲ 124% vs 2018-21
Citations
625k
17.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
30.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Macao

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 Macao?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MacauUniversity 18,980 #195
2Macau University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 8,139 #359
3City University of MacauUniversity 4,744 #902
4Macao Polytechnic UniversityUniversity 2,854 #1,074
5Macao University of TourismUniversity 461 #9,536
6University of Saint JosephUniversity 379 #11,716
7Kiang Wu Nursing College of MacauUniversity 184 #24,513 all time
8Hospital Conde S. JanuárioHospital / health system 155 #32,966 all time
9Kiang Wu HospitalHospital / health system 135 #32,655 all time
10Direcção dos Serviços da Reforma Jurídica e do Direito InternacionalGovernment institution 3 not ranked
11Fok Ying Tung FoundationInstitution 2 not ranked
12Science and Technology Development FundGovernment institution 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 Macau: 52.7%Macau University of Science and Technology: 22.6%City University of Macau: 13.2%Macao Polytechnic University: 7.9%7 others listed: 3.7%53%largest
University of Macau19k · 52.7%Macau University of Science and Technology8,139 · 22.6%City University of Macau4,744 · 13.2%Macao Polytechnic University2,854 · 7.9%7 others listed1,319 · 3.7%

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

Which fields of science does Macao work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Macao is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Computer Science (16%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 9,224 fractional works · 48.2% of its workEngineering: 3,743 fractional works · 19.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,314 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 393 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 338 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 333 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 226 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 200 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 185 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 167 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 158 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 128 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3,059 fractional works · 16.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,055 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 774 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 342 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 282 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 161 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 133 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 93 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 694 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 137 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 133 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 538 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 357 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 353 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 148 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 223 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 134 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 221 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 183 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 211 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 136 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6,463 fractional works · 33.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,536 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,089 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEducation: 326 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 213 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 123 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 107 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 98 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,203 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMarketing: 303 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 277 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 176 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 173 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1,022 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 331 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 220 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 210 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 191 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 714 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 484 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 148 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 651 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 221 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 188 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 138 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 337 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 192 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,756 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMedicine: 1,496 fractional works · 7.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 137 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 123 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 110 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 108 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 98 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 90 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 341 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 205 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 121 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,689 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 898 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 616 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCancer Research: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 135 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 343 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 197 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 240 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 100 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 86 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 138 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 118 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMacao19kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences34%

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. Engineering3,74319.6%
    2. Computer Science3,05916.0%
    3. Environmental Science6943.6%
    4. Materials Science5382.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy3531.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2231.2%
    7. Energy2211.2%
    8. Mathematics2111.1%
    9. Chemistry1360.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering470.2%
  2. Social Sciences6,46333.8%
    1. Social Sciences2,53613.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1,2036.3%
    3. Psychology1,0225.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7143.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities6513.4%
    6. Decision Sciences3371.8%
    1. Medicine1,4967.8%
    2. Health Professions2051.1%
    3. Nursing430.2%
    4. Dentistry100.1%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
  4. Life Sciences1,6898.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8984.7%
    2. Neuroscience3431.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2401.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1380.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics700.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Macao strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Macao is most concentrated in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Business and International Management (7.1× the world share in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management).

  1. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 26.7 works7.1×
  2. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 68.4 works5.0×
  3. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 72.1 works4.2×
  4. MarketingSubfield · 266.6 works3.8×
  5. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 669.0 works3.2×
  6. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 38.2 works2.7×
  7. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 192.9 works2.7×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 204 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 760 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 120 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 283 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 62 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 40 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 120 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.05× its world share, 2,631 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 188 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 194 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 3,268 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 602 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 470 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 185 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 298 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 173 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 1,258 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 552 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 1,042 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 293 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 631 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 846 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 2,215 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science2.05×2,631 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting1.96×1,042 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.84×293 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.79×631 works
  5. Psychology1.68×846 works
  6. Engineering1.32×3,268 works
  7. Energy1.28×194 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.16×552 works
  9. Neuroscience1.06×283 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×62 works
  11. Social Sciences1.06×2,215 works
  12. Mathematics0.95×185 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×760 works
  14. Materials Science0.82×470 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.81×298 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×120 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×188 works
  18. Environmental Science0.73×602 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.70×40 works
  20. Chemistry0.46×120 works
  21. Nursing0.46×37 works
  22. Health Professions0.40×173 works
  23. Medicine0.40×1,258 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×204 works
  25. Dentistry0.10×8 works
  26. Veterinary0.08×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Macao?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Economic Growth, COVID-19 Impact, Artificial Intelligence, Destination Image and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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 Learning1,703▲ 2.6×84 topics
  2. Machine Learning1,070▲ 1.68×94 topics
  3. Neural Networks805▲ 2.7×39 topics
  4. Economic Growth500▲ 3.2×33 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence484▲ 1.78×58 topics
  6. Sustainability469◆ 1.00×99 topics
  7. Globalization467▲ 1.24×122 topics
  8. Renewable Energy452▲ 1.63×47 topics
  9. Social Media443▲ 1.67×31 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks347▲ 2.5×14 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency329▲ 1.86×37 topics
  12. Internet of Things319▲ 1.95×29 topics
  13. Cancer299▲ 1.16×56 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior298▲ 2.5×17 topics
  15. Big Data287▲ 1.57×31 topics
  16. Healthcare281▲ 1.29×27 topics
  17. Security253▲ 1.98×30 topics
  18. COVID-19 Impact236▲ 7.2×6 topics
  19. Urbanization233▲ 3.0×12 topics
  20. Regulation213▲ 2.1×26 topics
  21. Destination Image206▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Tourist Satisfaction196▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Sustainable Tourism193▲ 8.7×4 topics
  24. Community Perceptions192▲ 14×1 topic
  25. Destination Loyalty192▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Tourism Development192▲ 7.3×2 topics
  27. User-Generated Content183▲ 7.2×2 topics
  28. Consumer Engagement180▲ 7.7×1 topic
  29. Electronic Word-of-Mouth180▲ 7.7×1 topic
  30. Corpus Linguistics177▲ 4.4×5 topics
  31. Support Vector Machines172▲ 2.8×8 topics
  32. CO2 Emissions149▲ 4.3×4 topics
  33. Environmental Regulation135▲ 4.8×5 topics
  34. Panel Data Analysis134▲ 4.6×3 topics
  35. Financial Development133▲ 4.7×3 topics
  36. China126▲ 7.1×8 topics
  37. Kuznets Curve122▲ 5.9×1 topic
  38. Trade Openness122▲ 5.9×1 topic
  39. Bilingual Education122▲ 5.5×3 topics
  40. Second Language Acquisition117▲ 6.6×3 topics

What research is done in Macao?

Digital Marketing and Social Media: 165 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 158 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…107Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 107 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…86EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 86 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 82 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 74 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…71Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 71 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 69 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 66 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…66Environmental Sustainability in Business: 66 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsLanguage and LinguisticsMarketing3 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 165 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 158 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 107 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 86 works
  5. 5 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 82 works
  6. 6 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 74 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 71 works
  8. 8 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 69 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 66 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 66 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 counting20%40%Macao29.1% 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 37.8% in 2016.

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