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Research in Nanchong

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Nanchong, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are China West Normal University, North Sichuan Medical University and Nanchong Central Hospital.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
18k
▲ 143% vs 2018-21
Citations
119k
6.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1979-2026
48 years on the record
Nanchong

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 Nanchong?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1China West Normal UniversityUniversity 10,375 #1,448
2North Sichuan Medical UniversityUniversity 6,443 #2,896
3Nanchong Central HospitalHospital / health system 1,281 #8,152

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.

Which fields of science does Nanchong work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Nanchong is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,077 fractional works · 35.0% of its workComputer Science: 497 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 187 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 114 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 89 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 469 fractional works · 7.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 129 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 128 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 341 fractional works · 5.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 83 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 71 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 221 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 150 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomaterials: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 189 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 109 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 150 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 70 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 68 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 68 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,042 fractional works · 34.4% of its workMedicine: 1,918 fractional works · 32.3% of its workSurgery: 309 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 237 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOncology: 156 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 139 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 102 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 79 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 71 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,034 fractional works · 17.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 582 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 359 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCancer Research: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 60 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 193 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 78 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 131 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 89 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 74 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 785 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 301 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 177 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 212 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 171 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 87 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNanchong5,938fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences13%

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. Computer Science4978.4%
    2. Engineering4697.9%
    3. Environmental Science3415.7%
    4. Materials Science2213.7%
    5. Chemistry1893.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1502.5%
    7. Energy701.2%
    8. Mathematics681.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences510.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering200.3%
  2. Health Sciences2,04234.4%
    1. Medicine1,91832.3%
    2. Health Professions631.1%
    3. Nursing310.5%
    4. Dentistry270.5%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,03417.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5829.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1933.2%
    3. Neuroscience1312.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology891.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics390.7%
    1. Social Sciences3015.1%
    2. Psychology2123.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities1712.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting450.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance360.6%
    6. Decision Sciences190.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nanchong strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nanchong is most concentrated in Ecological Modeling, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Hepatology (5.7× the world share in Ecological Modeling).

  1. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 22.0 works5.7×
  2. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 22.1 works4.0×
  3. HepatologySubfield · 37.1 works3.8×
  4. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 76.2 works3.5×
  5. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 71.6 works3.2×
  6. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 79.2 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: 0.71× its world share, 171 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.84× its world share, 496 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 73 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 112 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.80× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.14× its world share, 170 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 437 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 45 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 413 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 304 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 194 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 58 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 124 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.62× its world share, 1,569 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 147 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 174 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 255 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry2.14×170 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.84×496 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.80×32 works
  4. Medicine1.62×1,569 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.44×73 works
  6. Neuroscience1.37×112 works
  7. Energy1.35×62 works
  8. Environmental Science1.21×304 works
  9. Psychology1.13×174 works
  10. Computer Science1.11×437 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.11×124 works
  12. Materials Science1.10×194 works
  13. Nursing1.10×27 works
  14. Chemical Engineering1.04×18 works
  15. Arts and Humanities1.01×147 works
  16. Mathematics0.98×58 works
  17. Dentistry0.84×20 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.71×171 works
  19. Veterinary0.61×4 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.57×45 works
  21. Engineering0.55×413 works
  22. Social Sciences0.40×255 works
  23. Health Professions0.38×50 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.35×17 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×32 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×40 works

Which keywords describe research in Nanchong?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Language Teaching, Tumor Microenvironment, Cloud Computing and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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 Learning310▲ 1.52×78 topics
  2. Epidemiology302▲ 1.28×123 topics
  3. Inflammation292▲ 2.3×83 topics
  4. Cancer257▲ 3.2×55 topics
  5. Machine Learning235▲ 1.19×78 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress196▲ 2.0×60 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence180▲ 2.1×37 topics
  8. Climate Change152◆ 0.94×76 topics
  9. Tumor Microenvironment128▲ 4.8×8 topics
  10. Treatment127▲ 1.76×50 topics
  11. Data Mining127▲ 2.9×14 topics
  12. Gene Expression123▲ 3.3×18 topics
  13. Chemotherapy117▲ 2.8×23 topics
  14. Cloud Computing110▲ 6.5×11 topics
  15. Language Teaching110▲ 6.9×6 topics
  16. Immunotherapy108▲ 2.5×19 topics
  17. Internet of Things108▲ 2.1×24 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease107▲ 1.58×38 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines104▲ 3.2×14 topics
  20. Nanomaterials104▲ 1.67×17 topics
  21. Diagnosis101▲ 1.82×41 topics
  22. Biomarkers96▲ 2.3×18 topics
  23. Management94▲ 1.98×29 topics
  24. Online Education84▲ 7.3×4 topics
  25. Metastasis81▲ 4.0×12 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species75▲ 3.1×14 topics
  27. Second Language Acquisition74▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Physical Education73▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Corrective Feedback70▲ 16×1 topic
  30. L2 Motivation70▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Biochar Application68▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Cell Death68▲ 4.8×6 topics
  33. Multimedia Teaching67▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Teaching Evaluation67▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy66▲ 4.7×5 topics
  36. Regional Planning65▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Environmental Risk Assessment61▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Corpus Linguistics58▲ 4.7×5 topics
  39. Conservation Issues58▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Pollution Monitoring58▲ 26×1 topic

What research is done in Nanchong?

Educational Reforms and Innovations: 58 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 56 fractional worksEducational Technology a…53Educational Technology and Pedagogy: 53 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…42Second Language Learning and Teaching: 42 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 35 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 30 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisit…29Second Language Acquisition and Learning: 29 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 29 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 28 fractional worksCancer-related molecular…27Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 27 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisLanguage and LinguisticsArtificial IntelligenceLiterature and Literary Theory6 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 58 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 56 works
  3. 3 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 53 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 42 works
  5. 5 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 35 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 30 works
  7. 7 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 29 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 29 works
  9. 9 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 28 works
  10. 10 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 27 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%Nanchong19.2% 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 19.6% in 2024.

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