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Research in Nanyang

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Nanyang, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang Institute of Technology and Nanyang Medical College.

Research institutions
5
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▲ 63% vs 2018-21
Citations
66k
5.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Nanyang

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 Nanyang?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nanyang Institute of TechnologyUniversity 4,613 #5,388
2Nanyang Normal UniversityUniversity 4,131 #2,190
3Nanyang Medical CollegeHospital / health system 2,483 #13,182
4Henan Tianguan Group (China)Company 307 #13,478
5CNEX (China)Company 17 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.

Nanyang Institute of Technology: 39.9%Nanyang Normal University: 35.8%Nanyang Medical College: 21.5%Henan Tianguan Group (China): 2.7%1 other listed: 0.1%40%largest
Nanyang Institute of Technology4,613 · 39.9%Nanyang Normal University4,131 · 35.8%Nanyang Medical College2,483 · 21.5%Henan Tianguan Group (China)307 · 2.7%1 other listed17 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Nanyang work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research in Nanyang is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Computer Science (11%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,555 fractional works · 62.0% of its workEngineering: 557 fractional works · 22.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 163 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 70 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 66 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 56 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 53 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 277 fractional works · 11.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 94 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 59 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 42 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 224 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 149 fractional works · 5.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 39 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 148 fractional works · 5.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 144 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 77 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 66 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 63 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 63 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 476 fractional works · 19.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 237 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 151 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCell Biology: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 176 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPlant Science: 95 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 283 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMedicine: 252 fractional works · 10.1% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 194 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 76 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNanyang2,508fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences8%

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. Engineering55722.2%
    2. Computer Science27711.0%
    3. Materials Science2248.9%
    4. Environmental Science1485.9%
    5. Chemistry1445.8%
    6. Energy662.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy632.5%
    8. Mathematics291.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences271.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering190.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2379.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1767.0%
    3. Neuroscience311.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology230.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.4%
    1. Medicine25210.1%
    2. Health Professions170.7%
    3. Nursing100.4%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Social Sciences763.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting391.6%
    3. Psychology311.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance200.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities140.6%
    6. Decision Sciences130.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nanyang strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nanyang is most concentrated in Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Cell Biology (4.9× the world share in Inorganic Chemistry).

  1. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 25.9 works4.9×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 66.6 works4.2×
  3. Cell BiologySubfield · 24.5 works3.8×
  4. ChemistryField · 124.6 works3.8×
← 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: 1.45× its world share, 145 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 194 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.13× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.77× its world share, 125 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 238 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.69× its world share, 52 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.50× its world share, 473 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 125 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.61× its world share, 192 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.07× its world share, 50 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 213 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry3.77×125 works
  2. Energy2.69×52 works
  3. Materials Science2.61×192 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.13×16 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.73×194 works
  6. Engineering1.50×473 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.45×145 works
  8. Computer Science1.45×238 works
  9. Environmental Science1.19×125 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.07×50 works
  11. Mathematics1.00×25 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.98×7 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×18 works
  14. Nursing0.83×8 works
  15. Neuroscience0.78×26 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×23 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.58×12 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×37 works
  19. Medicine0.53×213 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×17 works
  21. Psychology0.35×22 works
  22. Veterinary0.25×1 works
  23. Social Sciences0.23×62 works
  24. Dentistry0.21×2 works
  25. Health Professions0.20×11 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.19×11 works

Which keywords describe research in Nanyang?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Phylogenetic Analysis, Graphene, Fungal Pathogens, Internet of Things, Energy Storage and Machine Learning.

▲ 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 Learning169▲ 1.96×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning109▲ 1.30×79 topics
  3. Nanomaterials102▲ 3.9×20 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence73▲ 2.0×35 topics
  5. Internet of Things69▲ 3.2×26 topics
  6. Graphene68▲ 4.0×11 topics
  7. Phylogenetic Analysis62▲ 7.9×10 topics
  8. Energy Storage62▲ 3.8×12 topics
  9. Catalysis54▲ 3.2×23 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties52▲ 2.1×34 topics
  11. Cancer50▲ 1.49×52 topics
  12. Fungal Pathogens49▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks49▲ 4.7×6 topics
  14. Water Splitting49▲ 5.3×4 topics
  15. Remote Sensing48▲ 1.58×34 topics
  16. Semiconductor44▲ 5.3×7 topics
  17. Nanostructures43▲ 4.2×15 topics
  18. Data Mining43▲ 2.3×19 topics
  19. Wireless Sensor Networks43▲ 3.8×17 topics
  20. Electrocatalysis42▲ 5.8×5 topics
  21. Nanocrystals40▲ 6.1×5 topics
  22. Cathode Materials38▲ 4.0×3 topics
  23. Visible Light38▲ 6.5×3 topics
  24. Hydrogen Production38▲ 5.6×5 topics
  25. Two-Dimensional Materials37▲ 6.4×4 topics
  26. CO2 Reduction36▲ 6.7×2 topics
  27. Chemical Sensors36▲ 6.2×3 topics
  28. Solar Energy34▲ 4.3×5 topics
  29. Photocatalyst32▲ 7.3×1 topic
  30. Plasmonic32▲ 7.3×1 topic
  31. Semiconductors30▲ 4.0×5 topics
  32. Endophytic Fungi27▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Host Specificity26▲ 9.4×3 topics
  34. Genomic Characterization25▲ 8.0×3 topics
  35. Heterogeneous Catalysis25▲ 5.4×5 topics
  36. Molecular Identification24▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Plant Pathogenesis24▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Species Recognition24▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Yeast23▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Transition Metal Catalysis22▲ 10×4 topics

What research is done in Nanyang?

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 27 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 20 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 15 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 14 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 13 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 13 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…13Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 13 fractional worksYeasts and Rust Fungi Studies: 12 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 12 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual…12Digital Media and Visual Art: 12 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentCell BiologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBusiness and International Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 27 works
  2. 2 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 20 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  4. 4 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 14 works
  5. 5 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 13 works
  6. 6 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  7. 7 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 13 works
  8. 8 Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies Molecular Biology 12 works
  9. 9 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  10. 10 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 12 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Nanyang17.5% 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 17.8% in 2024.

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