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Research in Qingdao

Science Explorer records 35 research institutions in Qingdao, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ocean University of China, Qingdao University and Qingdao University of Science and Technology.

Research institutions
35
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
209k
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1M
15.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Qingdao

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 Qingdao?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Qingdao UniversityUniversity 41,195 #341
2Ocean University of ChinaUniversity 35,505 #291
3Shandong University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 27,789 #865
4China University of Petroleum, East ChinaUniversity 24,800 #574
5Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 23,087 #511
6Qingdao Agricultural UniversityUniversity 9,363 #1,304
7Qingdao University of TechnologyUniversity 8,873 #1,329
8Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyResearch facility 6,704 #801
9People's Liberation Army 401 HospitalHospital / health system 1,808 #12,258
10Qingdao Huanghai UniversityUniversity 1,130 #5,229
11Qingdao Institute of Marine GeologyResearch facility 1,122 #10,305
12Haier Group (China)Company 1,005 #8,378
13Qingdao Eighth People's HospitalHospital / health system 802 #15,006
14Qingdao Binhai UniversityUniversity 788 #3,920
15Shandong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine BureauGovernment institution 630 #26,620 all time
16Institute of Oceanographic InstrumentationResearch facility 585 #16,273
17Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 553 #12,782
18Qingdao Academy of Intelligent IndustriesResearch facility 552 #7,926
19Marine Biology Institute of Shandong ProvinceResearch facility 530 #13,450
20Qingdao Party School of CPCUniversity 408 #28,075 all time
21National Satellite Ocean Application ServiceResearch facility 397 #21,753
22Marine Biomedical Research Institute of QingdaoResearch facility 397 #7,424
23China Animal Health and Epidemiology CenterHospital / health system 387 #21,042
24Hisense (China)Company 369 #16,870
25Qingdao Mental Health CenterHospital / health system 277 #19,017
26Qingdao Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary MedicineResearch facility 264 #30,118 all time
27Shandong Eye Institute & HospitalHospital / health system 173 #34,317 all time
28Yebio Bioengineering (China)Company 170 #19,067
29New Hope Liuhe (China)Company 150 #19,880
30Sailun Jinyu Group (China)Company 47 not ranked
31Qingdao Installation & Construction (China)Company 44 not ranked
32Shandong Academy of Textile Science (China)Company 27 not ranked
33Decai Decoration (China)Company 13 not ranked
34Qingdao Aerospace Semiconductor Research InstituteResearch facility 9 not ranked
35Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology BureauGovernment institution 1 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.

Qingdao University: 21.7%Ocean University of China: 18.7%Shandong University of Science and Technology: 14.6%China University of Petroleum, East China: 13.1%31 others listed: 31.9%22%largest
Qingdao University41k · 21.7%Ocean University of China36k · 18.7%Shandong University of Science and Technology28k · 14.6%China University of Petroleum, East China25k · 13.1%31 others listed61k · 31.9%

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

Which fields of science does Qingdao work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research in Qingdao is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Medicine (10%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 55k fractional works · 69.1% of its workEngineering: 23k fractional works · 29.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4,470 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3,333 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2,788 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2,279 fractional works · 2.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2,221 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1,963 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,897 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,196 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 820 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 660 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 545 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 507 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 408 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 378 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7,114 fractional works · 8.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,157 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 1,098 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1,008 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 799 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 777 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 690 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 685 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 385 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 339 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 175 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 6,548 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3,351 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1,127 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 870 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 754 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 271 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 176 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6,042 fractional works · 7.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,005 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,806 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 784 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 488 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 382 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 277 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 299 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4,836 fractional works · 6.1% of its workOceanography: 1,796 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1,044 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 957 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 367 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 291 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 244 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2,271 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 995 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 440 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 349 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 277 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 161 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2,132 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1,970 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 162 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,051 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 369 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 336 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 346 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 869 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 492 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 377 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 599 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 172 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 427 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 11k fractional works · 13.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5,777 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3,657 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCancer Research: 541 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 494 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 252 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 251 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 581 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,104 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPlant Science: 1,227 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAquatic Science: 573 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 528 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 218 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 165 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 392 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1,162 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 993 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 169 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 826 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 233 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 210 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 197 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 186 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 213 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 9,034 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMedicine: 8,192 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSurgery: 1,025 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 862 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 669 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 586 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 408 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 407 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 347 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 343 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 295 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 262 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 233 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 231 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 220 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 199 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 163 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 161 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,780 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNursing: 328 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 317 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 299 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 180 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 35 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,491 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,242 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 452 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 178 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 166 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 446 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 960 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 300 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 163 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 496 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 953 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 772 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 182 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 565 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 178 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 172 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 215 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 474 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 281 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 193 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 298 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKQingdao80kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences6%

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. Engineering23k29.5%
    2. Environmental Science7,1148.9%
    3. Materials Science6,5488.2%
    4. Computer Science6,0427.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences4,8366.1%
    6. Chemistry2,2712.9%
    7. Energy2,1322.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy1,0511.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering8691.1%
    10. Mathematics5990.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5,7777.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3,1043.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1,1621.5%
    4. Neuroscience8261.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2130.3%
  3. Health Sciences9,03411.4%
    1. Medicine8,19210.3%
    2. Nursing3280.4%
    3. Health Professions2990.4%
    4. Dentistry1800.2%
    5. Veterinary350.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,2421.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting9601.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9531.2%
    4. Psychology5650.7%
    5. Decision Sciences4740.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities2980.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Qingdao strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Qingdao is most concentrated in Oceanography, Ocean Engineering and Filtration and Separation (7.9× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 1,552.6 works7.9×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 1,994.9 works5.5×
  3. Filtration and SeparationSubfield · 40.7 works5.3×
  4. General EngineeringSubfield · 26.1 works5.0×
  5. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 95.7 works4.2×
  6. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 116.0 works4.1×
  7. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 619.8 works4.1×
  8. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 500.9 works4.0×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 2,678 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 5,021 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 998 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 715 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 185 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.99× its world share, 728 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.86× its world share, 2,030 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 5,270 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.84× its world share, 4,193 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.88× its world share, 1,848 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.99× its world share, 21k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.81× its world share, 6,271 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.37× its world share, 5,775 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 539 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 908 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 157 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 257 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 6,991 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 292 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 30 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 264 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 863 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 416 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 873 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 480 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1,106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.84×4,193 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.99×728 works
  3. Energy2.88×1,848 works
  4. Materials Science2.37×5,775 works
  5. Engineering1.99×21k works
  6. Chemistry1.86×2,030 works
  7. Environmental Science1.81×6,271 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.42×998 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×5,021 works
  10. Computer Science0.97×5,270 works
  11. Nursing0.85×292 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×2,678 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×185 works
  14. Mathematics0.66×539 works
  15. Neuroscience0.63×715 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.62×416 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.59×908 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×873 works
  19. Medicine0.52×6,991 works
  20. Dentistry0.46×157 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×863 works
  22. Veterinary0.31×30 works
  23. Psychology0.23×480 works
  24. Health Professions0.14×257 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.13×264 works
  26. Social Sciences0.13×1,106 works

Which keywords describe research in Qingdao?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Deep Learning, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Energy Storage and Catalysis.

▲ 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 Learning3,997▲ 1.46×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning3,020◆ 1.14×96 topics
  3. Climate Change2,852▲ 1.32×106 topics
  4. Nanoparticles2,666▲ 2.7×44 topics
  5. Nanomaterials2,659▲ 3.2×20 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications2,349▲ 2.5×36 topics
  7. Environmental Impact2,216▲ 1.63×67 topics
  8. Neural Networks2,030▲ 1.65×40 topics
  9. Nanocomposites1,932▲ 3.1×22 topics
  10. Catalysis1,773▲ 3.4×29 topics
  11. Inflammation1,764◆ 1.04×83 topics
  12. Energy Storage1,760▲ 3.4×12 topics
  13. Remote Sensing1,759▲ 1.81×41 topics
  14. Graphene1,670▲ 3.1×12 topics
  15. Renewable Energy1,645▲ 1.43×53 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks1,526▲ 4.6×6 topics
  17. Cancer1,484▲ 1.39×59 topics
  18. Water Splitting1,341▲ 4.5×4 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties1,328▲ 1.70×39 topics
  20. Cathode Materials1,300▲ 4.2×3 topics
  21. Aquaculture1,095▲ 5.4×8 topics
  22. Drug Delivery1,034▲ 2.4×16 topics
  23. CO2 Sequestration1,026▲ 6.6×4 topics
  24. Electrocatalysis991▲ 4.4×5 topics
  25. Pore Structure936▲ 9.6×3 topics
  26. Microbial Communities930▲ 2.7×10 topics
  27. Rechargeable Batteries926▲ 4.4×2 topics
  28. Ocean Circulation851▲ 7.8×3 topics
  29. Vibration Analysis823▲ 3.9×9 topics
  30. Hydrogen Production822▲ 3.8×6 topics
  31. Data Assimilation806▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Catalysts787▲ 4.9×3 topics
  33. Shale Gas785▲ 8.2×2 topics
  34. CO2 Reduction748▲ 4.4×2 topics
  35. Gas Permeability739▲ 9.7×2 topics
  36. Nanopores694▲ 9.3×2 topics
  37. Mudstones655▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Thermal Maturity655▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Hydraulic Fracturing649▲ 7.7×2 topics
  40. Surfactants594▲ 7.5×5 topics

What research is done in Qingdao?

Hydrocarbon exploration …599Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 599 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …574Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 574 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 530 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 475 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 432 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 422 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 402 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…393Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 393 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 370 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 362 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 599 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 574 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 530 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 475 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 432 works
  6. 6 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 422 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 402 works
  8. 8 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 393 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 370 works
  10. 10 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 362 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%30%Qingdao22.9% 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 25.7% in 2016.

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