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Research in Quanzhou

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Quanzhou, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Quanzhou Normal University, Liming Vocational University and Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University.

Research institutions
6
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.1k
▲ 109% vs 2018-21
Citations
46k
5.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Quanzhou

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 Quanzhou?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Quanzhou Normal UniversityUniversity 4,878 #4,313
2Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityHospital / health system 1,437 #12,367
3Liming Vocational UniversityUniversity 847 #11,542
4The 180th Hospital of PLAHospital / health system 658 #18,072
5Yang-En UniversityUniversity 547 #17,122 all time
6Minnan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 380 #13,990

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.

Quanzhou Normal University: 55.8%Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University: 16.4%Liming Vocational University: 9.7%The 180th Hospital of PLA: 7.5%2 others listed: 10.6%56%largest
Quanzhou Normal University4,878 · 55.8%Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University1,437 · 16.4%Liming Vocational University847 · 9.7%The 180th Hospital of PLA658 · 7.5%2 others listed927 · 10.6%

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

Which fields of science does Quanzhou work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Quanzhou is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (18%), Computer Science (10%).

Physical Sciences: 1,237 fractional works · 45.7% of its workEngineering: 494 fractional works · 18.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 142 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 91 fractional works · 3.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 277 fractional works · 10.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 96 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 66 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 158 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 77 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 124 fractional works · 4.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 45 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 42 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 768 fractional works · 28.4% of its workMedicine: 725 fractional works · 26.8% of its workSurgery: 106 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 80 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 59 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 53 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 396 fractional works · 14.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 249 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 142 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCancer Research: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 59 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 303 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 98 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 71 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 53 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKQuanzhou2,704fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences11%

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. Engineering49418.3%
    2. Computer Science27710.3%
    3. Materials Science1585.8%
    4. Environmental Science1244.6%
    5. Chemistry451.7%
    6. Energy421.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy361.3%
    8. Mathematics271.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences220.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering120.5%
    1. Medicine72526.8%
    2. Health Professions230.8%
    3. Nursing120.5%
    4. Dentistry60.2%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2499.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences592.2%
    3. Neuroscience431.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology381.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.3%
    1. Social Sciences983.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting712.6%
    3. Psychology532.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities341.2%
    5. Decision Sciences240.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance240.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Quanzhou strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Quanzhou is most concentrated in Cancer Research and Polymers and Plastics (3.7× the world share in Cancer Research).

  1. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 36.0 works3.7×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 29.9 works3.3×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 209 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.01× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 228 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.76× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 414 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 104 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.76× its world share, 138 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 593 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 81 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy1.76×36 works
  2. Materials Science1.76×138 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.75×209 works
  4. Medicine1.38×593 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.31×30 works
  6. Computer Science1.31×228 works
  7. Engineering1.23×414 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.10×9 works
  9. Chemistry1.01×36 works
  10. Neuroscience0.99×36 works
  11. Environmental Science0.93×104 works
  12. Nursing0.90×10 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.89×19 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.86×62 works
  15. Mathematics0.77×20 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×6 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.63×32 works
  18. Psychology0.61×42 works
  19. Dentistry0.52×6 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×18 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×48 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.45×29 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×20 works
  24. Veterinary0.38×1 works
  25. Health Professions0.31×18 works
  26. Social Sciences0.29×81 works

Which keywords describe research in Quanzhou?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Cancer, Artificial Intelligence, Inflammation, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Biomedical Applications and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 Learning188▲ 2.0×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning128▲ 1.43×76 topics
  3. Epidemiology117◆ 1.09×111 topics
  4. Inflammation111▲ 1.92×81 topics
  5. Cancer106▲ 2.9×54 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence105▲ 2.7×44 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress78▲ 1.75×57 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications77▲ 2.4×34 topics
  9. Internet of Things71▲ 3.0×26 topics
  10. Neural Networks60▲ 1.43×36 topics
  11. Tumor Microenvironment51▲ 4.2×8 topics
  12. Nanomaterials51▲ 1.80×17 topics
  13. Gene Expression50▲ 3.0×17 topics
  14. Data Mining46▲ 2.3×17 topics
  15. Graphene43▲ 2.4×11 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease42▲ 1.37×34 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome40▲ 1.85×22 topics
  18. Nanocomposites40▲ 1.85×20 topics
  19. Biomarkers38▲ 2.0×17 topics
  20. Chemotherapy37▲ 1.93×23 topics
  21. Cloud Computing36▲ 4.7×13 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines35▲ 2.4×14 topics
  23. Virtual Reality33▲ 2.5×14 topics
  24. Metastasis31▲ 3.4×11 topics
  25. Wireless Sensor Networks31▲ 2.5×16 topics
  26. Cell Death28▲ 4.3×6 topics
  27. Big Data Analytics28▲ 4.8×5 topics
  28. Power Electronics26▲ 3.0×8 topics
  29. Biogenesis24▲ 5.2×3 topics
  30. Human-Computer Interaction24▲ 5.0×7 topics
  31. Multimedia Technology23▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Image Classification23▲ 4.5×2 topics
  33. Regional Planning20▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Lipid Peroxidation19▲ 6.4×3 topics
  35. Ferroptosis18▲ 8.0×1 topic
  36. GPX418▲ 8.0×1 topic
  37. Digital Media Technology17▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Visual Communication Design17▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Cross-Border E-Commerce16▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Fuzzy Theory16▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Quanzhou?

Digital Media and Visual…17Digital Media and Visual Art: 17 fractional worksE-commerce and Technolog…16E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer p…14Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 14 fractional worksCancer-related molecular…13Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 13 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 13 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 12 fractional worksTextile materials and ev…10Textile materials and evaluations: 10 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 10 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 10 fractional works
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignBusiness and International ManagementRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 17 works
  2. 2 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 16 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  4. 4 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 14 works
  5. 5 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 13 works
  6. 6 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 13 works
  7. 7 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  8. 8 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 10 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 10 works
  10. 10 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 10 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%Quanzhou15.5% 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 18.8% in 2024.

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