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Research in Suzhou

Science Explorer records 37 research institutions in Suzhou, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Soochow University, Suzhou University of Science and Technology and Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.

Research institutions
37
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
104k
▲ 70% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7M
16.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record

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 Suzhou?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Soochow UniversityUniversity 66,074 #175
2Suzhou University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 11,296 #543
3Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversityUniversity 8,043 #849
4Suzhou Vocational UniversityUniversity 2,250 #11,925
5Suzhou Municipal HospitalHospital / health system 1,926 #6,223
6Suzhou Vocational Health CollegeUniversity 930 #10,781
7Suzhou Vocational Institute of Industrial TechnologyUniversity 919 #8,431
8Suzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine HospitalHospital / health system 698 #17,925
9Suzhou Polytechnic Institute of AgricultureUniversity 672 #13,960
10The Fifth People’s Hospital of SuzhouHospital / health system 569 #16,301
11Suzhou Institute of Trade & CommerceUniversity 565 #15,985
12Suzhou Chien-Shiung Institute of TechnologyResearch facility 452 #20,433
13Wujiang District People's HospitalHospital / health system 281 #30,016 all time
14Suzhou Industrial Park Institute of Services OutsourcingUniversity 260 #21,188
15Suzhou Guangji HospitalHospital / health system 243 #20,834
16Suzhou Thermal Engineering Research InstituteResearch facility 234 #21,112
17Suzhou Art & Design Technology InstituteUniversity 192 #28,600 all time
18Suzhou Electrical Apparatus Science AcademyResearch facility 169 #29,015 all time
19Suzhou Industrial Park Vocational Technical CollegeUniversity 149 #26,916 all time
20Suzhou Nonferrous Metals Research InstituteResearch facility 144 #34,520 all time
21ARTS Group (China)Company 126 #19,210
22Sehenstar Energy Technology (China)Company 93 #21,537
23Nanopolis Suzhou (China)Company 66 not ranked
24Hengtong Optoelectronic (China)Company 56 not ranked
25Suzhou Institute of Building Science Group (China)Company 40 not ranked
26Realtek (China)Company 31 not ranked
27Kunshan Industrial Technology Research InstituteResearch facility 26 not ranked
28MEMS RIGHT (China)Company 20 not ranked
29PersonGen (China)Company 17 not ranked
30Ascepion Pharmaceuticals (China)Company 16 not ranked
31Suzhou Creative Nano-carbon (China)Company 15 not ranked
32Suzhou Science and Technology BureauGovernment institution 10 not ranked
33Positec (China)Company 5 not ranked
34Suzhou Electronic Products InspectionInstitution 3 not ranked
35II-VI (China)Company 2 not ranked
36Qisda (China)Company 2 not ranked
37Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation 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.

Soochow University: 68.4%Suzhou University of Science and Technology: 11.7%Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University: 8.3%Suzhou Vocational University: 2.3%32 others listed: 9.2%68%largest
Soochow University66k · 68.4%Suzhou University of Science and Technology11k · 11.7%Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University8,043 · 8.3%Suzhou Vocational University2,250 · 2.3%32 others listed8,931 · 9.2%

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

Which fields of science does Suzhou work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Suzhou is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Engineering (22%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20k fractional works · 51.4% of its workEngineering: 8,763 fractional works · 22.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,875 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,667 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,022 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 564 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 461 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 451 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 305 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 284 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 279 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 238 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 207 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 164 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 124 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 102 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3,331 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,254 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 855 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 335 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 304 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 150 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 137 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 130 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 166 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3,263 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,795 fractional works · 4.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 463 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 410 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 391 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 137 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,452 fractional works · 3.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 245 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 243 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 206 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 190 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 147 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 137 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 165 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1,051 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 575 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 205 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 132 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 140 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 836 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 798 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 832 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 384 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 156 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 138 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 155 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 431 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 255 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 143 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 111 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 210 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 9,388 fractional works · 23.6% of its workMedicine: 8,839 fractional works · 22.3% of its workSurgery: 1,049 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 964 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 861 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 629 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 504 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 431 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 398 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 317 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 295 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 293 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 273 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 243 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 215 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 168 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 163 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 163 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 162 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 138 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 135 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 126 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 120 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 116 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 114 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 86 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 80 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 547 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 301 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 210 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 155 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 143 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 78 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 6,006 fractional works · 15.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,692 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,343 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCancer Research: 500 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 275 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 185 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 84 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 304 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 883 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 290 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 211 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 191 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 191 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 739 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 652 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 562 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 241 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 121 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 200 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 130 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,896 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,325 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 439 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 258 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 105 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 92 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 431 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 720 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 185 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 124 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 123 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 85 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 80 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 680 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 213 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 193 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 144 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 86 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 511 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 327 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 140 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 338 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 229 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 323 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 92 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 231 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKSuzhou40kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences10%

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. Engineering8,76322.1%
    2. Computer Science3,3318.4%
    3. Materials Science3,2638.2%
    4. Environmental Science1,4523.7%
    5. Chemistry1,0512.6%
    6. Energy8362.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy8322.1%
    8. Mathematics4311.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering2550.6%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences2100.5%
  1. Health Sciences9,38823.6%
    1. Medicine8,83922.3%
    2. Health Professions3010.8%
    3. Nursing1550.4%
    4. Dentistry780.2%
    5. Veterinary160.0%
  2. Life Sciences6,00615.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,6929.3%
    2. Neuroscience8832.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology7391.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5621.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1300.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,3253.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting7201.8%
    3. Psychology6801.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5111.3%
    5. Decision Sciences3380.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities3230.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Suzhou strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Suzhou is most concentrated in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Cancer Research and Process Chemistry and Technology (3.6× the world share in Surfaces, Coatings and Films).

  1. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 120.8 works3.6×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 453.9 works3.0×
  3. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 39.9 works2.8×
  4. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 61.2 works2.8×
  5. HematologySubfield · 284.2 works2.7×
  6. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 371.8 works2.7×
  7. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 409.6 works2.6×
  8. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 690.6 works2.6×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 491 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 3,210 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.84× its world share, 639 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 769 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 111 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.75× its world share, 212 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.75× its world share, 946 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 2,899 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 186 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.27× its world share, 721 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.48× its world share, 7,673 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 1,251 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.38× its world share, 2,860 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 373 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 710 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 62 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 247 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 7,547 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 136 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 284 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 660 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 296 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 472 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 569 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1,149 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science2.38×2,860 works
  2. Energy2.27×721 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.84×639 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.75×3,210 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.75×212 works
  6. Chemistry1.75×946 works
  7. Engineering1.48×7,673 works
  8. Neuroscience1.37×769 works
  9. Medicine1.14×7,547 works
  10. Computer Science1.08×2,899 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.93×710 works
  12. Mathematics0.92×373 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.91×111 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.89×296 works
  15. Nursing0.81×136 works
  16. Environmental Science0.73×1,251 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×472 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.59×660 works
  19. Psychology0.54×569 works
  20. Dentistry0.37×62 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×186 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×491 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.29×284 works
  24. Health Professions0.27×247 works
  25. Veterinary0.27×13 works
  26. Social Sciences0.26×1,149 works

Which keywords describe research in Suzhou?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Cancer, Inflammation, Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials, Neural Networks, Nanoparticles and Graphene.

▲ 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 Learning2,075▲ 1.51×85 topics
  2. Inflammation1,606▲ 1.90×83 topics
  3. Cancer1,433▲ 2.7×58 topics
  4. Machine Learning1,344◆ 1.02×96 topics
  5. Epidemiology1,229▼ 0.78×132 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications1,162▲ 2.5×36 topics
  7. Nanomaterials1,110▲ 2.7×20 topics
  8. Neural Networks1,105▲ 1.80×39 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress1,084▲ 1.66×63 topics
  10. Nanoparticles1,022▲ 2.0×44 topics
  11. Graphene790▲ 3.0×12 topics
  12. Nanocomposites753▲ 2.4×22 topics
  13. Energy Storage746▲ 2.9×12 topics
  14. Catalysis684▲ 2.6×29 topics
  15. Tumor Microenvironment648▲ 3.6×8 topics
  16. Immunotherapy647▲ 2.2×19 topics
  17. Cathode Materials644▲ 4.2×3 topics
  18. Drug Delivery630▲ 2.9×16 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering626▲ 2.6×13 topics
  20. Mechanical Properties612▲ 1.57×39 topics
  21. Metal-Organic Frameworks603▲ 3.6×6 topics
  22. Gene Expression589▲ 2.4×20 topics
  23. Water Splitting565▲ 3.8×4 topics
  24. Biomarkers522▲ 1.89×18 topics
  25. Semiconductor499▲ 3.9×7 topics
  26. Semiconductors483▲ 4.2×6 topics
  27. Biosensors481▲ 2.5×12 topics
  28. Reactive Oxygen Species437▲ 2.7×14 topics
  29. Electrocatalysis431▲ 3.8×5 topics
  30. Rechargeable Batteries429▲ 4.1×2 topics
  31. Efficiency396▲ 3.3×8 topics
  32. Photodynamic Therapy395▲ 4.4×6 topics
  33. Cell Death384▲ 4.0×6 topics
  34. Bioimaging382▲ 4.2×6 topics
  35. CO2 Reduction352▲ 4.1×2 topics
  36. Light-Emitting Diodes334▲ 5.6×3 topics
  37. Tumor Targeting331▲ 4.5×3 topics
  38. Flexible Electronics325▲ 4.8×3 topics
  39. Fluorescence Imaging325▲ 5.5×2 topics
  40. Biogenesis319▲ 4.7×3 topics

What research is done in Suzhou?

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 262 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 230 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 224 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 217 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 194 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 192 works
  7. 7 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 188 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 185 works
  9. 9 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 175 works
  10. 10 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 160 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 counting10%20%30%Suzhou20.8% 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 25.9% in 2016.

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