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Research in Tai’an

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Tai’an, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Shandong Agricultural University, Taishan University and Taian City Central Hospital.

Research institutions
5
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
21k
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
302k
14.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Tai’an

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 Tai’an?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Shandong Agricultural UniversityUniversity 15,237 #1,297
2Taishan UniversityUniversity 3,703 #5,527
3Taian City Central HospitalHospital / health system 1,654 #16,392
4Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical UniversityHospital / health system 970 #16,768
5Municipality of Tai'anGovernment institution 30 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.

Shandong Agricultural University: 70.6%Taishan University: 17.1%Taian City Central Hospital: 7.7%Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University: 4.5%1 other listed: 0.1%71%largest
Shandong Agricultural University15k · 70.6%Taishan University3,703 · 17.1%Taian City Central Hospital1,654 · 7.7%Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University970 · 4.5%1 other listed30 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Tai’an work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Tai’an is in Life Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (28%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Medicine (11%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 2,722 fractional works · 44.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,692 fractional works · 27.6% of its workPlant Science: 1,051 fractional works · 17.2% of its workFood Science: 138 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 105 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 101 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 100 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 88 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 80 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 845 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 520 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGenetics: 107 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 79 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 95 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 72 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,093 fractional works · 34.2% of its workEngineering: 664 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 130 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 111 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 92 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 66 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 528 fractional works · 8.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 127 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPollution: 95 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 83 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 356 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 127 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 89 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 229 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 111 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 68 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 126 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 788 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMedicine: 694 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEpidemiology: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNursing: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 524 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 244 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 115 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 105 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKTai’an6,127fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences44%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences9%

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. Life Sciences2,72244.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,69227.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology84513.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology951.5%
    4. Neuroscience641.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.4%
    1. Engineering66410.8%
    2. Environmental Science5288.6%
    3. Computer Science3565.8%
    4. Materials Science2293.7%
    5. Chemistry1262.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences691.1%
    7. Energy450.7%
    8. Mathematics300.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy290.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering180.3%
    1. Medicine69411.3%
    2. Nursing520.8%
    3. Health Professions250.4%
    4. Veterinary120.2%
    5. Dentistry50.1%
    1. Social Sciences2444.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1051.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance540.9%
    4. Psychology530.9%
    5. Decision Sciences350.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities330.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Tai’an strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tai’an is most concentrated in Plant Science, Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science (9.7× the world share in Plant Science).

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 904.2 works9.7×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 92.0 works7.8×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 88.2 works7.0×
  4. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 30.4 works6.9×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 1,448.0 works5.7×
  6. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 31.7 works5.7×
  7. Soil ScienceSubfield · 84.8 works5.3×
← 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: 5.72× its world share, 1,448 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.53× its world share, 720 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 81 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.32× its world share, 111 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 328 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 62 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 584 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 466 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 196 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 592 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 96 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 228 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.72×1,448 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.53×720 works
  3. Environmental Science1.76×466 works
  4. Nursing1.59×42 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.50×81 works
  6. Veterinary1.39×10 works
  7. Chemistry1.32×111 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.28×24 works
  9. Materials Science1.05×196 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.89×17 works
  11. Computer Science0.79×328 works
  12. Energy0.77×38 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.74×62 works
  14. Engineering0.73×584 works
  15. Neuroscience0.65×56 works
  16. Medicine0.58×592 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×96 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.56×29 works
  19. Mathematics0.43×27 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×47 works
  21. Social Sciences0.34×228 works
  22. Psychology0.28×46 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.22×26 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.19×29 works
  25. Dentistry0.16×4 works
  26. Health Professions0.16×22 works

Which keywords describe research in Tai’an?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants, Genetic Regulation, Metabolism, Epigenetic Regulation and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress291▲ 2.9×61 topics
  2. Deep Learning282▲ 1.34×77 topics
  3. Climate Change279▲ 1.67×82 topics
  4. Gene Expression274▲ 7.1×19 topics
  5. Machine Learning240▲ 1.18×75 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence198▲ 2.3×41 topics
  7. Transcription Factors182▲ 23×5 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications170▲ 2.3×34 topics
  9. Antioxidants163▲ 6.0×14 topics
  10. Metabolism158▲ 4.9×29 topics
  11. Genetic Regulation130▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks128▲ 4.7×17 topics
  13. Reactive Oxygen Species128▲ 5.0×14 topics
  14. Epigenetic Regulation125▲ 9.7×6 topics
  15. Regulation123▲ 3.8×18 topics
  16. Biochar Application122▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Signal Transduction113▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Drought Resistance112▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Microbial Communities111▲ 4.2×10 topics
  20. MicroRNA110▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Plant Immunity108▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Development108▲ 4.9×11 topics
  23. Gut Microbiota105▲ 5.0×7 topics
  24. Abiotic Stress103▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Plant Responses99▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Pattern Recognition Receptors97▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Auxin96▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Plant96▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Rhizosphere Interactions96▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Plant Development92▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Ecosystem Functioning90▲ 7.2×6 topics
  32. Microbiome90▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Salt Tolerance89▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Stress Signaling89▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Root Exudates89▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Anthocyanins88▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Environmental Risk Assessment85▲ 16×5 topics
  38. QTL Mapping84▲ 12×6 topics
  39. Phosphorus82▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Regional Planning81▲ 20×2 topics

What research is done in Tai’an?

Plant Molecular Biology …83Plant Molecular Biology Research: 83 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…79Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 79 fractional worksEducational Reforms and …67Educational Reforms and Innovations: 67 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…66Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 66 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 62 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression Analysis: 54 fractional worksIdeological and Politica…48Ideological and Political Education: 48 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 46 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 45 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…39Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 39 fractional works
Plant ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisMolecular BiologyEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 83 works
  2. 2 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 79 works
  3. 3 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 67 works
  4. 4 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 66 works
  5. 5 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 62 works
  6. 6 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 54 works
  7. 7 Ideological and Political Education Education 48 works
  8. 8 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 46 works
  9. 9 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 45 works
  10. 10 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 39 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 counting20%40%Tai’an23.0% 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 32.9% in 2019.

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