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Research in Taiyuan

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Taiyuan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices.

Research institutions
5
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
902
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Taiyuan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics DevicesResearch facility 736 #3,131
2State Key Laboratory of Coal ConversionResearch facility 109 not ranked
3State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Company Electric Power Research InstituteResearch facility 21 not ranked
4State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Company (China)Company 21 not ranked
5State Key Laboratory of Advanced Stainless Steel MaterialsResearch facility 14 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices: 81.7%State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion: 12.1%State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Company Electric Power Research Institute: 2.3%State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Company (China): 2.3%1 other listed: 1.6%82%largest
State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices736 · 81.7%State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion109 · 12.1%State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Company Electric Power Research Institute21 · 2.3%State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Company (China)21 · 2.3%1 other listed14 · 1.6%

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

What is Taiyuan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Taiyuan is most concentrated in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physics and Astronomy (42.4× the world share in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics).

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 76.5 works42×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 90.0 works16×
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Which keywords describe research in Taiyuan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Quantum Information, Quantum Simulation, Optical Lattices, Superfluidity, Slow Light, Quantum Entanglement and Electromagnetically Induced Transparency.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Entanglement20▲ 53×4 topics
  2. Quantum Information19▲ 64×3 topics
  3. Quantum Simulation16▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Optical Lattices15▲ 95×3 topics
  5. Superfluidity15▲ 138×2 topics
  6. Slow Light14▲ 117×2 topics
  7. Quantum Entanglement14▲ 86×2 topics
  8. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency14▲ 281×1 topic
  9. Quantum Memory14▲ 281×1 topic
  10. Bose-Einstein Condensation14▲ 154×2 topics
  11. Biosensors13▲ 10×7 topics
  12. Fermi Gases13▲ 193×1 topic
  13. Ultracold Gases13▲ 193×1 topic
  14. Nonlinear Optics12▲ 43×4 topics
  15. Quantum11▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Superconducting Circuits11▲ 66×2 topics
  17. Computation11▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Cryptography11▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Breath Analysis10▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Microresonators9▲ 44×3 topics
  21. Two-Dimensional Materials9▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Catalysis8▲ 5.0×14 topics
  23. Optical Modulators8▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Semiconductors8▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Fiber Lasers8▲ 34×3 topics
  26. Magnetic Resonance Imaging8▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Raman Lasers8▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Atomic Magnetometer8▲ 98×1 topic
  29. Gas Sensing8▲ 74×2 topics
  30. Hyperpolarized Gases8▲ 98×1 topic
  31. Crystal Growth8▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Microwave Photonics7▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Optical Frequency Combs7▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Ultrafast Lasers7▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Spectroscopic Databases7▲ 113×1 topic
  36. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers7▲ 113×1 topic
  37. Microcavities7▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Nanocrystals6▲ 9.2×5 topics
  39. Efficiency6▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Frequency Conversion6▲ 56×3 topics

What research is done in Taiyuan?

  1. 1 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 14 works
  2. 2 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 13 works
  3. 3 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  4. 4 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 works
  6. 6 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 7 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  10. 10 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 4 works

Research output over time

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