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Research in Tianjin

Science Explorer records 110 research institutions in Tianjin, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Nankai University, Tianjin University and Hebei University of Technology.

Research institutions
110
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
360k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.4%
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 Tianjin?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Tianjin UniversityUniversity 93,867 #41
2Nankai UniversityUniversity 56,754 #29
3Hebei University of TechnologyUniversity 24,536 #413
4Tianjin University of TechnologyUniversity 18,462 #621
5Tiangong UniversityUniversity 17,894 #744
6Tianjin Medical UniversityUniversity 17,631 #1,043
7Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 13,715 #776
8Civil Aviation University of ChinaUniversity 8,820 #1,800
9Tianjin Normal UniversityUniversity 8,645 #1,511
10Tianjin Medical University General HospitalHospital / health system 7,502 #1,205
11Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity 6,363 #1,143
12Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and HospitalHospital / health system 5,985 #1,684
13Tianjin University of Technology and EducationUniversity 5,227 #6,715
14Tianjin University of CommerceUniversity 4,949 #2,760
15Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering TianjinResearch facility 4,917 #948
16Tianjin Chengjian UniversityUniversity 4,096 #3,376
17Tianjin Agricultural UniversityUniversity 3,200 #6,511
18Tianjin University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity 2,814 #4,676
19China Automotive Technology and Research CenterInstitution 2,718 #6,171
20Tianjin HospitalHospital / health system 2,406 #7,186
21Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases HospitalHospital / health system 2,206 #4,286
22Tianjin Vocational InstituteUniversity 2,101 #21,470
23Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical UniversityHospital / health system 1,907 #6,416
24Tianjin First Center HospitalHospital / health system 1,780 #5,611
25Tianjin Research Institute of Water Transport EngineeringResearch facility 1,644 #8,662
26Tianjin Metallurgical Vocational Technical CollegeUniversity 1,534 #12,710
27Academy of Military TransportationUniversity 1,401 #19,693
28First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineHospital / health system 1,400 #3,290
29Tianjin Research Institute of Electric Science (China)Company 1,323 #12,173
30Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research (China)Company 1,271 #10,884
31Tianjin Huanhu HospitalHospital / health system 1,258 #10,121
32Tianjin Economic-Technological Development AreaGovernment institution 1,207 #5,537
33Tianjin Medical University Eye HospitalHospital / health system 1,186 #8,975
34Tianjin Municipal Engineering Design and Research InstituteResearch facility 1,139 #10,519
35Tianjin Foreign Studies UniversityUniversity 1,104 #16,577
36China Railway Design Corporation (China)Company 1,034 #7,353
37Tianjin Nankai HospitalHospital / health system 1,028 #7,564
38Tianjin People's HospitalHospital / health system 1,020 #10,565
39Agro-Environmental Protection InstituteResearch facility 959 #5,989
40Tianjin Institute of Industrial BiotechnologyNonprofit 937 #4,351
41Tianjin Chest HospitalHospital / health system 931 #10,889
42Tianjin Children's HospitalHospital / health system 922 #18,503
43Chinese People's Armed Police Force Medical College Affiliated HospitalUniversity 898 #26,424 all time
44Tianjin Fire Research InstituteResearch facility 845 #14,906
45Tianjin University of SportUniversity 844 #12,424
46Pingjin HospitalHospital / health system 835 #12,605
47San’an Optoelectronics (China)Company 791 #6,251
48Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 759 #14,456
49Bioscience (China)Company 696 #7,832
50Tianjin Third Central HospitalHospital / health system 666 #13,375
51Tianjin haihe hospitalHospital / health system 664 #3,982
52Tianjin Academy of Agricultural SciencesResearch facility 648 #11,453
53Tianjin Meteorological BureauGovernment institution 640 #6,982
54Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology ObstetricsHospital / health system 623 #11,669
55Tianjin Stomatological HospitalHospital / health system 547 #12,214
56Logistics University of People's Armed Police ForceUniversity 538 #26,355 all time
57Tianjin Special Equipment Supervision and Inspection Technology Research InstituteResearch facility 527 #10,081
58National Center of Ocean Standards and MetrologyGovernment institution 515 #22,783
59Tianjin Academy of Environmental SciencesResearch facility 505 #11,031
60Tianjin Academy of Fine ArtsUniversity 491 #15,033

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.

Tianjin University: 26.7%Nankai University: 16.1%Hebei University of Technology: 7.0%Tianjin University of Technology: 5.2%56 others listed: 45.0%27%largest
Tianjin University94k · 26.7%Nankai University57k · 16.1%Hebei University of Technology25k · 7.0%Tianjin University of Technology18k · 5.2%56 others listed158k · 45.0%

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

What is Tianjin strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tianjin is most concentrated in Process Chemistry and Technology, Catalysis and Filtration and Separation (4.6× the world share in Process Chemistry and Technology).

  1. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 180.1 works4.6×
  2. CatalysisSubfield · 620.7 works4.4×
  3. Filtration and SeparationSubfield · 43.3 works4.1×
  4. Chemical EngineeringField · 1,225.5 works3.6×
  5. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 785.6 works3.3×
  6. General EngineeringSubfield · 23.5 works3.2×
  7. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 2,203.6 works3.0×
  8. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 276.8 works2.9×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Tianjin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Biomedical Applications, Neural Networks, Cathode Materials and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Deep Learning5,784▲ 1.76×84 topics
  2. Machine Learning3,398◆ 1.08×95 topics
  3. Nanomaterials3,043▲ 3.0×20 topics
  4. Neural Networks2,930▲ 1.98×38 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications2,756▲ 2.4×36 topics
  6. Nanoparticles2,611▲ 2.2×44 topics
  7. Catalysis2,606▲ 4.1×28 topics
  8. Energy Storage2,320▲ 3.7×13 topics
  9. Renewable Energy2,231▲ 1.61×59 topics
  10. Inflammation2,171◆ 1.08×83 topics
  11. Nanocomposites2,022▲ 2.6×22 topics
  12. Graphene1,993▲ 3.0×12 topics
  13. Cancer1,961▲ 1.52×59 topics
  14. Environmental Impact1,917▲ 1.17×65 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties1,817▲ 1.94×39 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress1,806◆ 1.15×63 topics
  17. Cathode Materials1,769▲ 4.7×3 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks1,756▲ 4.4×6 topics
  19. Water Splitting1,461▲ 4.2×4 topics
  20. Drug Delivery1,302▲ 2.5×16 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries1,288▲ 3.2×4 topics
  22. Convolutional Neural Networks1,248▲ 1.77×14 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis1,240▲ 4.6×5 topics
  24. Biosensors1,211▲ 2.5×12 topics
  25. Rechargeable Batteries1,186▲ 4.6×2 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering1,121▲ 1.90×13 topics
  27. Semiconductor1,058▲ 3.2×7 topics
  28. Battery Technology1,009▲ 3.7×3 topics
  29. Chemical Sensors965▲ 4.2×3 topics
  30. CO2 Reduction942▲ 4.5×2 topics
  31. Catalysts933▲ 4.9×3 topics
  32. Hydrogen Production929▲ 3.6×6 topics
  33. Solar Energy927▲ 3.0×5 topics
  34. Visible Light825▲ 3.7×3 topics
  35. Heterogeneous Catalysis818▲ 4.7×5 topics
  36. Energy Conversion795▲ 4.0×5 topics
  37. Photocatalyst718▲ 4.2×1 topic
  38. Plasmonic718▲ 4.2×1 topic
  39. Methane Storage704▲ 5.7×2 topics
  40. CO2 Capture698▲ 4.7×5 topics

What research is done in Tianjin?

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 718 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 672 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 641 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 588 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 583 works
  6. 6 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 514 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 511 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 443 works
  9. 9 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 396 works
  10. 10 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 390 works

Research output over time

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