Science Explorer Interactive view Map
City · China

Research in Ürümqi

Science Explorer records 36 research institutions in Ürümqi, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Xinjiang University, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography and Xinjiang Medical University.

Research institutions
36
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
71k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.2%
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 Ürümqi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Xinjiang UniversityUniversity 21,088 #320
2Xinjiang Medical UniversityUniversity 9,282 #2,003
3Xinjiang Agricultural UniversityUniversity 5,783 #2,624
4Xinjiang Normal UniversityUniversity 4,213 #2,839
5Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and GeographyResearch facility 3,789 #1,874
6First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical UniversityHospital / health system 3,568 #4,265
7People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous RegionHospital / health system 3,295 #4,076
8Xinjiang Production and Construction CorpsNonprofit 3,025 #3,212
9Xinjiang Institute of EngineeringUniversity 2,010 #4,252
10Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural SciencesInstitution 1,679 #5,847
11Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & ChemistryResearch facility 1,607 #2,423
12Xinjiang University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity 1,405 #9,956
13Xinjiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine BureauGovernment institution 1,146 #12,557
14Urumqi Vocational UniversityUniversity 1,087 #21,791
15Urumqi General Hospital of PLAHospital / health system 917 #19,682
16Xinjiang Astronomical ObservatoryResearch facility 744 #12,288
17Xinjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower ResearchResearch facility 689 #9,090
18Xinjiang Institute of Materia MedicaResearch facility 664 #7,567
19Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical UniversityHospital / health system 660 #8,284
20Xinjiang Academy of Animal ScienceResearch facility 629 #14,472
21Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Disease Prevention and Control CenterGovernment institution 603 #14,306
22Xinjiang Academy of ForestryResearch facility 456 #17,285
23Xinjiang Industry Technical CollegeUniversity 415 #20,198
24Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical UniversityHospital / health system 396 #18,068
25Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical UniversityUniversity 344 #13,261
26Xinjiang Petroleum SocietyResearch facility 269 #40,542 all time
27Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Uygur Medicine HospitalHospital / health system 250 #16,614
28Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical UniversityHospital / health system 242 #15,283
29Goldwind (China)Company 211 #11,079
30Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Product Quality Supervision and Inspection InstituteGovernment institution 198 #28,567 all time
31Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Institute of Metrology and MeasurementResearch facility 196 #15,638
32Urumqi 4th People's HospitalHospital / health system 120 #41,719 all time
33Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous RegionHospital / health system 108 not ranked
34Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Institute Inspection of Special EquipmentResearch facility 88 not ranked
35Xinjiang Machinery Research Institute (China)Company 12 not ranked
36Xingming ObservatoryResearch facility 3 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.

Xinjiang University: 29.6%Xinjiang Medical University: 13.0%Xinjiang Agricultural University: 8.1%Xinjiang Normal University: 5.9%32 others listed: 43.3%30%largest
Xinjiang University21k · 29.6%Xinjiang Medical University9,282 · 13.0%Xinjiang Agricultural University5,783 · 8.1%Xinjiang Normal University4,213 · 5.9%32 others listed31k · 43.3%

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

What is Ürümqi strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ürümqi is most concentrated in Soil Science, Atmospheric Science and Bioengineering (3.4× the world share in Soil Science).

  1. Soil ScienceSubfield · 222.5 works3.4×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 293.1 works3.0×
  3. BioengineeringSubfield · 42.8 works2.9×
  4. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 67.3 works2.8×
  5. Plant ScienceSubfield · 1,073.6 works2.8×
  6. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 60.5 works2.7×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Ürümqi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Cancer and Gene Expression.

▲ 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 Learning1,554▲ 2.0×83 topics
  2. Climate Change1,200▲ 2.0×101 topics
  3. Machine Learning1,030▲ 1.42×90 topics
  4. Remote Sensing797▲ 2.9×40 topics
  5. Epidemiology745▼ 0.85×130 topics
  6. Neural Networks737▲ 2.2×37 topics
  7. Inflammation680▲ 1.48×83 topics
  8. Cancer638▲ 2.1×58 topics
  9. Nanomaterials592▲ 2.5×19 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress563▲ 1.56×63 topics
  11. Environmental Impact506▲ 1.35×60 topics
  12. Renewable Energy488▲ 1.53×44 topics
  13. Gene Expression468▲ 3.5×20 topics
  14. Sustainability458▼ 0.85×77 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks443▲ 2.7×14 topics
  16. Energy Storage431▲ 3.0×12 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications403▲ 1.54×35 topics
  18. Nanoparticles382▲ 1.37×42 topics
  19. Land Use Change352▲ 5.2×9 topics
  20. Graphene333▲ 2.2×11 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Disease318▲ 1.30×39 topics
  22. Cathode Materials290▲ 3.3×3 topics
  23. Metal-Organic Frameworks290▲ 3.1×6 topics
  24. Urbanization275▲ 3.0×10 topics
  25. Catalysis274▲ 1.86×29 topics
  26. Global Change274▲ 4.7×7 topics
  27. Antioxidant269▲ 1.78×50 topics
  28. Water Splitting237▲ 2.9×4 topics
  29. Reactive Oxygen Species225▲ 2.5×14 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services219▲ 2.6×12 topics
  31. Hyperspectral Imaging219▲ 3.5×7 topics
  32. Rechargeable Batteries215▲ 3.6×2 topics
  33. Epigenetic Regulation197▲ 4.1×6 topics
  34. Global Impact181▲ 4.8×4 topics
  35. Biomass Estimation175▲ 5.2×3 topics
  36. Ecosystem Functioning170▲ 4.0×6 topics
  37. Biochar Application154▲ 6.7×2 topics
  38. Drought134▲ 6.4×3 topics
  39. Climate132▲ 6.9×2 topics
  40. Evapotranspiration124▲ 7.2×2 topics

What research is done in Ürümqi?

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 125 works
  2. 2 Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesGlobal and Planetary Change 123 works
  3. 3 Remote Sensing in AgricultureEcology 119 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 113 works
  5. 5 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 110 works
  6. 6 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 102 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 100 works
  8. 8 Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsGlobal and Planetary Change 100 works
  9. 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil Science 97 works
  10. 10 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCancer Research 96 works

Research output over time

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.