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Research in Wuxi

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in Wuxi, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Jiangnan University, Wuxi Taihu Hospital and Wuxi Fourth People's Hospital.

Research institutions
26
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
65k
▲ 72% vs 2018-21
Citations
1M
15.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
27.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Wuxi

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 Wuxi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Jiangnan UniversityUniversity 40,790 #422
2Wuxi Institute of TechnologyUniversity 2,903 #6,578
3Wuxi Vocational Institute of CommerceUniversity 2,001 #6,454
4Wuxi Fourth People's HospitalHospital / health system 1,236 #6,186
5Wuxi No.2 People's HospitalHospital / health system 1,128 #12,237
6Wuxi Taihu HospitalHospital / health system 1,043 #4,221
7Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic DiseasesResearch facility 921 #16,335
8Jiangsu Province Special Equipment Safety Supervision and Inspection InstituteInstitution 588 #14,804
9National Supercomputing Center in WuxiInstitution 515 #10,839
10Wuxi Third People's HospitalHospital / health system 451 #31,972 all time
11Wuxi Wind Power Design and Research InstituteResearch facility 308 #28,263 all time
12National Center for Advanced Packaging (China)Company 269 #29,590 all time
13Wuxi Fuel Injection Equipment Research InstituteResearch facility 200 #34,618 all time
14Wuxi Municipal Product Quality Supervision and Inspection InstituteResearch facility 191 #25,588 all time
15Wuxi Municipal Bureau on Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 108 not ranked
16Yixing Tumor HospitalHospital / health system 71 not ranked
17Wuxi Guolian Development (China)Company 69 not ranked
18Wuxi Industrial Equipment Installation (China)Company 36 not ranked
19Little Swan (China)Company 34 not ranked
20Wuxi Municipal Health BureauGovernment institution 24 not ranked
21Guolian Futures (China)Company 22 not ranked
22Wuxi Taiji industry (China)Company 21 not ranked
23Wuxi Pneumatic Technology Research InstituteResearch facility 8 not ranked
24Jiangsu Radio Scientific Research Institute (China)Company 6 not ranked
25Jiangsu Provincial Quality Supervision and Inspection InstituteResearch facility 3 not ranked
26Wuxi Dongfang Environmental Engineering Design InstituteResearch facility 1 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.

Jiangnan University: 77.0%Wuxi Institute of Technology: 5.5%Wuxi Vocational Institute of Commerce: 3.8%Wuxi Fourth People's Hospital: 2.3%22 others listed: 11.4%77%largest
Jiangnan University41k · 77.0%Wuxi Institute of Technology2,903 · 5.5%Wuxi Vocational Institute of Commerce2,001 · 3.8%Wuxi Fourth People's Hospital1,236 · 2.3%22 others listed6,017 · 11.4%

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

Which fields of science does Wuxi work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Wuxi is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Medicine (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 10k fractional works · 46.3% of its workEngineering: 4,234 fractional works · 18.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,076 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 814 fractional works · 3.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 530 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 424 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 219 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 182 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 181 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 155 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 152 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 150 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 119 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 113 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2,010 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 929 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomaterials: 449 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 349 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 176 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1,802 fractional works · 8.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 596 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 557 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 213 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 141 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 810 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPollution: 160 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 767 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 407 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 120 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 303 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 288 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 239 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 118 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 6,423 fractional works · 28.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,455 fractional works · 15.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,311 fractional works · 10.2% of its workBiotechnology: 324 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 202 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 168 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 124 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,212 fractional works · 9.8% of its workFood Science: 1,332 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPlant Science: 525 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 180 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 342 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 278 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 208 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 137 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4,510 fractional works · 19.9% of its workMedicine: 3,568 fractional works · 15.7% of its workSurgery: 364 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 316 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 286 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 258 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 240 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 164 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 163 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 155 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 135 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 135 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 388 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNursing: 746 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 742 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth Professions: 133 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,235 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 361 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 132 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 151 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 278 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 136 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 243 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 147 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 129 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKWuxi23kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences5%

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. Engineering4,23418.7%
    2. Materials Science2,0108.9%
    3. Computer Science1,8028.0%
    4. Environmental Science8103.6%
    5. Chemistry7673.4%
    6. Energy3031.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy2391.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering1270.6%
    9. Mathematics1040.5%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences930.4%
  2. Life Sciences6,42328.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,45515.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2,2129.8%
    3. Neuroscience3421.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2781.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1370.6%
  3. Health Sciences4,51019.9%
    1. Medicine3,56815.7%
    2. Nursing7463.3%
    3. Health Professions1330.6%
    4. Dentistry540.2%
    5. Veterinary90.0%
    1. Social Sciences3611.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2781.2%
    3. Psychology2431.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1470.6%
    5. Decision Sciences1290.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities780.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Wuxi strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Wuxi is most concentrated in Biotechnology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics (9.2× the world share in Biotechnology).

  1. BiotechnologySubfield · 282.1 works9.2×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 1,179.1 works7.9×
  3. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 663.5 works7.9×
  4. NursingField · 666.2 works6.9×
  5. BiochemistrySubfield · 89.6 works5.4×
  6. BiochemistrySubfield · 117.9 works4.9×
  7. BiomaterialsSubfield · 385.4 works4.6×
  8. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 167.0 works3.9×
← 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: 2.08× its world share, 1,947 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.84× its world share, 2,979 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 234 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 292 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.77× its world share, 122 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.57× its world share, 108 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.20× its world share, 680 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 1,543 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 80 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.48× its world share, 266 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 3,698 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 707 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.56× its world share, 1,756 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 86 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 203 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 46 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 114 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 3,048 worksMedicineNursing: 6.92× its world share, 666 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 65 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 251 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 117 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 130 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 200 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 315 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing6.92×666 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.84×2,979 works
  3. Materials Science2.56×1,756 works
  4. Chemistry2.20×680 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.08×1,947 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.77×122 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.57×108 works
  8. Energy1.48×266 works
  9. Engineering1.25×3,698 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.18×234 works
  11. Computer Science1.01×1,543 works
  12. Neuroscience0.92×292 works
  13. Medicine0.81×3,048 works
  14. Environmental Science0.72×707 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.62×117 works
  16. Dentistry0.48×46 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.47×203 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×251 works
  19. Mathematics0.37×86 works
  20. Psychology0.33×200 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×130 works
  22. Veterinary0.28×8 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×80 works
  24. Health Professions0.22×114 works
  25. Social Sciences0.13×315 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.11×65 works

Which keywords describe research in Wuxi?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Health Benefits, Metabolic Health, Antioxidant Activity, Lipid Oxidation, Hydrocolloids and Polyphenols.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications1,292▲ 4.8×35 topics
  2. Deep Learning1,166▲ 1.49×85 topics
  3. Nanoparticles1,074▲ 3.8×43 topics
  4. Inflammation967▲ 2.0×83 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress769▲ 2.1×62 topics
  6. Cancer717▲ 2.4×59 topics
  7. Health Benefits697▲ 9.3×15 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity648▲ 4.6×30 topics
  9. Nanocomposites597▲ 3.3×21 topics
  10. Neural Networks577▲ 1.65×38 topics
  11. Metabolic Health531▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Gut Microbiota505▲ 6.5×7 topics
  13. Lipid Oxidation501▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Hydrocolloids498▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Antioxidant493▲ 3.2×50 topics
  16. Polyphenols491▲ 12×6 topics
  17. Rheological Properties455▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Dietary Fiber454▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Biosensors451▲ 4.0×12 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering449▲ 3.3×13 topics
  21. Emulsions445▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Metabolism432▲ 3.6×32 topics
  23. Self-Assembly405▲ 5.5×12 topics
  24. Fermentation402▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Antioxidants374▲ 3.7×15 topics
  26. Proteins365▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Prebiotics362▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Stabilization352▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Digestion349▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Nanoemulsions349▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Metabolic Engineering348▲ 16×5 topics
  32. Probiotics346▲ 6.4×6 topics
  33. Nutritional Significance338▲ 9.6×4 topics
  34. Cancer Prevention293▲ 5.0×10 topics
  35. Glycemic Index291▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Starch291▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Biodegradable Polymers274▲ 7.0×4 topics
  38. Molecular Structure256▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Enzymatic Hydrolysis253▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Synthetic Biology241▲ 18×2 topics

What research is done in Wuxi?

Proteins in Food Systems: 313 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 258 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engi…194Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 194 fractional worksGut microbiota and health193Gut microbiota and health: 193 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 172 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 172 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in…150Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 150 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 143 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 140 fractional worksPolysaccharides Composit…137Polysaccharides Composition and Applications: 137 fractional works
Food ScienceNutrition and DieteticsMolecular BiologyAnimal Science and Zoology1 others

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

  1. 1 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 313 works
  2. 2 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 258 works
  3. 3 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 194 works
  4. 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 193 works
  5. 5 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 172 works
  6. 6 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 172 works
  7. 7 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 150 works
  8. 8 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 143 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 140 works
  10. 10 Polysaccharides Composition and Applications Food Science 137 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%Wuxi26.1% 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 30.5% in 2023.

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