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Research in Yichang

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Yichang, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are China Three Gorges University, Second Hospital of Yichang and Yichang Central People's Hospital.

Research institutions
4
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
18k
▲ 101% vs 2018-21
Citations
146k
8.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Yichang

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 Yichang?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1China Three Gorges UniversityUniversity 15,419 #839
2Yichang Central People's HospitalHospital / health system 1,465 #12,972
3Second Hospital of YichangHospital / health system 1,187 #10,739
4Gezhouba Central Hospital of SinopharmHospital / health system 70 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.

China Three Gorges University: 85.0%Yichang Central People's Hospital: 8.1%Second Hospital of Yichang: 6.5%Gezhouba Central Hospital of Sinopharm: 0.4%85%largest
China Three Gorges University15k · 85.0%Yichang Central People's Hospital1,465 · 8.1%Second Hospital of Yichang1,187 · 6.5%Gezhouba Central Hospital of Sinopharm70 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Yichang work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Yichang is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Medicine (17%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,775 fractional works · 63.2% of its workEngineering: 1,929 fractional works · 32.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 615 fractional works · 10.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 278 fractional works · 4.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 212 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 206 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 107 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 107 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 106 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 438 fractional works · 7.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 74 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 71 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 55 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 393 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 218 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 94 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 391 fractional works · 6.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 138 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 107 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 60 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 157 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 115 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 157 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 94 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 103 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 103 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,083 fractional works · 18.1% of its workMedicine: 1,015 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSurgery: 173 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 118 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 77 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 66 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 132 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 722 fractional works · 12.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 427 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 262 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCancer Research: 77 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 138 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 73 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 392 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 127 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 74 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 62 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKYichang5,972fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences7%

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. Engineering1,92932.3%
    2. Environmental Science4387.3%
    3. Materials Science3936.6%
    4. Computer Science3916.5%
    5. Energy1572.6%
    6. Chemistry1572.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1031.7%
    8. Mathematics1031.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences761.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering270.5%
  2. Health Sciences1,08318.1%
    1. Medicine1,01517.0%
    2. Health Professions390.6%
    3. Nursing220.4%
    4. Dentistry70.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4277.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1382.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology731.2%
    4. Neuroscience571.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.4%
    1. Social Sciences1272.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting741.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance621.0%
    4. Psychology540.9%
    5. Decision Sciences420.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities330.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Yichang strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Yichang is most concentrated in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Civil and Structural Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (6.4× the world share in Energy Engineering and Power Technology).

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 35.4 works6.4×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 235.3 works3.9×
  3. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 85.0 works3.6×
  4. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 41.6 works3.4×
  5. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 186.2 works3.4×
  6. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 47.7 works3.2×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 112 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 370 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.70× its world share, 137 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 350 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 66 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.80× its world share, 132 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.17× its world share, 1,668 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 389 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.93× its world share, 346 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 91 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 86 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 842 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 65 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy2.80×132 works
  2. Engineering2.17×1,668 works
  3. Materials Science1.93×346 works
  4. Chemistry1.70×137 works
  5. Environmental Science1.53×389 works
  6. Mathematics1.51×91 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×370 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.18×21 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.14×21 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×57 works
  11. Computer Science0.88×350 works
  12. Medicine0.85×842 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.82×66 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.76×38 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.75×86 works
  16. Nursing0.71×18 works
  17. Neuroscience0.58×48 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×55 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×112 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.39×65 works
  21. Psychology0.28×44 works
  22. Dentistry0.25×6 works
  23. Health Professions0.24×32 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.21×30 works
  25. Social Sciences0.16×106 works
  26. Veterinary0.10×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Yichang?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Deep Learning, Cancer, Smart Grid, Nanomaterials, Cathode Materials and Renewable Energy Integration.

▲ 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. Deep Learning317▲ 1.54×81 topics
  2. Renewable Energy253▲ 2.9×39 topics
  3. Machine Learning206◆ 1.04×81 topics
  4. Climate Change191▲ 1.18×80 topics
  5. Cancer190▲ 2.4×53 topics
  6. Energy Storage182▲ 4.7×12 topics
  7. Inflammation177▲ 1.39×81 topics
  8. Nanomaterials168▲ 2.7×18 topics
  9. Environmental Impact164▲ 1.61×50 topics
  10. Neural Networks161▲ 1.75×36 topics
  11. Remote Sensing148▲ 2.0×35 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress124▲ 1.27×58 topics
  13. Smart Grid118▲ 5.5×10 topics
  14. Cathode Materials118▲ 5.1×3 topics
  15. Graphene117▲ 2.9×12 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration101▲ 5.2×5 topics
  17. Power Electronics100▲ 5.2×8 topics
  18. Risk Assessment98▲ 2.5×20 topics
  19. Catalysis94▲ 2.4×26 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks93▲ 3.8×6 topics
  21. Battery Technology87▲ 5.2×3 topics
  22. Water Splitting87▲ 3.9×4 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries82▲ 3.4×4 topics
  24. Rechargeable Batteries76▲ 4.8×2 topics
  25. Vibration Analysis68▲ 4.2×7 topics
  26. Solar Energy65▲ 3.5×5 topics
  27. Semiconductor64▲ 3.3×7 topics
  28. Smart Grid Applications53▲ 6.9×2 topics
  29. Dynamic Behavior52▲ 7.5×3 topics
  30. Power System52▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Decentralized Control52▲ 7.3×2 topics
  32. GIS-based Modeling50▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Rock Mechanics49▲ 8.4×4 topics
  34. Hazard49▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Landslide49▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Reliability Analysis49▲ 8.1×4 topics
  37. Power Systems44▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. Fracture44▲ 7.3×3 topics
  39. Wind Power43▲ 7.7×4 topics
  40. Wind Power Integration42▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Yichang?

Landslides and related h…44Landslides and related hazards: 44 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …44Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 44 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 42 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…37Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 37 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…37Microgrid Control and Optimization: 37 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 32 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 31 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…27Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 27 fractional worksPower Systems and Renewable Energy: 27 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 26 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 44 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 44 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 42 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 37 works
  5. 5 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 37 works
  6. 6 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 32 works
  7. 7 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 31 works
  8. 8 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 27 works
  9. 9 Power Systems and Renewable Energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology 27 works
  10. 10 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works

Research output over time

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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 counting10%20%30%Yichang18.3% 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 20.3% in 2024.

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