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Macao Polytechnic University

Research output, impact, five-year growth, topic strengths and transparent benchmarking from open scholarly metadata.

ITS Research Score75.0
Global research rank#989
Country rank#4
Momentum rank#320

Research performance overview

Macao Polytechnic University is an education institution in Macao represented in the ITS Research Intelligence database through OpenAlex and ROR-linked identity data. Over the most recent five-year window available locally, the institution is associated with 5,410 research works and 27,396 citations. Its current h-index is 115, while the five-year trend shows strong expansion in publication activity. It currently places #989 in the ITS global research-performance ranking. Within Macao, its current research-performance position is #4.

Five-year research output and impact

Research works, 5 years5,410
Citations, 5 years27,396
H-index115
i10-index2,577
Publication growth166.9%
Citation growth-38.9%

Recent citation volume is approximately 5.1 citations per five-year work when the two aggregate windows are divided. This is a descriptive ratio rather than a field-normalized citation indicator, because disciplines have very different citation practices. The h-index and i10-index add longer-run visibility context, while the growth metrics show direction of travel rather than historical accumulation alone.

Research trend by year

YearWorksCitations recordedOpen-access works
2010651,5447
2011751,79314
2012691,14719
2013681,80714
2014941,88325
2015901,38026
2016752,08430
20171082,12552
20181082,39051
20191062,08445
20201353,51966
20211932,61485
20223914,225201
20237747,122446
20241,1369,117651
20251,6666,260878
20261,443672849

The yearly series runs from 2010 to 2026 in the current local snapshot. Annual research counts should be read as a pattern rather than as an audited financial-style total: scholarly metadata is continually corrected, affiliations can be re-resolved, and citations continue to accumulate after publication.

Research strengths and leading topics

Computational Drug Discovery MethodsDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsMachine Learning in BioinformaticsDigital Marketing and Social MediaEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthOnline Learning and AnalyticsAI in cancer detectionEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningProtein Structure and Dynamics

The strongest topic signals currently associated with Macao Polytechnic University include Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Advanced Neural Network Applications. Topic lists are useful for understanding where an institution is visibly active, but they are not equivalent to a complete departmental census because OpenAlex topics are inferred from the institution’s works rather than from its administrative structure.

National benchmark

Among the 5 index-ready universities currently available for Macao, the average five-year output is about 11,724 works and the average five-year citation count is about 104,819. Macao Polytechnic University is currently below that research-output average and below the citation average. Its own growth signal is 166.9%, compared with a country-set average of 60.5%.

Deep research intelligence

Deep enrichment is queued for this otherwise quality-gated institution. Base research metrics remain available while the collaboration and partner-country aggregates are being calculated.

How to interpret this university profile

ITS Research Solution treats this page as research intelligence rather than a prestige label. The score is designed to summarize measurable research activity using recent output, recent citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth. Size still matters, so the score should be interpreted together with the trend table and topic profile. A smaller institution with strong momentum can therefore look different from a large institution with a much longer publication history.

Rankings are recalculated from the local analytical database after OpenAlex synchronization. The public page is indexable only when the institution has enough recent research activity, at least five active years in the available trend window, and multiple topic signals. This quality gate prevents empty or minimally populated institution records from becoming search-engine pages.

Data sources and verification

The institution identity is linked to the Research Organization Registry (ROR) through the ROR identifier supplied by OpenAlex. Research counts, citation totals, yearly activity, h-index, i10-index and topic signals come from OpenAlex. OpenAlex institution records are themselves grounded in ROR for canonical institution identity. Data can change as scholarly records, affiliations and citation links are corrected, so the page records the latest local synchronization time rather than presenting the figures as permanent.

  • OpenAlex institution ID: I49835588
  • ROR ID: 02sf5td35
  • Last synchronized: 2026-09-09 21:56:46

Frequently asked questions

What is the research score for Macao Polytechnic University?

The current ITS Research Performance Score is 75.0 out of 100. It combines recent publication output, citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth.

How many research works are associated with Macao Polytechnic University?

The current local five-year window contains 5,410 works associated with the institution in OpenAlex.

Is this an official university ranking?

No. This is an independent ITS Research Solution research-performance analysis built from open scholarly metadata. It does not represent an official government or accreditation ranking.