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Macao
Macao ranks between 13th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Hyperspectral imaging
13–18tied, of 54
1stCN71.4%10–12JP0.8%10–12HK0.8%13–18MO0.6%13–18TR0.6%13–18BE0.6%
University of Macau0.4% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
16–17tied, of 54
1stCN31.5%15thES1.1%16–17PT0.8%16–17MO0.7%18–25IN0.6%18–25BE0.6%
University of Macau0.7% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
20–22tied, of 81
1stCN52.2%16–18GR0.8%19thPK0.8%20–22MO0.7%20–22CH0.7%20–22DE0.7%
University of Macau0.6% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
21–23tied, of 76
1stCN53.9%19–20NL0.5%19–20SE0.5%21–23MO0.4%21–23IR0.4%21–23MA0.4%
University of Macau0.4% of the top 10%
Large language models
22–23tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%21stNL0.6%22–23PT0.5%22–23MO0.4%24–27IE0.4%24–27PL0.4%
Macao Polytechnic University0.2% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
26–29tied, of 80
1stCN39.9%22–25EG0.6%26–29PK0.5%26–29MO0.5%26–29IL0.4%26–29IR0.4%
University of Macau0.2% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
21–31tied, of 441.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%21–31UA0.3%21–31AE0.3%21–31MO0.3%21–31MY0.2%21–31PT0.2%
University of Macau0.3% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%22–27NL0.2%28–40PT0.1%28–40MO0.1%28–40BD0.1%28–40NO0.1%
University of Macau0.1% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
31–37tied, of 701.6 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%31–37IE0.2%31–37HK0.2%31–37MO0.2%31–37HU0.1%31–37AE0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Macau0.1% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
33–38tied, of 822.9 papers of credit
1stCN30.3%33–38TR0.4%33–38IE0.4%33–38MO0.4%33–38NG0.3%33–38IL0.3%
Outside the top 30
Macao Polytechnic University0.2% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
32–40tied, of 682.1 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%32–40DZ0.3%32–40RU0.3%32–40MO0.2%32–40BE0.2%32–40HU0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Macau0.2% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
37–40tied, of 590.5 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%29–36IE0.1%37–40NZ0.1%37–40MO0.1%37–40HR0.1%37–40CZ0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Macau0.0% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
33–40tied, of 450.4 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%33–40PT0.1%33–40NG0.1%33–40NZ0.1%33–40MO0.1%33–40DK0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Macau0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method