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Research in Guangzhou

Science Explorer records 171 research institutions in Guangzhou, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology and Guangdong University of Technology.

Research institutions
171
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
608k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
24.0%
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 Guangzhou?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sun Yat-sen UniversityUniversity 108,008 #15
2South China University of TechnologyUniversity 87,229 #46
3Jinan UniversityUniversity 34,665 #162
4Guangdong University of TechnologyUniversity 31,785 #130
5South China Normal UniversityUniversity 27,503 #189
6Southern Medical UniversityUniversity 25,481 #222
7South China Agricultural UniversityUniversity 25,089 #421
8Guangzhou UniversityUniversity 24,056 #314
9Guangzhou Medical UniversityUniversity 17,384 #417
10China Southern Power Grid (China)Company 13,817 #3,407
11The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityHospital / health system 11,296 #629
12Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineUniversity 9,878 #794
13Nanfang HospitalHospital / health system 8,659 #857
14Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesUniversity 7,779 #3,030
15Guangdong Pharmaceutical UniversityUniversity 7,559 #1,048
16Guangdong Polytechnic Normal UniversityUniversity 6,593 #1,590
17Sun Yat-sen University Cancer CenterHospital / health system 6,112 #572
18Key Laboratory of Guangdong ProvinceResearch facility 5,699 #835
19Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen UniversityHospital / health system 4,994 #1,689
20Guangdong Provincial People's HospitalHospital / health system 4,888 #1,387
21Zhongkai University of Agriculture and EngineeringUniversity 4,740 #1,939
22Guangdong University Of Finances and EconomicsUniversity 4,729 #4,439
23First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityHospital / health system 4,676 #1,416
24Sun Yat-sen Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 4,553 #1,423
25Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)Research facility 4,409 #713
26Zhujiang HospitalHospital / health system 4,044 #1,259
27Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesHospital / health system 3,506 #1,631
28Guangzhou Institute of GeochemistryResearch facility 3,462 #2,490
29Guangdong Academy of SciencesGovernment institution 3,175 #1,548
30Guangzhou Vocational College of Science and TechnologyUniversity 3,032 #4,064
31Guangdong University of FinanceUniversity 2,973 #3,250
32General Hospital of Guangzhou Military CommandHospital / health system 2,921 #9,170
33South China Botanical GardenResearch facility 2,654 #4,213
34South China Sea Institute Of OceanologyResearch facility 2,635 #4,819
35First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityHospital / health system 2,567 #2,484
36Guangdong University of EducationUniversity 2,525 #7,975
37Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineHospital / health system 2,501 #4,750
38Guangzhou Institute of Energy ConversionResearch facility 2,393 #3,831
39Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityHospital / health system 2,293 #2,602
40Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and TechnologyUniversity 2,189 #4,849
41Guangzhou Design InstituteUniversity 2,143 #14,598
42State Key Laboratory of Respiratory DiseaseResearch facility 2,033 #2,076
43Rice Research InstituteResearch facility 2,023 #6,849
44Guangdong General HospitalHospital / health system 1,974 #11,265 all time
45Guangdong Industry Technical CollegeUniversity 1,919 #17,813
46Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen UniversityHospital / health system 1,839 #3,051
47First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineHospital / health system 1,827 #3,974
48Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical UniversityHospital / health system 1,717 #2,705
49Animal Science Research InstituteResearch facility 1,647 #9,683
50Guangzhou First People's HospitalHospital / health system 1,635 #4,706
51Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 1,602 #10,757
52Guangzhou Women and Children Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,575 #4,964
53Guangzhou Maritime CollegeUniversity 1,570 #4,689
54Guangzhou Panyu PolytechnicUniversity 1,540 #8,939
55Guangdong Province Women and Children HospitalHospital / health system 1,497 #11,370
56Guangzhou Experimental StationResearch facility 1,382 #3,691
57Guangzhou Sport UniversityUniversity 1,315 #9,596
58Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityHospital / health system 1,299 #4,020
59Pearl River Hydraulic Research InstituteResearch facility 1,273 #8,303
60Guangdong Province Environmental Monitoring CenterGovernment institution 1,263 #6,243

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.

Sun Yat-sen University: 19.0%South China University of Technology: 15.4%Jinan University: 6.1%Guangdong University of Technology: 5.6%56 others listed: 53.9%19%largest
Sun Yat-sen University108k · 19.0%South China University of Technology87k · 15.4%Jinan University35k · 6.1%Guangdong University of Technology32k · 5.6%56 others listed306k · 53.9%

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

What is Guangzhou strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Guangzhou is most concentrated in Cancer Research, General Engineering and Energy Engineering and Power Technology (2.9× the world share in Cancer Research).

  1. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 2,303.3 works2.9×
  2. General EngineeringSubfield · 36.5 works2.7×
  3. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 497.8 works2.6×
  4. Computational MathematicsSubfield · 39.8 works2.4×
  5. ImmunologySubfield · 2,967.4 works2.4×
  6. HepatologySubfield · 832.0 works2.4×
  7. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 417.3 works2.2×
  8. Biological PsychiatrySubfield · 213.8 works2.2×
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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 Guangzhou?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Cancer, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Tumor Microenvironment and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 Learning11k▲ 1.72×84 topics
  2. Inflammation6,932▲ 1.84×83 topics
  3. Machine Learning6,856▲ 1.16×97 topics
  4. Cancer6,364▲ 2.6×59 topics
  5. Epidemiology6,338◆ 0.89×138 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress5,206▲ 1.76×63 topics
  7. Neural Networks4,800▲ 1.73×42 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications3,811▲ 1.78×36 topics
  9. Climate Change3,705▼ 0.76×115 topics
  10. Nanoparticles3,589▲ 1.58×44 topics
  11. Renewable Energy3,534▲ 1.36×57 topics
  12. Nanomaterials3,028▲ 1.58×21 topics
  13. Environmental Impact2,940◆ 0.96×71 topics
  14. Gene Expression2,818▲ 2.6×20 topics
  15. Energy Storage2,741▲ 2.3×13 topics
  16. Tumor Microenvironment2,741▲ 3.4×8 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease2,669▲ 1.33×39 topics
  18. Nanocomposites2,552▲ 1.75×22 topics
  19. Remote Sensing2,481◆ 1.11×42 topics
  20. Biomarkers2,345▲ 1.90×18 topics
  21. Internet of Things2,308▲ 1.47×32 topics
  22. Immunotherapy2,288▲ 1.78×19 topics
  23. Chemotherapy2,230▲ 1.76×25 topics
  24. Energy Efficiency2,213▲ 1.30×46 topics
  25. Smart Grid2,184▲ 3.2×10 topics
  26. Graphene2,168▲ 1.75×12 topics
  27. Convolutional Neural Networks2,127▲ 1.61×14 topics
  28. Catalysis2,004▲ 1.67×29 topics
  29. Drug Delivery1,962▲ 2.0×16 topics
  30. Metabolism1,956▲ 2.1×32 topics
  31. Cathode Materials1,879▲ 2.6×3 topics
  32. Immunity1,776▲ 2.4×11 topics
  33. Regulation1,773▲ 1.82×25 topics
  34. Metal-Organic Frameworks1,687▲ 2.2×6 topics
  35. Reactive Oxygen Species1,626▲ 2.2×14 topics
  36. Cell Death1,600▲ 3.8×6 topics
  37. Innate Immunity1,449▲ 2.5×11 topics
  38. Epigenetic Regulation1,309▲ 3.4×6 topics
  39. Biogenesis1,226▲ 3.8×3 topics
  40. Power System1,014▲ 6.2×5 topics

What research is done in Guangzhou?

  1. 1 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 874 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 753 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersOncology 722 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 719 works
  5. 5 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCancer Research 710 works
  6. 6 RNA modifications and cancerMolecular Biology 685 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 648 works
  8. 8 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsBiomedical Engineering 638 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and healthMolecular Biology 624 works
  10. 10 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 522 works

Research output over time

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