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Research in Guangzhou

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Guangzhou. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology.

Research institutions
29
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.3k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Guangzhou?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South ChinaResearch facility 1,372 #3,494
2State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and TechnologyResearch facility 644 #7,784
3State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesResearch facility 599 #2,643
4Guangdong Technical College of Water Resources and Electric EngineeringUniversity 540 #38,264 all time
5Guangzhou College of CommerceUniversity 519 #9,487
6Guangdong Peizheng CollegeUniversity 487 #40,805 all time
7Guangzhou City PolytechnicUniversity 380 #38,547 all time
8Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen UniversityHospital / health system 346 #36,247 all time
9Guangzhou Xinhua UniversityUniversity 322 #11,002
10Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen UniversityHospital / health system 307 #9,526
11Software Engineering Institute of GuangzhouUniversity 254 #22,635
12Guangzhou Huashang CollegeUniversity 222 #10,829
13Guangzhou Huali CollegeUniversity 198 #23,359
14Guangdong Teachers College of Foreign Language and ArtsUniversity 194 #42,120 all time
15Guangdong Polytechnic of Industry and CommerceUniversity 172 #22,439
16Nanfang College GuangzhouUniversity 170 #18,932
17Guangzhou Metro Design & Research InstituteCompany 124 #21,093
18State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper EngineeringResearch facility 108 not ranked
19State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building ScienceResearch facility 101 not ranked
20South China Business College Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesUniversity 85 not ranked
21State Key Laboratory of OphthalmologyResearch facility 66 not ranked
22State Key Laboratory of Tropical OceanographyResearch facility 50 not ranked
23State Key Laboratory of Environmental Adaptability for Industrial ProductsResearch facility 33 not ranked
24State Key Laboratory of Organic GeochemistryResearch facility 18 not ranked
25State Key Laboratory of Rare Metal Separation and Comprehensive UtilizationResearch facility 17 not ranked
26State Key Laboratory of Isotope GeochemistryResearch facility 9 not ranked
27South China Biological Medicine (China)Company 7 not ranked
28Xiaopeng Motors (China)Company 1 not ranked
29Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Customs Comprehensive Technical Service CenterResearch facility 1 not ranked

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.

State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China: 18.7%State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology: 8.8%State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices: 8.2%Guangdong Technical College of Water Resources and Electric Engineering: 7.4%25 others listed: 57.1%19%largest
State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China1,372 · 18.7%State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology644 · 8.8%State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices599 · 8.2%Guangdong Technical College of Water Resources and Electric Engineering540 · 7.4%25 others listed4,191 · 57.1%

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What is Guangzhou strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Guangzhou is most concentrated in Business and International Management, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (17.0× the world share in Business and International Management).

  1. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 41.8 works17×
  2. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 21.3 works11×
  3. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 34.1 works2.7×
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Which keywords describe research in Guangzhou?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Data Mining, Wireless Sensor Networks and Cloud Computing.

▲ 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 Learning238▲ 3.0×81 topics
  2. Machine Learning150▲ 1.95×80 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence149▲ 4.6×44 topics
  4. Internet of Things117▲ 5.7×27 topics
  5. Neural Networks88▲ 2.4×37 topics
  6. Data Mining74▲ 4.2×19 topics
  7. Wireless Sensor Networks62▲ 5.9×18 topics
  8. Economic Growth62▲ 3.1×19 topics
  9. Big Data Analytics61▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Big Data60▲ 2.8×24 topics
  11. Economic Development59▲ 3.1×19 topics
  12. Risk Assessment54▲ 3.4×18 topics
  13. Cloud Computing54▲ 8.2×13 topics
  14. Chemotherapy52▲ 3.2×21 topics
  15. Logistics51▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Supply Chain48▲ 9.8×9 topics
  17. Virtual Reality46▲ 3.9×14 topics
  18. Regional Planning44▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Tumor Microenvironment44▲ 4.2×8 topics
  20. International Trade43▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Digital Technologies42▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Cross-Border E-Commerce41▲ 34×1 topic
  23. Fuzzy Theory41▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Photodynamic Therapy40▲ 7.7×5 topics
  25. Multimedia Technology38▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Bioimaging37▲ 6.8×6 topics
  27. Chemical Sensors32▲ 5.8×3 topics
  28. Online Education32▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Crystal Growth31▲ 4.8×9 topics
  30. Physical Education30▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Biochar Application28▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Conservation Issues28▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Environmental Risk Assessment28▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Pollution Monitoring28▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Fluorescent Materials28▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Human-Computer Interaction27▲ 6.7×6 topics
  37. Aggregation-Induced Emission27▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Organic Nanoparticles27▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Multimedia Teaching26▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Teaching Evaluation26▲ 34×1 topic

What research is done in Guangzhou?

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 41 works
  2. 2 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 28 works
  3. 3 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 27 works
  4. 4 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 26 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 24 works
  6. 6 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  7. 7 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  8. 8 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 20 works
  9. 9 Advanced Technologies in Various Fields Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 18 works

Research output over time

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