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Guangdong Academy of Sciences

In research, Guangdong Academy of Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,132 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#515 of 3,551 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,109 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pollution, Environmental Chemistry and Biomaterials — Pollution is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,548
of 28,054 · #4,197 all time
Rank in China
#451
of 3,058
Research works
3.2k
▲ 349% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Guangdong Academy of Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,132 of 12,888 25.0%1,062 #3175
Environmental ScienceField #515 of 3,551 27.1%262 #1219
EngineeringField #1,109 of 6,636 26.9%410 #3120
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #230 of 1,351 28.3%151 #1111
Materials ScienceField #488 of 2,468 21.2%218 #1817
Life SciencesDomain #1,894 of 7,800 27.2%380 #4117
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #983 of 3,409 30.0%178 #1848
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,417 of 3,579 25.1%162 #3220
Materials ChemistrySubfield #639 of 1,556 21.3%114 #1918
Plant ScienceSubfield #583 of 1,395 38.5%77 #1502

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guangdong Academy of Sciences sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,175 #1,132
  2. Environmental Science#1,219 #515
  3. Engineering#3,120 #1,109
  4. Mechanical Engineering#1,111 #230
  5. Materials Science#1,817 #488
  6. Life Sciences#4,117 #1,894
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,848 #983
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,220 #1,417
  9. Materials Chemistry#1,918 #639
  10. Plant Science#1,502 #583
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Guangdong Academy of Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pollution takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PollutionSubfield · 51.6 works8.2×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 28.2 works8.0×
  3. BiomaterialsSubfield · 42.7 works6.2×
  4. Insect ScienceSubfield · 24.4 works5.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 178 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.89× its world share, 162 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.02× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.42× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.70× its world share, 410 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.28× its world share, 262 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.88× its world share, 218 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guangdong Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Liwei Xie, Fangbai Li and Yu Ding lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guangdong Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Liwei Xie China · #115,114 worldwide 286 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Fangbai Li China · #421,549 worldwide 388 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Yu Ding China · #457,414 worldwide 148 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Kang Zhang China · #516,341 worldwide 88 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Ping Zhou China · #537,040 worldwide 89 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Xiaomin Li China · #577,826 worldwide 233 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Weimin Zhang China · #587,751 worldwide 160 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Qinghua Ye China · #621,757 worldwide 57 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Moutong Chen China · #657,258 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Longfei He China · #676,203 worldwide 93 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Guangdong Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Guangdong Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Toxicity, Graphene, Nanocomposites and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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 institution'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. Mechanical Properties146▲ 9.3×32 topics
  2. Microstructure117▲ 14×18 topics
  3. Nanoparticles83▲ 4.1×38 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications74▲ 3.9×34 topics
  5. Environmental Impact64▲ 2.4×42 topics
  6. Climate Change61▲ 1.40×68 topics
  7. Nanomaterials60▲ 3.5×17 topics
  8. Nanocomposites59▲ 4.6×21 topics
  9. Graphene58▲ 5.2×11 topics
  10. Toxicity53▲ 7.6×19 topics
  11. Microbial Communities41▲ 6.0×9 topics
  12. Biodiversity38▲ 3.2×25 topics
  13. Carbon Nanotubes38▲ 7.0×8 topics
  14. Catalysis38▲ 3.6×19 topics
  15. Health Effects37▲ 3.8×21 topics
  16. Microstructural Evolution36▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering34▲ 3.5×12 topics
  18. Heavy Metals34▲ 8.8×6 topics
  19. Wastewater Treatment33▲ 8.8×8 topics
  20. Adsorption32▲ 9.7×7 topics
  21. Pollution32▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Invasive Species31▲ 4.5×19 topics
  23. Contamination31▲ 21×5 topics
  24. Processing Techniques30▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis29▲ 5.9×16 topics
  26. Additive Manufacturing27▲ 5.5×7 topics
  27. Genomics26▲ 5.5×10 topics
  28. Grain Refinement26▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Sintering25▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Friction Stir Processing25▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Metal Matrix Composites25▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Reinforcement24▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Aluminum Alloy24▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Spark Plasma Sintering23▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Molecular Phylogeny22▲ 8.8×11 topics
  36. Phase Stability22▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Microstructure Evolution22▲ 19×5 topics
  38. Thermal Conductivity21▲ 8.5×6 topics
  39. Corrosion Resistance21▲ 20×4 topics
  40. Groundwater21▲ 16×5 topics

Which research topics does Guangdong Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, High-Temperature Coating Behaviors, High Entropy Alloys Studies and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes.

Aluminum Alloys Composit…24Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 24 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating…20High-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 20 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 19 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 16 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 16 fractional worksArsenic contamination and mitigation: 15 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 15 fractional worksMagnesium Alloys: Proper…14Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications: 14 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 14 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 13 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringEnvironmental ChemistryPollution2 others

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

  1. 1 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 24 works
  2. 2 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 20 works
  3. 3 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 19 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  5. 5 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  6. 6 Arsenic contamination and mitigation Environmental Chemistry 15 works
  7. 7 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 15 works
  8. 8 Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications Biomaterials 14 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 14 works
  10. 10 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 13 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guangdong Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 349% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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