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Guangdong Ocean University

In research, Guangdong Ocean University stands highest in Life Sciences (#380 of 7,800 worldwide), Aquatic Science (#5 of 67 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,355 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Physiology and Oceanography — Aquatic Science is 28.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,029
of 28,054 · #2,484 all time
Rank in China
#327
of 3,058
Research works
9.7k
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
85k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Guangdong Ocean University 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
Life SciencesDomain #380 of 7,800 30.7%1,139 #1165
Aquatic ScienceSubfield #5 of 67 37.7%165 #15
Health SciencesDomain #1,355 of 11,982 31.4%227 #3805
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #410 of 3,579 23.4%360 #1451
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #402 of 3,409 39.7%534 #1015
Physical SciencesDomain #1,654 of 12,888 20.9%1,660 #3837
MedicineField #1,397 of 10,443 30.8%172 #3526
Animal Science and ZoologySubfield #19 of 114 42.6%67 #134
Plant ScienceSubfield #259 of 1,395 40.4%177 #1107
Environmental ScienceField #664 of 3,551 23.4%418 #1659

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guangdong Ocean University 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. Life Sciences#1,165 #380
  2. Aquatic Science#15 #5
  3. Health Sciences#3,805 #1,355
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,451 #410
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,015 #402
  6. Physical Sciences#3,837 #1,654
  7. Medicine#3,526 #1,397
  8. Animal Science and Zoology#134 #19
  9. Plant Science#1,107 #259
  10. Environmental Science#1,659 #664
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 Ocean University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 28.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 165.3 works28×
  2. PhysiologySubfield · 27.6 works15×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 110.6 works12×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 66.5 works9.3×
  5. ImmunologySubfield · 178.2 works8.0×
  6. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 190.2 works5.8×
← 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: 3.46× its world share, 534 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.08× its world share, 360 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.82× its world share, 190 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 189 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.15× its world share, 211 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 582 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.59× its world share, 418 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.28× its world share, 145 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 172 worksMedicineNursing: 2.49× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 77 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guangdong Ocean University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhiqiang Zhang, Wenhong Cao and Shuyan Chi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guangdong Ocean University.

  1. 1 Zhiqiang Zhang China · #82,177 worldwide 284 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Wenhong Cao China · #187,282 worldwide 211 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Shuyan Chi China · #203,813 worldwide 225 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Cai Song China · #253,233 worldwide 104 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Beiping Tan China · #279,396 worldwide 144 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Hongyu Liu China · #386,947 worldwide 138 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Mei Xiao China · #419,436 worldwide 79 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Xiaodong Yang China · #443,332 worldwide 109 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Chengyong Li China · #447,517 worldwide 92 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Zhong‐Ji Qian China · #449,903 worldwide 131 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Guangdong Ocean University

Which keywords describe research at Guangdong Ocean University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Nutrition, Innate Immunity, Cytokines, Climate Change and Omega-3 Fatty Acids.

▲ 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. Aquaculture313▲ 37×8 topics
  2. Climate Change218▲ 2.5×72 topics
  3. Gut Microbiota161▲ 14×7 topics
  4. Probiotics145▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Nutrition144▲ 9.8×11 topics
  6. Innate Immunity142▲ 14×11 topics
  7. Environmental Impact141▲ 2.5×44 topics
  8. Deep Learning135▲ 1.22×74 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress129▲ 2.4×50 topics
  10. Cytokines126▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Omega-3 Fatty Acids124▲ 51×2 topics
  12. Fatty Acids122▲ 36×5 topics
  13. Antibiotic Resistance122▲ 9.8×10 topics
  14. Fish Feed120▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Sustainable Feeds120▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Stress Response117▲ 63×2 topics
  17. Fish Immunology116▲ 79×1 topic
  18. Viral Diseases116▲ 54×1 topic
  19. Machine Learning115◆ 1.08×70 topics
  20. Mechanical Properties92▲ 2.9×29 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity88▲ 4.3×27 topics
  22. Remote Sensing87▲ 2.2×31 topics
  23. Antioxidants83▲ 5.7×13 topics
  24. Biomedical Applications77▲ 2.0×33 topics
  25. Global Warming77▲ 5.8×9 topics
  26. Marine Environment71▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Health Benefits67▲ 6.3×14 topics
  28. Antioxidant66▲ 3.0×42 topics
  29. Food Security62▲ 3.5×13 topics
  30. Microstructure62▲ 3.7×17 topics
  31. Gene Expression60▲ 3.0×18 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services56▲ 4.5×9 topics
  33. Lipid Oxidation53▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Ocean Circulation49▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Nutritional Significance42▲ 8.1×4 topics
  36. Modified Atmosphere Packaging41▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Data Assimilation41▲ 8.1×4 topics
  38. Harmful Algal Blooms39▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Meat Quality38▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Eutrophication38▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Guangdong Ocean University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Meat and Animal Product Quality and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Aquaculture Nutrition an…120Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 120 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…116Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 116 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 38 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 33 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 32 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 31 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 30 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 30 fractional worksPhysiological and biochemical adaptations: 28 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 25 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceImmunologyAnimal Science and ZoologyGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 120 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 116 works
  3. 3 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 38 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 33 works
  5. 5 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 32 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 31 works
  7. 7 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 30 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 30 works
  9. 9 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 28 works
  10. 10 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 25 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guangdong Ocean University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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