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Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University

In research, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,166 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#944 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,537 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Control and Systems Engineering and Media Technology — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,590
of 28,054 · #4,774 all time
Rank in China
#457
of 3,058
Research works
6.6k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Guangdong Polytechnic Normal 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,166 of 12,888 17.0%1,237 #3459
EngineeringField #944 of 6,636 16.2%540 #2487
Social SciencesDomain #1,537 of 10,521 21.1%328 #3635
Computer ScienceField #702 of 4,667 16.7%415 #1720
Social SciencesField #1,271 of 6,365 17.1%135 #2905
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #249 of 793 16.2%92 #1024
Physics and AstronomyField #603 of 1,646 23.8%78 #2210
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #709 of 1,884 17.0%139 #1554
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #427 of 941 16.4%120 #1159
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,117 of 2,318 16.4%110 #2420

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guangdong Polytechnic Normal 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. Physical Sciences#3,459 #1,166
  2. Engineering#2,487 #944
  3. Social Sciences#3,635 #1,537
  4. Computer Science#1,720 #702
  5. Social Sciences#2,905 #1,271
  6. Control and Systems Engineering#1,024 #249
  7. Physics and Astronomy#2,210 #603
  8. Artificial Intelligence#1,554 #709
  9. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#1,159 #427
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,420 #1,117
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 Polytechnic Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 119.5 works5.5×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 91.7 works4.9×
  3. Media TechnologySubfield · 24.5 works4.5×
  4. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 22.1 works4.1×
  5. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 34.4 works3.9×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.10× its world share, 415 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.09× its world share, 540 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 65 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 73 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.05× its world share, 78 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 62 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 135 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jianbin Xiong, Huimin Zhao and Feng Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University.

  1. 1 Jianbin Xiong · #189,728 worldwide 137 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Huimin Zhao · #273,206 worldwide 194 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Feng Wu · #377,173 worldwide 170 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Zhang Dong · #415,164 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Jun Cai · #624,619 worldwide 123 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Shaopeng Liu · #662,185 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Zhengming Li · #790,515 worldwide 120 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Xing Zhu · #875,749 worldwide 89 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Yingji He · #1,100,802 worldwide 76 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Jian Cen · #1,139,315 worldwide 52 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Networks, Data Mining 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 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. Deep Learning308▲ 5.2×82 topics
  2. Machine Learning160▲ 2.8×77 topics
  3. Neural Networks116▲ 4.4×37 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence91▲ 3.9×37 topics
  5. Internet of Things72▲ 4.8×22 topics
  6. Wireless Sensor Networks52▲ 6.7×16 topics
  7. Data Mining51▲ 4.0×15 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks45▲ 3.6×14 topics
  9. Big Data43▲ 2.8×22 topics
  10. Remote Sensing39▲ 1.83×30 topics
  11. Cloud Computing37▲ 7.7×12 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties37▲ 2.2×31 topics
  13. Image Processing31▲ 4.0×12 topics
  14. Feature Extraction29▲ 3.6×10 topics
  15. Virtual Reality28▲ 3.2×13 topics
  16. Machine Vision27▲ 7.0×6 topics
  17. Microstructure27▲ 3.0×19 topics
  18. Multimedia Technology25▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Support Vector Machines24▲ 4.3×8 topics
  20. Vibration Analysis24▲ 5.0×5 topics
  21. Anomaly Detection23▲ 4.6×5 topics
  22. Wavelet Transform23▲ 5.9×6 topics
  23. Human-Computer Interaction21▲ 7.1×6 topics
  24. Metamaterials21▲ 8.7×5 topics
  25. Regional Planning21▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Photonic Crystals20▲ 9.7×5 topics
  27. Logistics20▲ 7.1×3 topics
  28. Online Education19▲ 5.9×4 topics
  29. Image Classification19▲ 6.4×3 topics
  30. Nanophotonics19▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Information Systems18▲ 6.2×5 topics
  32. Physical Education17▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Fault Diagnosis17▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Biochar Application17▲ 9.6×2 topics
  35. Environmental Risk Assessment17▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Global Capitalism17▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Conservation Issues17▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Pollution Monitoring17▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Multimedia Teaching16▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Teaching Evaluation16▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Reforms and Innovations, Educational Technology and Pedagogy, Ideological and Political Education and Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection.

Educational Reforms and …17Educational Reforms and Innovations: 17 fractional worksEducational Technology a…16Educational Technology and Pedagogy: 16 fractional worksIdeological and Political Education: 15 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 13 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 12 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 11 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …10Advanced Neural Network Applications: 10 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 10 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 9 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisArtificial IntelligenceEducationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 17 works
  2. 2 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  3. 3 Ideological and Political Education Education 15 works
  4. 4 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 13 works
  5. 5 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 12 works
  6. 6 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  7. 7 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 10 works
  9. 9 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 10 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 9 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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