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Guangzhou Design Institute

In research, Guangzhou Design Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,146 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,844 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 16.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,598
of 28,054 · #8,670 all time
Rank in China
#2,387
of 3,058
Research works
2.1k
▼ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
7%
world 28%

What is Guangzhou Design Institute 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 #8,146 of 12,888 16.6%127 #5271
EngineeringField #4,844 of 6,636 13.3%82 #899

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guangzhou Design Institute 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).

What does Guangzhou Design Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 30.7 works16×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.44× its world share, 82 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.97× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guangzhou Design Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Ma Jian, T Consulting and Hu Yong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guangzhou Design Institute.

  1. 1 Ma Jian China · #770,921 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 T Consulting China · #797,298 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Hu Yong China · #986,687 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Guangzhou Design Institute

Which keywords describe research at Guangzhou Design Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Comfort, Finite Element Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Construction, Energy Efficiency, Climate Change Impact, Durability Performance and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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. Thermal Comfort9▲ 44×2 topics
  2. Finite Element Analysis8▲ 23×4 topics
  3. Remote Sensing8▲ 4.2×13 topics
  4. Artificial Neural Networks8▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Climate Change8▲ 1.92×15 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency8▲ 5.4×15 topics
  7. Deep Learning8▲ 1.42×25 topics
  8. Sustainability8▲ 2.0×23 topics
  9. Renewable Energy8▲ 3.3×20 topics
  10. Construction7▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Climate Change Impact7▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Durability Performance6▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Concrete Strengthening6▲ 60×1 topic
  14. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites6▲ 60×1 topic
  15. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 2.6×9 topics
  16. Buckling Behavior6▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties6▲ 3.7×8 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control6▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes6▲ 79×1 topic
  20. Structural Engineering6▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Virtual Reality5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  22. Energy Simulation5▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Building Energy Consumption5▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Ecosystem Services5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  25. Sustainable Buildings5▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Liquefaction5▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Tunnel5▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 7.7×2 topics
  29. Urban Heat Island5▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Smart Grid4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  31. Energy Consumption4▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Green Roofs4▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Land Surface Temperature4▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Analysis4▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Multimedia Technology4▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Pipeline4▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Recycled Materials4▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Dynamic Interaction4▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Land Use Change4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  40. Fiber Reinforcement3▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Guangzhou Design Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization and Urban Heat Island Mitigation.

Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 6 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 6 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…5Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 5 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitiga…4Urban Heat Island Mitigation: 4 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 3 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…3Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 3 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional works
Building and ConstructionCivil and Structural EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design1 others

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

  1. 1 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 6 works
  2. 2 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 5 works
  4. 4 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 3 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 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 available7.3%not open92.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.0%domestic only97.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guangzhou Design Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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