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Guangzhou Institute of Geography

In research, Guangzhou Institute of Geography stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,695 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#8,974
of 28,054 · #15,493 all time
Rank in China
#1,710
of 3,058
Research works
500
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Guangzhou Institute of Geography 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 #5,695 of 12,888 37.4%76 #9567

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guangzhou Institute of Geography 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 Institute of Geography specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 47.1 works8.1×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.23× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.08× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.63× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guangzhou Institute of Geography?

Ranked on the composite score, Yuanjun Li, Yuyao Ye and Chongyang Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guangzhou Institute of Geography.

  1. 1 Yuanjun Li China · #616,204 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Yuyao Ye China · #664,216 worldwide 54 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Chongyang Wang China · #891,772 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Yongxian Su China · #1,043,578 worldwide 83 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hongou Zhang China · #1,045,593 worldwide 51 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Ji Yang China · #1,172,060 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Jianhui Xu China · #1,212,467 worldwide 17 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Shuisen Chen China · #1,299,798 worldwide 43 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Qinghua Gong China · #1,558,802 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Guangzhou Institute of Geography

Which keywords describe research at Guangzhou Institute of Geography?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Land Use Change, Urbanization, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainability and Biomass Estimation.

▲ 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. Climate Change24▲ 7.7×46 topics
  2. Remote Sensing21▲ 15×28 topics
  3. Land Use Change14▲ 40×7 topics
  4. Sustainability12▲ 4.2×27 topics
  5. Urbanization12▲ 24×7 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services10▲ 21×7 topics
  7. Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 21×6 topics
  8. Machine Learning7▲ 1.73×11 topics
  9. Biomass Estimation6▲ 36×3 topics
  10. Social-Ecological Systems6▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Global Impact6▲ 30×1 topic
  12. Spatial Dynamics6▲ 55×1 topic
  13. Global Change6▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.7×20 topics
  15. Urban Heat Island5▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Economic Growth5▲ 4.7×10 topics
  17. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Climate4▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Physical Activity4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  20. Phenology4▲ 55×1 topic
  21. Vegetation Monitoring4▲ 55×1 topic
  22. Transportation4▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Global Warming4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  24. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Energy Consumption3▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Urban Development3▲ 7.4×8 topics
  27. Water Resources3▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Satellite Imagery3▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Sediment Transport3▲ 16×5 topics
  30. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 17×5 topics
  31. Earthquake Damage3▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Geohazards3▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Regional Development3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  34. Vegetation Classification3▲ 52×1 topic
  35. China3▲ 24×5 topics
  36. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  37. Health Impact Assessment3▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Model Evaluation3▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Vegetation2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Guangzhou Institute of Geography publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Remote Sensing and Land Use and Urban Transport and Accessibility.

  1. 1 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  2. 2 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 4 works
  3. 3 Remote Sensing and Land Use Atmospheric Science 3 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
  5. 5 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis Economics and Econometrics 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guangzhou Institute of Geography's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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