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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Environmental ScienceField · 47.1 works8.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Environmental Science 8.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 6.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.2×
- Social Sciences 1.2×
- Engineering 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Energy 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.0×
- Decision Sciences 0.0×
- Medicine 0.0×
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 Yuanjun Li China · #616,204 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
- 2 Yuyao Ye China · #664,216 worldwide 54 citations · 24 works
- 3 Chongyang Wang China · #891,772 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
- 4 Yongxian Su China · #1,043,578 worldwide 83 citations · 17 works
- 5 Hongou Zhang China · #1,045,593 worldwide 51 citations · 37 works
- 6 Ji Yang China · #1,172,060 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
- 7 Jianhui Xu China · #1,212,467 worldwide 17 citations · 22 works
- 8 Shuisen Chen China · #1,299,798 worldwide 43 citations · 19 works
- 9 Qinghua Gong China · #1,558,802 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
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.
- Vegetation
- Model Evaluation
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Vegetation Classification
- Geohazards
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Satellite Imagery
- Urban Development
- Hyperspectral Imaging
- Transportation
- Phenology
- Climate
- Economic Growth
- Environmental Impact
- Spatial Dynamics
- Social-Ecological Systems
- Machine Learning
- Ecosystem Services
- Sustainability
- Remote Sensing
- Climate Change
- Land Use Change
- Urbanization
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Biomass Estimation
- Global Impact
- Global Change
- Urban Heat Island
- Hydrological Modeling
- Physical Activity
- Vegetation Monitoring
- Global Warming
- Energy Consumption
- Water Resources
- Sediment Transport
- Earthquake Damage
- Regional Development
- China
- Health Impact Assessment
- Global Carbon Budget
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
- Climate Change24▲ 7.7×46 topics
- Remote Sensing21▲ 15×28 topics
- Land Use Change14▲ 40×7 topics
- Sustainability12▲ 4.2×27 topics
- Urbanization12▲ 24×7 topics
- Ecosystem Services10▲ 21×7 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 21×6 topics
- Machine Learning7▲ 1.73×11 topics
- Biomass Estimation6▲ 36×3 topics
- Social-Ecological Systems6▲ 38×2 topics
- Global Impact6▲ 30×1 topic
- Spatial Dynamics6▲ 55×1 topic
- Global Change6▲ 19×4 topics
- Environmental Impact5▲ 2.7×20 topics
- Urban Heat Island5▲ 41×2 topics
- Economic Growth5▲ 4.7×10 topics
- Hydrological Modeling4▲ 16×5 topics
- Climate4▲ 41×2 topics
- Physical Activity4▲ 7.3×3 topics
- Phenology4▲ 55×1 topic
- Vegetation Monitoring4▲ 55×1 topic
- Transportation4▲ 19×2 topics
- Global Warming4▲ 7.9×8 topics
- Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 11×3 topics
- Energy Consumption3▲ 13×3 topics
- Urban Development3▲ 7.4×8 topics
- Water Resources3▲ 11×7 topics
- Satellite Imagery3▲ 20×2 topics
- Sediment Transport3▲ 16×5 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 17×5 topics
- Earthquake Damage3▲ 52×1 topic
- Geohazards3▲ 46×2 topics
- Regional Development3▲ 6.4×5 topics
- Vegetation Classification3▲ 52×1 topic
- China3▲ 24×5 topics
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 8.1×3 topics
- Health Impact Assessment3▲ 26×2 topics
- Model Evaluation3▲ 18×2 topics
- Global Carbon Budget2▲ 30×2 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 6 works
- 2 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 4 works
- 3 Remote Sensing and Land Use Atmospheric Science 3 works
- 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
- 5 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 6 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 2 works
- 7 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 8 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 2 works
- 9 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
- 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
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.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Guangzhou
- Sun Yat-sen University
- South China University of Technology
- Jinan University
- Guangdong University of Technology
- South China Normal University
- Southern Medical University
- South China Agricultural University
- Guangzhou University
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.