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Guangzhou Metro Design & Research Institute

In research, Guangzhou Metro Design & Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,509 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 29.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,093
of 28,054 · #38,968 all time
Rank in ??
#447
of 692
Research works
124
▲ 268% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Guangzhou Metro Design & Research 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 #10,509 of 12,888 13.1%64 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guangzhou Metro Design & Research 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 Metro Design & Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 29.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 23.5 works30×
  2. EngineeringField · 54.2 works5.4×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 5.38× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Guangzhou Metro Design & Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Liquefaction, Tunnel, Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, Pipeline, Earthquake, Seismic and Soil Properties.

▲ 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. Liquefaction9▲ 149×2 topics
  2. Tunnel9▲ 149×2 topics
  3. Analysis8▲ 123×2 topics
  4. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 39×4 topics
  5. Pipeline6▲ 81×2 topics
  6. Earthquake6▲ 142×1 topic
  7. Seismic6▲ 142×1 topic
  8. Soil Properties5▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Reliability Analysis5▲ 73×2 topics
  10. Slope Stability Analysis5▲ 192×1 topic
  11. Spatial Variability5▲ 121×1 topic
  12. Dynamic Interaction4▲ 100×2 topics
  13. Numerical Simulation4▲ 21×6 topics
  14. Cementitious3▲ 162×1 topic
  15. Grouting3▲ 162×1 topic
  16. High-Speed Trains3▲ 69×3 topics
  17. Risk Assessment3▲ 6.4×3 topics
  18. Rolling Contact Fatigue3▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Optimization3▲ 8.6×4 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  21. Geosynthetics3▲ 76×2 topics
  22. Ground Vibration2▲ 140×1 topic
  23. Railway Dynamics2▲ 140×1 topic
  24. Fiber Reinforcement2▲ 58×2 topics
  25. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.6×10 topics
  26. Soil Reinforcement2▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Stone Columns2▲ 80×1 topic
  28. Dynamic Behavior2▲ 29×3 topics
  29. Engineering2▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Research2▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Footbridges2▲ 72×1 topic
  32. Vibration Serviceability2▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Geological Conditions2▲ 64×2 topics
  34. Performance Prediction2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Power Electronics2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  36. Railway Timetabling2▲ 135×1 topic
  37. Rock Mechanics2▲ 24×2 topics
  38. TBM2▲ 88×1 topic
  39. Train Scheduling2▲ 135×1 topic
  40. Construction2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Guangzhou Metro Design & Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis, Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics and Railway Engineering and Dynamics.

Geotechnical Engineering…6Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 6 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 5 fractional worksGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics: 3 fractional worksRailway Engineering and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 2 fractional worksCivil and Geotechnical E…2Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research: 2 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 2 fractional worksRailway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 2 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMechanical EngineeringGeneral Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  3. 3 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research General Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guangzhou Metro Design & Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 268% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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