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Guangzhou University

In research, Guangzhou University stands highest in Engineering (#104 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#222 of 12,888 worldwide) and Civil and Structural Engineering (#23 of 896 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Building and Construction — Civil and Structural Engineering is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#314
of 28,054 · #1,005 all time
Rank in China
#109
of 3,058
Research works
24k
▲ 121% vs 2013–17
Citations
263k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Guangzhou 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
EngineeringField #104 of 6,636 25.2%2,234 #463
Physical SciencesDomain #222 of 12,888 24.5%5,479 #827
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #23 of 896 28.1%521 #131
Social SciencesDomain #335 of 10,521 37.8%1,098 #1025
Computer ScienceField #205 of 4,667 23.6%1,308 #575
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #91 of 1,775 51.8%169 #487
Environmental ScienceField #188 of 3,551 30.3%559 #672
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #126 of 2,318 24.3%467 #449
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #77 of 1,272 56.1%133 #444
Building and ConstructionSubfield #27 of 422 32.2%187 #128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guangzhou 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. Engineering#463 #104
  2. Physical Sciences#827 #222
  3. Civil and Structural Engineering#131 #23
  4. Social Sciences#1,025 #335
  5. Computer Science#575 #205
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#487 #91
  7. Environmental Science#672 #188
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#449 #126
  9. Economics and Econometrics#444 #77
  10. Building and Construction#128 #27
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 Guangzhou University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 520.6 works5.8×
  2. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 97.7 works4.5×
  3. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 186.8 works4.0×
  4. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 79.4 works3.5×
  5. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 40.1 works3.4×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 202 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 240 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 125 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.73× its world share, 46 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 141 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.23× its world share, 1,308 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 104 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.31× its world share, 161 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.97× its world share, 2,234 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 559 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.68× its world share, 442 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.71× its world share, 241 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 243 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 313 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 59 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 170 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 100 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 170 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 200 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 400 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guangzhou University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jin Li, Zhihong Tian and Dong Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guangzhou University.

  1. 1 Jin Li · #105,590 worldwide 1k citations · 145 works
  2. 2 Zhihong Tian · #111,692 worldwide 480 citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Dong Wang · #127,336 worldwide 259 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Hongping Yuan · #146,088 worldwide 342 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Zhijia Zhao · #152,875 worldwide 267 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Tao Peng · #203,259 worldwide 261 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Yongchao Huang · #204,484 worldwide 278 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Ting Ouyang · #225,291 worldwide 281 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Sijia Lü · #243,617 worldwide 162 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Ming‐Xiang Xiong · #246,675 worldwide 156 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Guangzhou University

Which keywords describe research at Guangzhou University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Dynamic Analysis, Security, Mechanical Properties and Graphene.

▲ 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 Learning710▲ 2.8×82 topics
  2. Machine Learning457▲ 1.85×85 topics
  3. Neural Networks297▲ 2.5×37 topics
  4. Nanomaterials234▲ 2.9×19 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties164▲ 2.2×34 topics
  6. Environmental Impact161▲ 1.25×51 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency147▲ 2.1×33 topics
  8. Data Mining144▲ 2.5×18 topics
  9. Security144▲ 2.9×23 topics
  10. Graphene143▲ 2.8×11 topics
  11. Remote Sensing143▲ 1.53×35 topics
  12. Internet of Things142▲ 2.1×25 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks129▲ 2.3×14 topics
  14. Energy Storage123▲ 2.5×12 topics
  15. Water Splitting114▲ 4.1×4 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks114▲ 3.6×6 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks112▲ 3.1×8 topics
  18. IoT Security107▲ 4.4×3 topics
  19. Urbanization98▲ 3.1×9 topics
  20. Cathode Materials91▲ 3.0×3 topics
  21. Hydrogen Production90▲ 4.5×5 topics
  22. Dynamic Analysis90▲ 9.5×3 topics
  23. Anomaly Detection89▲ 4.0×5 topics
  24. Energy Consumption87▲ 5.1×6 topics
  25. Finite Element Analysis84▲ 4.8×8 topics
  26. Privacy83▲ 3.7×8 topics
  27. Semiconductor81▲ 3.1×7 topics
  28. Sensor Networks77▲ 4.1×5 topics
  29. Thermal Comfort77▲ 7.8×2 topics
  30. Nonlinear Systems75▲ 4.7×8 topics
  31. CO2 Reduction73▲ 4.5×2 topics
  32. Durability Performance73▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Construction64▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Reinforced Concrete57▲ 9.5×2 topics
  35. Structural Dynamics55▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Concrete Strengthening55▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites55▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Probabilistic Analysis54▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Ground Motion52▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Seismic Engineering52▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Guangzhou University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Seismic Performance and Analysis and Network Security and Intrusion Detection.

Advanced Photocatalysis …63Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 63 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…55Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 55 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 52 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…52Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 52 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…51Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 51 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 50 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 45 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…44Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 44 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 43 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 42 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBuilding and ConstructionCivil and Structural EngineeringComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 63 works
  2. 2 Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteBuilding and Construction 55 works
  3. 3 Seismic Performance and AnalysisCivil and Structural Engineering 52 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Networks and Communications 52 works
  5. 5 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataArtificial Intelligence 51 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityInformation Systems 50 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 45 works
  8. 8 Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsCivil and Structural Engineering 44 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 43 works
  10. 10 Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesCivil and Structural Engineering 42 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 available27.4%not open72.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guangzhou University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 121% 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.

Other research institutions in Guangzhou

All research institutions in Guangzhou

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.