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Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

In research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine stands highest in Medicine (#324 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#372 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#248 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and alternative medicine, Biological Psychiatry and Pharmacology — Complementary and alternative medicine is 19.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#794
of 28,054 · #2,552 all time
Rank in China
#264
of 3,058
Research works
9.9k
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
118k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine 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
MedicineField #324 of 10,443 24.6%2,036 #1277
Health SciencesDomain #372 of 11,982 25.0%2,126 #1389
Life SciencesDomain #248 of 7,800 26.7%1,235 #1048
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #306 of 3,579 25.4%725 #1221
Molecular BiologySubfield #193 of 2,175 25.7%477 #806
Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield #8 of 74 27.4%208 #28
EpidemiologySubfield #134 of 976 28.3%151 #710
SurgerySubfield #288 of 1,816 18.9%229 #995
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #198 of 1,144 23.2%170 #889
NeuroscienceField #237 of 1,168 29.0%181 #1033

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine 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. Medicine#1,277 #324
  2. Health Sciences#1,389 #372
  3. Life Sciences#1,048 #248
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,221 #306
  5. Molecular Biology#806 #193
  6. Complementary and alternative medicine#28 #8
  7. Epidemiology#710 #134
  8. Surgery#995 #288
  9. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#889 #198
  10. Neuroscience#1,033 #237
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 of Chinese Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and alternative medicine takes 19.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 208.3 works19×
  2. Biological PsychiatrySubfield · 25.1 works12×
  3. PharmacologySubfield · 84.4 works12×
  4. NephrologySubfield · 76.3 works9.4×
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 100.7 works7.6×
  6. PharmacologySubfield · 100.2 works6.5×
  7. NeurologySubfield · 64.6 works6.2×
  8. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 96.1 works5.9×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 94 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.61× its world share, 725 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.55× its world share, 134 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.96× its world share, 181 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.60× its world share, 101 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.01× its world share, 60 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 64 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 38 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.81× its world share, 2,036 worksMedicineNursing: 1.86× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Chunzhi Tang, Xusheng Liu and Chuanjian Lu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.

  1. 1 Chunzhi Tang China · #173,310 worldwide 64 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Xusheng Liu China · #218,412 worldwide 179 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Chuanjian Lu China · #271,522 worldwide 101 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Jiansong Fang China · #308,098 worldwide 115 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Neng Wang China · #324,786 worldwide 124 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Geng Li China · #327,398 worldwide 66 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Darong Wu China · #339,400 worldwide 59 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Shijie Zhang China · #404,502 worldwide 79 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Zhenhua Dai China · #415,255 worldwide 65 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Neng-gui XU China · #549,170 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Epidemiology and Metabolism.

▲ 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. Inflammation465▲ 5.9×82 topics
  2. Cancer363▲ 7.2×56 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress302▲ 4.9×59 topics
  4. Epidemiology272▲ 1.83×118 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease201▲ 4.8×39 topics
  6. Antioxidant171▲ 6.6×48 topics
  7. Anti-inflammatory150▲ 14×28 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome146▲ 4.8×23 topics
  9. Depression136▲ 4.1×21 topics
  10. Metabolism136▲ 7.0×30 topics
  11. Traditional Chinese Medicine126▲ 28×5 topics
  12. Biomarkers120▲ 4.7×16 topics
  13. Herbal Medicine115▲ 11×11 topics
  14. Clinical Trials114▲ 4.5×18 topics
  15. Gene Expression112▲ 4.9×18 topics
  16. Tumor Microenvironment109▲ 6.5×8 topics
  17. Apoptosis103▲ 9.0×21 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity97▲ 4.1×27 topics
  19. Pharmacological Effects95▲ 41×6 topics
  20. Pharmacokinetics94▲ 9.4×13 topics
  21. Cell Death91▲ 10×6 topics
  22. Insulin Resistance90▲ 5.2×10 topics
  23. Phytochemistry89▲ 19×9 topics
  24. Cytokines89▲ 8.4×8 topics
  25. Precision Medicine87▲ 5.0×8 topics
  26. Osteoarthritis87▲ 18×6 topics
  27. Immunity86▲ 5.7×11 topics
  28. Neuroinflammation84▲ 7.9×6 topics
  29. Neuroprotective Effects80▲ 13×7 topics
  30. Pharmacology77▲ 8.3×19 topics
  31. Anticancer74▲ 12×17 topics
  32. Acupuncture73▲ 34×3 topics
  33. Pain Relief69▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Antiviral67▲ 22×4 topics
  35. Adverse Events58▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Brain Imaging57▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Neurological Effects57▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Cancer Care56▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Fibroblast Response56▲ 68×1 topic
  40. Hepatoprotective55▲ 17×8 topics

Which research topics does Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies, Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis and Gut microbiota and health.

Acupuncture Treatment Re…56Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 56 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medi…51Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis: 51 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer p…47Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 47 fractional worksGut microbiota and health42Gut microbiota and health: 42 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 40 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 33 fractional worksPharmacological Effects …30Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds: 30 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 29 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 27 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Sp…26Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 26 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMolecular BiologyCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 56 works
  2. 2 Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis Complementary and alternative medicine 51 works
  3. 3 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 47 works
  4. 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 42 works
  5. 5 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 40 works
  6. 6 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 33 works
  7. 7 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 30 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 29 works
  9. 9 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 27 works
  10. 10 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 26 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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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