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Guiyang University

In research, Guiyang University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,888 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,729 of 6,636 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,601 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science and Plant Science — Food Science is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,920
of 28,054 · #8,169 all time
Rank in China
#907
of 3,058
Research works
2.5k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Guiyang 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,888 of 12,888 17.3%373 #6050
EngineeringField #2,729 of 6,636 18.9%144 #6099
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,601 of 3,409 33.0%132 #3068
Life SciencesDomain #3,795 of 7,800 26.0%231 #7530
Plant ScienceSubfield #721 of 1,395 35.9%65 #1898
Health SciencesDomain #7,173 of 11,982 21.8%91 #13903
MedicineField #7,272 of 10,443 19.9%75 #14486
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,977 of 3,579 17.1%77 #6042

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guiyang 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. Physical Sciences#6,050 #2,888
  2. Engineering#6,099 #2,729
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,068 #1,601
  4. Life Sciences#7,530 #3,795
  5. Plant Science#1,898 #721
  6. Health Sciences#13,903 #7,173
  7. Medicine#14,486 #7,272
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#6,042 #2,977
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 Guiyang University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 30.3 works5.3×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 65.2 works5.0×
← 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: 3.72× its world share, 132 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.94× its world share, 77 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.19× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.28× its world share, 144 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.15× its world share, 56 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 75 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guiyang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Wen‐Jia Yang, Bo Yang and Can Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guiyang University.

  1. 1 Wen‐Jia Yang China · #751,977 worldwide 93 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Bo Yang China · #808,988 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Can Li China · #1,008,788 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Wang Kun China · #1,091,443 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Huan Yang China · #1,122,776 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Yu Cao China · #1,163,485 worldwide 41 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Haijiang Chen China · #1,362,454 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Deng Feng China · #1,462,789 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Can Li China · #1,466,035 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Wei Yan China · #1,479,962 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Guiyang University

Which keywords describe research at Guiyang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant Activity, Phylogenetic Analysis, Polyphenols, Aroma Compounds, Antioxidants, Cancer Prevention, Host Specificity and Fungal Pathogens.

▲ 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 Learning27◆ 1.05×52 topics
  2. Climate Change26▲ 1.29×47 topics
  3. Antioxidant Activity24▲ 5.2×22 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress22▲ 1.79×45 topics
  5. Environmental Impact20▲ 1.56×29 topics
  6. Nanomaterials20▲ 2.5×14 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications19▲ 2.1×28 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis18▲ 8.0×10 topics
  9. Energy Storage17▲ 3.5×12 topics
  10. Antioxidants17▲ 5.2×14 topics
  11. Antioxidant17▲ 3.3×30 topics
  12. Polyphenols16▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants15▲ 5.0×15 topics
  14. Aroma Compounds14▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Cancer Prevention14▲ 7.1×8 topics
  16. Host Specificity13▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Flavonoids13▲ 6.5×11 topics
  18. Health Benefits12▲ 5.0×10 topics
  19. Fungal Pathogens12▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Bioavailability12▲ 8.0×5 topics
  21. Cathode Materials12▲ 4.0×3 topics
  22. Fermentation12▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Modified Atmosphere Packaging11▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Phenolic Compounds11▲ 7.9×7 topics
  25. Nutritional Significance11▲ 9.3×3 topics
  26. Endophytic Fungi10▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Taxonomic Revision10▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Genetic Regulation10▲ 8.4×6 topics
  29. Genomic Characterization10▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Molecular Identification10▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Plant Pathogenesis10▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Species Recognition10▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Plant Hormones10▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Horticultural Crops10▲ 17×3 topics
  35. DNA Barcoding10▲ 7.8×9 topics
  36. Free Radicals9▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Dietary Supplements9▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Ethylene Biosynthesis9▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Fruit Ripening9▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Polysaccharides8▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Guiyang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…10Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 10 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…9Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 9 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and …9Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 9 fractional worksLuminescence Properties …7Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 7 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 6 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 5 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…5Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 5 fractional worksFood Quality and Safety Studies: 5 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 5 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemome…5Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 5 fractional works
Cell BiologyBiochemistryPlant ScienceMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 10 works
  2. 2 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 9 works
  3. 3 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 9 works
  4. 4 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 7 works
  5. 5 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 6 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 5 works
  8. 8 Food Quality and Safety Studies Food Science 5 works
  9. 9 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 5 works
  10. 10 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 5 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guiyang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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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.