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Guizhou University

In research, Guizhou University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#120 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#32 of 3,409 worldwide) and Plant Science (#19 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Process Chemistry and Technology and Organic Chemistry — Insect Science is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#184
of 28,054 · #953 all time
Rank in China
#70
of 3,058
Research works
30k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
243k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Guizhou 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 #120 of 12,888 23.6%6,677 #740
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #32 of 3,409 38.8%1,625 #256
Plant ScienceSubfield #19 of 1,395 43.4%860 #181
EngineeringField #102 of 6,636 24.1%2,565 #524
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #6 of 255 34.9%214 #196
Environmental ScienceField #85 of 3,551 29.1%790 #607
ChemistryField #49 of 1,330 21.0%600 #421
Organic ChemistrySubfield #27 of 615 22.2%373 #294
Life SciencesDomain #343 of 7,800 31.9%2,785 #1317
Materials ScienceField #115 of 2,468 20.1%921 #708

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guizhou 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#740 #120
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#256 #32
  3. Plant Science#181 #19
  4. Engineering#524 #102
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#196 #6
  6. Environmental Science#607 #85
  7. Chemistry#421 #49
  8. Organic Chemistry#294 #27
  9. Life Sciences#1,317 #343
  10. Materials Science#708 #115
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 Guizhou University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 188.2 works6.2×
  2. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 24.1 works5.5×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 372.6 works4.6×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 860.2 works4.6×
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 214.3 works4.3×
  6. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 44.9 works4.1×
← 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: 3.19× its world share, 1,624 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.66× its world share, 950 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 72 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 80 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 59 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.74× its world share, 103 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.56× its world share, 600 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 907 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 201 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.17× its world share, 214 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 2,565 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 790 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.46× its world share, 920 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 156 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 221 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 646 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 62 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 108 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 59 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 188 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guizhou University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yong Wang, Ting‐Chi Wen and Yuling Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guizhou University.

  1. 1 Yong Wang · #30,594 worldwide 639 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Ting‐Chi Wen · #71,294 worldwide 438 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Yuling Chen · #87,717 worldwide 312 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Xiangping Chen · #112,863 worldwide 678 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Xiang‐Yu Zeng · #127,908 worldwide 324 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Zhenyong Zhang · #192,107 worldwide 85 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Chada Norphanphoun · #201,868 worldwide 529 citations · 109 works
  8. 8 Ji-Chuan Kang · #207,841 worldwide 420 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Ning-Guo Liu · #211,011 worldwide 160 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Lian‐Sheng Zang · #267,727 worldwide 127 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Guizhou University

Which keywords describe research at Guizhou University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Deep Learning, Energy Storage, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Plant Immunity, Catalysis, Mechanical Properties and Phylogenetic Analysis.

▲ 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 Learning482▲ 1.31×81 topics
  2. Machine Learning359◆ 1.02×84 topics
  3. Climate Change322◆ 1.12×83 topics
  4. Nanomaterials321▲ 2.8×20 topics
  5. Environmental Impact298▲ 1.63×54 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties269▲ 2.6×36 topics
  7. Energy Storage256▲ 3.6×12 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications251▲ 1.97×35 topics
  9. Neural Networks246▲ 1.48×37 topics
  10. Catalysis238▲ 3.3×28 topics
  11. Nanoparticles227▲ 1.68×42 topics
  12. Graphene226▲ 3.1×11 topics
  13. Nanocomposites210▲ 2.4×21 topics
  14. Metal-Organic Frameworks209▲ 4.7×6 topics
  15. Antioxidant184▲ 2.5×48 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis181▲ 5.5×16 topics
  17. Cathode Materials179▲ 4.2×3 topics
  18. Synthesis168▲ 4.2×33 topics
  19. Microstructure168▲ 3.0×19 topics
  20. Plant Immunity163▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries151▲ 3.3×4 topics
  22. Host Specificity141▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Biological Control128▲ 8.0×9 topics
  24. Rock Mechanics120▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Bioimaging120▲ 4.9×6 topics
  26. Fungal Pathogens118▲ 8.3×5 topics
  27. Root Exudates116▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Functioning116▲ 5.7×7 topics
  29. Microbiome112▲ 7.7×3 topics
  30. Pattern Recognition Receptors110▲ 8.2×3 topics
  31. Rhizosphere Interactions110▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Endophytic Fungi109▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Dynamic Behavior109▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Microbial Pathogens104▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Systemic Acquired Resistance104▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Supramolecular Chemistry103▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Fracture103▲ 9.9×3 topics
  38. Taxonomic Revision97▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Molecular Identification95▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Plant Pathogenesis94▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Guizhou University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Rock Mechanics and Modeling and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Plant-Microbe Interactio…104Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 104 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…94Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 94 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 91 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …81Advancements in Battery Materials: 81 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …75Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 75 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 69 fractional worksFungal Plant Pathogen Control: 61 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Stu…59Plant Virus Research Studies: 59 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 55 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 55 fractional works
Plant ScienceCell BiologyMechanics of MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityPlant Science 104 works
  2. 2 Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesCell Biology 94 works
  3. 3 Rock Mechanics and ModelingMechanics of Materials 91 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 81 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 75 works
  6. 6 Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect Science 69 works
  7. 7 Fungal Plant Pathogen ControlEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 61 works
  8. 8 Plant Virus Research StudiesPlant Science 59 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 55 works
  10. 10 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 55 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guizhou University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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