---
title: "Guangzhou University: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of Guangzhou University: 846 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and economics; h-index 317."
url: https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/guangzhou-university
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share_text: "Research profile of Guangzhou University: 846 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and economics; h-index 317. (as of 2026-11-03)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-11-03T18:03:37+09:00
window: 2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03
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---

# Guangzhou University

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- country: China
- web domain: gzhu.edu.cn

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions.md

## Key findings

- Guangzhou University was involved in 8 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #195 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (2), Finance research letters (2) and Swarm and Evolutionary Computation (1).
- Countries: China (8) and United States (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Guangzhou University took part in 846 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in AI (380), economics (136) and finance (113).
- 174 of them were published in 2025, against 14 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Jinan University (34), South China University of Technology (27) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (20).
- The journals publishing most of them were Expert Systems with Applications (58), Knowledge-Based Systems (43) and Finance research letters (36).
- The most-cited of them is “Loaning scale and government subsidy for promoting green innovation” (Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2019), with 565 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Guangzhou University has 45,245 works with 1,868,892 citations (h-index 317).
- The tracked journals hold 712 of its 29,328 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (2.4%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Seismic Performance and Analysis (1,289), Cryptography and Data Security (891) and Advanced Neural Network Applications (830).

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 2 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 39 | 70 | 85 | 87 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 14 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 8 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| All categories | 14 | 36 | 30 | 45 | 50 | 94 | 123 | 146 | 174 | 134 |

## Where the papers come from and its co-authors

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 58 |
| 2 | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 43 |
| 3 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 36 |
| 4 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 35 |
| 5 | [IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-knowledge-and-data-engineering.md) | 31 |
| 6 | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | 27 |
| 7 | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 23 |
| 8 | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 20 |
| 9 | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | 12 |
| 10 | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 12 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Jinan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/jinan-university.md) | 34 |
| 2 | [South China University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/south-china-university-of-technology.md) | 27 |
| 3 | [Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | 20 |
| 4 | [Wuhan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/wuhan-university.md) | 19 |
| 5 | [Sun Yat-sen University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/sun-yat-sen-university.md) | 18 |
| 6 | [Guangdong University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/guangdong-university-of-technology.md) | 17 |
| 7 | [Harbin Institute of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/harbin-institute-of-technology.md) | 17 |
| 8 | [Guangdong University of Foreign Studies](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/guangdong-university-of-foreign-studies.md) | 16 |
| 9 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | 15 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 577 |
| 2 | United States | 43 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 38 |
| 4 | Australia | 36 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 32 |
| 6 | Macao | 23 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 11 |
| 8 | South Korea | 9 |
| 9 | Canada | 8 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 7 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 30 |
| 2 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 19 |
| 3 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 15 |
| 4 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 15 |
| 5 | [state-owned enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/state-owned-enterprises.md) | 14 |
| 6 | [graph neural networks](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/graph-neural-networks.md) | 12 |
| 7 | [economic policy uncertainty](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/economic-policy-uncertainty.md) | 11 |
| 8 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 11 |
| 9 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 11 |
| 10 | [Chinese enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-enterprises.md) | 10 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 565 | 6.3 | [Loaning scale and government subsidy for promoting green innovation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2019.04.023) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2019-04-28 | Zhehao Huang, Gaoke Liao, Zhenghui Li |
| 2 | 426 | 9.5 | [New media environment, environmental regulation and corporate green technology innovation:Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106545) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2023-02-08 | Zhenghui Li, Zimei Huang, Yaya Su |
| 3 | 358 | 8.5 | [A Comprehensive Survey on Multi-View Clustering](https://doi.org/10.1109/tkde.2023.3270311) | [IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-knowledge-and-data-engineering.md) | 2023-04-25 | Uno Fang, Man Li, Jianxin Li et al. |
| 4 | 347 | 8.5 | [Digital finance and enterprise financing constraints: Structural characteristics and mechanism identification](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114074) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2023-06-03 | Chengming Li, Yilin Wang, Zhihan Zhou et al. |
| 5 | 282 | 3.7 | [Collecting mode selection in a remanufacturing supply chain under cap-and-trade regulation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.04.006) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2020-05-27 | Lei Yang, Yijuan Hu, Lijuan Huang |
| 6 | 266 | 4.6 | [Robot adoption and energy performance: Evidence from Chinese industrial firms](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.105837) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2022-01-19 | Geng Huang, Ling‐Yun He, Xi Lin |
| 7 | 243 | 4.6 | [When do AI chatbots lead to higher customer satisfaction than human frontline employees in online shopping assistance? Considering product attribute type](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2022.103059) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2022-06-25 | Yanya Ruan, József Mezei |
| 8 | 231 | 5.1 | [Artificial intelligence, resource reallocation, and corporate innovation efficiency: Evidence from China's listed companies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103324) | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 2023-01-25 | Chengming Li, Yang Xu, Hao Zheng et al. |
| 9 | 230 | 3.0 | [Considering the traceability awareness of consumers: should the supply chain adopt the blockchain technology?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-020-03729-y) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 2020-07-17 | Zhi‐Ping Fan, Xue‐Yan Wu, Bing‐Bing Cao |
| 10 | 218 | 5.1 | [Digitalization generates equality? Enterprises’ digital transformation, financing constraints, and labor share in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113924) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2023-04-21 | Chengming Li, Peng Huo, Zeyu Wang et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*Guangzhou University in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Also known as | Guǎngzhōu dàxué, 广州大学 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 45,245 |
| Citations | 1,868,892 |
| h-index | 317 |
| i10-index | 39,606 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.92 |
| Website | [www.gzhu.edu.cn](https://www.gzhu.edu.cn) |
| ROR | [ror.org/05ar8rn06](https://ror.org/05ar8rn06) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I37987034](https://openalex.org/I37987034) |

*Works and citations per year in OpenAlex, and its papers in the tracked journals*

| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 4,441 | 109,256 | 134 | 3.0% |
| 2025 | 5,240 | 138,069 | 174 | 3.3% |
| 2024 | 4,862 | 116,920 | 146 | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 4,227 | 94,385 | 123 | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 3,974 | 79,413 | 94 | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 3,035 | 58,397 | 50 | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,714 | 40,954 | 45 | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,323 | 25,971 | 30 | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,883 | 16,718 | 36 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,070 | 7,958 | 14 | 1.3% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Seismic Performance and Analysis | Engineering | 1,289 |
| 2 | Cryptography and Data Security | Computer Science | 891 |
| 3 | Advanced Neural Network Applications | Computer Science | 830 |
| 4 | Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion | Energy | 800 |
| 5 | Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques | Energy | 787 |

From OpenAlex's own record of the institution (CC0), read again monthly. Works and citations count everything OpenAlex indexes, not only the tracked journals; topics are OpenAlex's classification of those works.

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | [Preference-conditioned graph reinforcement learning for dynamic integrated scheduling of AGVs and unrelated parallel machines with finite buffers](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2026.102589) | [Swarm and Evolutionary Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/swarm-and-evolutionary-computation.md) | Lei Yue, Yuhao Zhu, Dan Luo et al. | Guangzhou University; Dalian University of Technology; Liaocheng University |
| 2026-10-26 | [Brightness-aware haze density-inversion prior for robust single image dehazing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2026.124325) | [Information Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-sciences.md) | Bao Chen, Feng Zhang, 熊田兰 et al. | Nanchang Hangkong University; Guangzhou University |
| 2026-10-26 | [Who benefits from LLMs? Prompt engineering competence and equity in higher education](https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-026-00633-6) | [International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-educational-technology-in-higher-education.md) | Zhengdao Li, Yezi Liu, Jianan Jiang et al. | Guangdong University of Foreign Studies; Guangzhou University; Xidian University |
| 2026-10-22 | [Effects of question-chain prompting on self-regulated learning, metacognition, and achievement in a generative AI environment](https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-026-00632-7) | [International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-educational-technology-in-higher-education.md) | Xiuyu Lin, Shan Li, Yijing Zhu et al. | South China Normal University; Lehigh University; Guangzhou University |
| 2026-10-21 | [Anchor-guided feature manifold distortion for attacking dynamic hypergraph neural networks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2026.117224) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | Meixia He, Keke Tang, Junhong He et al. | Northwestern Polytechnical University; Guangzhou University; Inner Mongolia University |
| 2026-10-17 | [FS-MLGB: Multi-level granular-ball representation using label distribution for multi-label feature selection](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2026.115150) | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | Yuxin Zhao, Pengfei Zhang, Maolin Xiao et al. | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Sichuan University; Guangzhou University; … |
| 2026-10-10 | [Imported financial risk in global foreign exchange markets: A time-frequency network analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2026.110908) | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | Zhongzhe Ouyang, Yuqi Guo, Yaoxun Deng et al. | Guangzhou University; China Construction Bank; Hunan Normal University |
| 2026-10-07 | [Digital technology patent signals and corporate financing: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2026.110896) | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | Cong Yi, Yanling Li | Guangzhou University |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Guangzhou University. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/guangzhou-university

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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).