Foshan University: Statistics

Updated: February 29, 2024

Position	Category
#2411 of 14,131	In the World
#742 of 5,830	In Asia
#275 of 960	In China
#1 of 2	In Foshan
#781 of 1,249	For Landscape Architecture
Top50%	For 65 other topics

Quick Review

Type: Non-profit
Funding: Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree: Bachelor
Website: www.fosu.edu.cn
Languages: Chinese
Acceptance rate: 45%*

* Foshan University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Research profile

Foshan University has published 10,904 scientific papers with 103,555 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Computer Science, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, and Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Publications: 10,904
Citations: 103,555

Foshan University majors

by publication & citation count

Engineering	7,199 / 79,245
Chemistry	6,991 / 88,878
Physics	6,593 / 73,356
Biology	6,434 / 79,024
Environmental Science	5,241 / 56,252
Quantum and Particle physics	4,767 / 55,503
Computer Science	4,352 / 28,980
Materials Science	4,305 / 58,415
Organic Chemistry	4,239 / 64,491
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	3,755 / 21,779
Biochemistry	3,593 / 45,985
Medicine	2,999 / 29,821
Genetics	2,787 / 29,335
Geology	2,650 / 34,164
Ecology	2,308 / 30,047
Geography and Cartography	2,186 / 16,288
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	2,139 / 12,253
Metallurgical Engineering	2,116 / 32,492
Philosophy	2,010 / 7,685
Mathematics	1,976 / 12,674
Chemical Engineering	1,941 / 38,716
Optical Engineering	1,884 / 19,753
Electrical Engineering	1,807 / 17,328
Political Science	1,774 / 7,961
Law	1,738 / 7,942
Business	1,721 / 7,378
Physical chemistry	1,524 / 30,086
Psychology	1,523 / 10,280
Nanotechnology	1,518 / 28,041
History	1,514 / 9,756
Paleontology	1,484 / 15,480
Archaeology	1,426 / 9,684
Statistics	1,393 / 9,944
Mechanical Engineering	1,218 / 9,563
Linguistics	1,145 / 3,833
Machine Learning	1,100 / 8,356
Pathology	1,088 / 10,348
Telecommunications	1,079 / 7,645
Sociology	1,074 / 3,666
Botany	975 / 11,074

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1999	12	1
2000	35	2
2001	40	10
2002	52	13
2003	80	38
2004	207	33
2005	240	59
2006	306	84
2007	352	102
2008	350	184
2009	331	192
2010	359	270
2011	298	428
2012	255	385
2013	247	490
2014	193	601
2015	135	613
2016	140	766
2017	315	1162
2018	539	2403
2019	788	5140
2020	1078	10211
2021	1243	17527
2022	1541	26779
2023	1576	32017

Foshan University faculties and divisions

Faculty : Physical Education	Physical Education
School : Life Sciences	Biological and Life Sciences
School : Literature and Arts	Ceramic Art, Chinese, Design, English, Literature
School : Mechanical and Electronic Engineering	Applied Physics, Communication Studies, Electronics and Automation, Mechanical Engineering
School : Medical	Medicine
School : Politics and Law	Law, Political Sciences