According to the latest data from the Essential Science Indicators Database (ESI) on March 13, 2025, the two disciplines of Biology & Biochemistry (Biology & Biochemistry) and Geosciences (Geosciences) have successfully ranked among the top 1% of ESI global rankings. So far, nine disciplines of GDUT, including engineering, materials science, computer science, chemistry, environmental science and ecology, agronomy, general social science, biology and biochemistry, and earth science, have entered the top 1% of ESI's global discipline rankings, among which engineering has entered the top 0.3 ‰. GDUT ranks 633rd in the world ESI comprehensive ranking, moved 9 places higher than the previous period (ranking 69th among universities in mainland China).
