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East China University of Political Science and Law

In research, East China University of Political Science and Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,416 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,937 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,344 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Accounting — Law is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,922
of 28,054 · #16,464 all time
Rank in China
#1,701
of 3,058
Research works
3k
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is East China University of Political Science and Law 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,416 of 10,521 21.2%392 #4457
Social SciencesField #2,937 of 6,365 22.0%169 #4177
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,344 of 2,578 18.8%84 #2525
Physical SciencesDomain #7,521 of 12,888 17.8%135 #13986
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,171 of 1,775 20.3%90 #1986

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where East China University of Political Science and Law 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. Social Sciences#4,457 #2,416
  2. Social Sciences#4,177 #2,937
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#2,525 #1,344
  4. Physical Sciences#13,986 #7,521
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,986 #1,171
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 East China University of Political Science and Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 28.0 works8.5×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 89.6 works7.4×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 23.2 works6.7×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.55× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.62× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.42× its world share, 90 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 169 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at East China University of Political Science and Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhang Qi, Zhang Lei and Zhichao Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is East China University of Political Science and Law.

  1. 1 Zhang Qi China · #284,633 worldwide 3 citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Zhang Lei China · #386,336 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Zhichao Li China · #668,998 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Hang Wu China · #813,877 worldwide 41 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Shao Ming China · #1,102,826 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Ling Tang China · #1,194,069 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Li Xiang China · #1,242,352 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at East China University of Political Science and Law

Which keywords describe research at East China University of Political Science and Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Artificial Intelligence, International Law, Urbanization, Economic Development, Human Rights, Environmental Regulation and Panel Data 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. Economic Growth51▲ 11×17 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence39▲ 5.0×31 topics
  3. Sustainable Development32▲ 3.6×21 topics
  4. Renewable Energy31▲ 3.9×10 topics
  5. International Law30▲ 17×16 topics
  6. Human Rights30▲ 5.2×32 topics
  7. Urbanization29▲ 13×4 topics
  8. Globalization29▲ 2.6×34 topics
  9. Economic Development29▲ 6.2×20 topics
  10. Environmental Regulation25▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Panel Data Analysis24▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Financial Development23▲ 27×2 topics
  13. CO2 Emissions23▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Energy Consumption23▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Kuznets Curve22▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Trade Openness22▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Innovation22▲ 3.7×18 topics
  18. Regional Planning22▲ 51×2 topics
  19. Regulation20▲ 6.5×9 topics
  20. Global Governance20▲ 15×14 topics
  21. International Trade19▲ 24×7 topics
  22. Corporate Governance19▲ 4.5×14 topics
  23. Governance16▲ 8.6×10 topics
  24. Big Data16▲ 3.1×14 topics
  25. Big Data Analytics14▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Social Support13▲ 4.2×10 topics
  27. Monetary Policy13▲ 9.5×6 topics
  28. Global Trade12▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Environmental Risk Assessment11▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Pollution Monitoring11▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Regulatory Challenges11▲ 22×4 topics
  32. Elderly Care11▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Foreign Direct Investment11▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Innovation Policy11▲ 19×4 topics
  35. Innovation Management10▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Agricultural Development10▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Rural Revitalization10▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Digital Technologies10▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Global Economy10▲ 13×5 topics
  40. Logistics10▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does East China University of Political Science and Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Educational Reforms and Innovations, Regional Development and Environment and International Maritime Law Issues.

Energy, Environment, Eco…22Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 22 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 11 fractional worksRegional Development and…10Regional Development and Environment: 10 fractional worksInternational Maritime L…9International Maritime Law Issues: 9 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 8 fractional worksMedical Research and Treatments: 6 fractional worksInternational Arbitratio…6International Arbitration and Investment Law: 6 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 6 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 6 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  2. 2 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 11 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  4. 4 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  5. 5 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 8 works
  6. 6 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 6 works
  7. 7 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 6 works
  8. 8 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  9. 9 Intellectual Property Law Law 6 works
  10. 10 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.5%domestic only95.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has East China University of Political Science and Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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