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New York University Shanghai

In research, New York University Shanghai stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,727 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,164 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,068 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,734
of 28,054 · #5,733 all time
Rank in China
#878
of 3,058
Research works
1.3k
▲ 159% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is New York University Shanghai 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 #2,727 of 12,888 20.7%265 #4071
Social SciencesDomain #3,164 of 10,521 30.4%242 #4172
Social SciencesField #3,068 of 6,365 35.8%106 #3902
Computer ScienceField #2,293 of 4,667 22.2%79 #3985
Life SciencesDomain #5,210 of 7,800 23.3%78 #8615

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New York University Shanghai 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#4,071 #2,727
  2. Social Sciences#4,172 #3,164
  3. Social Sciences#3,902 #3,068
  4. Computer Science#3,985 #2,293
  5. Life Sciences#8,615 #5,210
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 New York University Shanghai specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 29.4 works6.4×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.51× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.30× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.19× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.04× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.63× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.33× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York University Shanghai?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhibin Chen, Gus Xia and Rodrigo Zeidan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York University Shanghai.

  1. 1 Zhibin Chen China · #336,826 worldwide 203 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Gus Xia China · #769,678 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Rodrigo Zeidan China · #1,197,975 worldwide 57 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Pilkyung Moon China · #1,437,075 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 ChengHe Guan China · #1,450,103 worldwide 40 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Ying Li China · #1,453,547 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Chandrashekar Radhakrishnan China · #1,616,297 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Gu Li China · #1,627,844 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at New York University Shanghai

Which keywords describe research at New York University Shanghai?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, China, Machine Learning, History, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Regulation and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Machine Learning28▲ 1.35×42 topics
  2. Deep Learning28▲ 1.27×51 topics
  3. Neural Networks20▲ 2.0×25 topics
  4. Mental Health19▲ 2.0×23 topics
  5. Globalization17▲ 1.34×31 topics
  6. History16▲ 3.5×9 topics
  7. Molecular Dynamics15▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Regulation13▲ 3.9×12 topics
  9. China12▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Religion12▲ 3.9×7 topics
  11. Nationalism12▲ 3.9×7 topics
  12. Philosophy10▲ 3.4×6 topics
  13. Gender9▲ 2.7×12 topics
  14. Christianity8▲ 22×1 topic
  15. Confucianism8▲ 31×1 topic
  16. Cortical Connectivity8▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Hydrogen Bonding8▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Monte Carlo Simulation7▲ 5.8×8 topics
  19. Entanglement7▲ 7.7×4 topics
  20. Neural Processing7▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Perceptual Learning7▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Sensory Integration7▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Visual Perception7▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Monetary Policy7▲ 4.5×6 topics
  25. Quantum Information7▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. Neural Mechanisms6▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Approximation Algorithms6▲ 15×5 topics
  28. Prediction6▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Protein6▲ 8.5×2 topics
  30. Synchronization6▲ 8.4×3 topics
  31. Molecular Docking6▲ 7.4×2 topics
  32. Neuronal Oscillations6▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Drug Target Identification6▲ 9.9×1 topic
  34. Virtual Screening6▲ 9.9×1 topic
  35. Neighborhood Effects6▲ 8.4×3 topics
  36. Structure6▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Convex Optimization5▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Force Field5▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Homology Modeling5▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Vibrational Spectroscopy5▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does New York University Shanghai publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Computational Drug Discovery Methods and Protein Structure and Dynamics.

Chinese history and phil…8Chinese history and philosophy: 8 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…7Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 7 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…6Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 6 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dy…5Protein Structure and Dynamics: 5 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 5 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 5 fractional worksStochastic processes and…4Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics: 4 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 4 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Re…4China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCognitive NeuroscienceComputational Theory and MathematicsMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  2. 2 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  3. 3 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 6 works
  4. 4 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  6. 6 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  7. 7 Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics Mathematical Physics 4 works
  8. 8 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  10. 10 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.7%domestic only45.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New York University Shanghai's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 159% higher 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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