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Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences

In research, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,698 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,735 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis — Atmospheric Science is 24.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,342
of 28,054 · #7,816 all time
Rank in China
#994
of 3,058
Research works
758
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences 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 #2,698 of 12,888 24.6%178 #4840
Environmental ScienceField #1,735 of 3,551 25.1%94 #2428

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences 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).

What does Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 24.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 23.8 works25×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 20.3 works23×
  3. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 27.1 works23×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 94.4 works8.7×
← 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: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.32× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.15× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.17× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.67× its world share, 94 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Hongli Wang, Liping Qiao and Li Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences.

  1. 1 Hongli Wang China · #814,151 worldwide 159 citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Liping Qiao China · #869,130 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Li Li China · #872,250 worldwide 170 citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Cheng Huang China · #916,575 worldwide 107 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Dandan Huang China · #1,212,469 worldwide 80 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Shengrong Lou China · #1,263,823 worldwide 41 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Dan Dan Huang China · #1,363,870 worldwide 46 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Min Zhou China · #1,478,482 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Jie Yang China · #1,495,560 worldwide 44 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Yaqin Gao China · #1,618,701 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Particulate Matter, Air Quality, Atmospheric Aerosols, Black Carbon, Environmental Impact, Mortality and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Health Effects25▲ 19×15 topics
  2. Particulate Matter23▲ 68×2 topics
  3. Environmental Impact21▲ 5.7×25 topics
  4. Air Quality20▲ 51×5 topics
  5. Atmospheric Aerosols18▲ 151×1 topic
  6. Black Carbon18▲ 151×1 topic
  7. Oxidative Stress18▲ 5.1×22 topics
  8. Mortality15▲ 12×2 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease15▲ 6.2×5 topics
  10. Global Burden of Disease15▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Air Pollution15▲ 53×1 topic
  12. Fine Particulate Air Pollution15▲ 72×1 topic
  13. Waste Management15▲ 16×6 topics
  14. Recycling14▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Toxicity12▲ 13×10 topics
  16. Machine Learning12▲ 1.70×24 topics
  17. Pollution12▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Wastewater Treatment12▲ 22×6 topics
  19. Neural Networks10▲ 2.8×11 topics
  20. Nanomaterials9▲ 3.9×11 topics
  21. Human Health9▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Environmental Monitoring9▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Marine Environment9▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Microplastics8▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Terrestrial Ecosystems8▲ 39×1 topic
  26. IoT8▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Forecasting8▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Air Quality Monitoring8▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Low-Cost Sensors8▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Microbial Communities8▲ 8.3×6 topics
  31. Bioaccumulation7▲ 37×3 topics
  32. Global Distribution7▲ 52×3 topics
  33. Heavy Metals7▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Water Quality7▲ 8.0×8 topics
  35. Hydrogen Production6▲ 9.8×5 topics
  36. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons6▲ 51×2 topics
  37. Environmental Exposure6▲ 24×2 topics
  38. CO2 Emissions5▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Environmental Impacts5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  40. Metal Recovery5▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting.

Atmospheric chemistry an…18Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 18 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 15 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 8 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 5 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…5Vehicle emissions and performance: 5 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 5 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 5 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 3 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisPollutionEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 18 works
  2. 2 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 15 works
  3. 3 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 8 works
  4. 4 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 5 works
  6. 6 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  8. 8 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 4 works
  10. 10 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 3 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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