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Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

In research, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,736 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,125 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,487 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Sociology and Political Science — Economics and Econometrics is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,268
of 28,054 · #27,501 all time
Rank in China
#2,339
of 3,058
Research works
1.3k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Academy of Social 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,736 of 10,521 23.6%145 #8605
Social SciencesField #5,125 of 6,365 16.2%72 #6991
Physical SciencesDomain #11,487 of 12,888 12.0%73 #19025

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

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#8,605 #4,736
  2. Social Sciences#6,991 #5,125
  3. Physical Sciences#19,025 #11,487
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 Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 28.4 works7.0×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 36.1 works6.5×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 35.1 works3.8×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.54× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Urbanization, Economic Growth, China, History, Nationalism, Regulation and Philosophy.

▲ 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 Development19▲ 9.1×15 topics
  2. Urbanization16▲ 15×6 topics
  3. Economic Growth15▲ 7.0×16 topics
  4. China14▲ 61×4 topics
  5. History14▲ 7.9×6 topics
  6. Sustainability14▲ 2.2×28 topics
  7. Globalization14▲ 2.7×31 topics
  8. Climate Change13▲ 1.90×30 topics
  9. Nationalism12▲ 9.7×8 topics
  10. Renewable Energy11▲ 3.0×20 topics
  11. Regulation11▲ 7.9×8 topics
  12. Innovation11▲ 3.9×15 topics
  13. Environmental Impact9▲ 2.1×16 topics
  14. Philosophy9▲ 7.9×5 topics
  15. Religion9▲ 7.3×5 topics
  16. Political Economy9▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Inequality8▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Christianity8▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Confucianism8▲ 71×1 topic
  20. Governance7▲ 8.3×5 topics
  21. Energy Consumption7▲ 12×3 topics
  22. CO2 Emissions7▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Panel Data Analysis7▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Environmental Regulation6▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Migration6▲ 7.4×5 topics
  26. Financial Development6▲ 16×2 topics
  27. International Trade6▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Culture6▲ 4.4×5 topics
  29. Gender6▲ 4.3×7 topics
  30. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 8.6×5 topics
  31. Authoritarianism6▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Kuznets Curve6▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Trade Openness6▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Transportation6▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Reform5▲ 31×1 topic
  36. land policy5▲ 103×1 topic
  37. Politics5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  38. Global Trade5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  39. Society5▲ 9.4×3 topics
  40. User-Generated Content5▲ 13×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Chinese history and philosophy: 8 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 6 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Re…5China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 5 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…4Digital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 4 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 4 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…3Urban Transport and Accessibility: 3 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsCultural Studies4 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 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  3. 3 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 4 works
  6. 6 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  7. 7 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 3 works
  8. 8 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 2 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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