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Shanghai Advanced Research Institute

In research, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#302 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#462 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#247 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Catalysis, Radiation and Chemical Engineering — Catalysis is 20.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#561
of 28,054 · #1,765 all time
Rank in China
#181
of 3,058
Research works
3.3k
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Advanced Research Institute 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 #302 of 12,888 29.0%1,077 #1250
EngineeringField #462 of 6,636 29.0%416 #1598
Materials ScienceField #247 of 2,468 29.5%220 #1069
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #257 of 2,318 32.1%195 #915
Materials ChemistrySubfield #211 of 1,556 30.4%149 #869
ChemistryField #257 of 1,330 28.7%70 #1062
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #132 of 563 35.6%89 #368
Physics and AstronomyField #407 of 1,646 23.5%102 #1653
EnergyField #187 of 694 36.4%92 #535
Life SciencesDomain #2,299 of 7,800 30.0%106 #5214

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Advanced Research Institute 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#1,250 #302
  2. Engineering#1,598 #462
  3. Materials Science#1,069 #247
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#915 #257
  5. Materials Chemistry#869 #211
  6. Chemistry#1,062 #257
  7. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment#368 #132
  8. Physics and Astronomy#1,653 #407
  9. Energy#535 #187
  10. Life Sciences#5,214 #2,299
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 Advanced Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Catalysis takes 20.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 38.3 works21×
  2. RadiationSubfield · 35.5 works21×
  3. Chemical EngineeringField · 49.4 works11×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 89.4 works9.3×
  5. EnergyField · 92.0 works8.0×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 11.30× its world share, 49 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.57× its world share, 70 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.01× its world share, 92 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.22× its world share, 416 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.04× its world share, 220 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.67× its world share, 102 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Advanced Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Shenggang Li, Zhenhuang Su and Hua Qian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Advanced Research Institute.

  1. 1 Shenggang Li China · #127,544 worldwide 574 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Zhenhuang Su China · #358,075 worldwide 226 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Hua Qian China · #374,412 worldwide 213 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Yuhai Jiang China · #557,643 worldwide 88 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Biao Jiang China · #742,604 worldwide 128 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Chang‐Ming Hu China · #1,046,275 worldwide 57 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Xianrong Shen China · #1,106,662 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Mingqi Li China · #1,136,641 worldwide 37 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Yun Rui China · #1,228,240 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Gaofeng Zeng China · #1,268,045 worldwide 104 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Advanced Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Advanced Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Water Splitting, Nanoparticles, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Electrocatalysis, Catalysts and Cathode Materials.

▲ 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. Catalysis108▲ 13×23 topics
  2. Nanomaterials85▲ 6.4×17 topics
  3. Nanoparticles75▲ 4.8×35 topics
  4. Water Splitting65▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Metal-Organic Frameworks60▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Electrocatalysis59▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Catalysts54▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Graphene48▲ 5.7×11 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications48▲ 3.2×34 topics
  10. Energy Storage48▲ 5.9×10 topics
  11. Cathode Materials46▲ 9.4×3 topics
  12. Nanocomposites43▲ 4.2×21 topics
  13. CO2 Reduction42▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Efficiency39▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Semiconductor39▲ 9.1×7 topics
  16. Energy Conversion38▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Fuel Cells38▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Carbon Dioxide37▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Crystal Growth37▲ 11×11 topics
  20. Oxidation37▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Selective Oxidation37▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Hydrogen Evolution36▲ 22×1 topic
  23. Oxygen Reduction36▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Ceria35▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Gold35▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Semiconductors34▲ 8.9×5 topics
  27. Rechargeable Batteries33▲ 9.7×2 topics
  28. Tomography32▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Stability31▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Hydrogen Production31▲ 9.2×5 topics
  31. Renewable Fuels31▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Hydrogenation30▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Solar Energy29▲ 7.2×5 topics
  34. Visible Light29▲ 9.8×3 topics
  35. Light-Emitting Diodes28▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Heterogeneous Catalysis28▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Organometal Halide Perovskites28▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Perovskite Solar Cells28▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Nanocrystals27▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Nanoscale Imaging26▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Advanced Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Perovskite Materials and Applications and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…36Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 36 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…35Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 35 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…28Perovskite Materials and Applications: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …26Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 26 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 22 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 21 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…18Advanced battery technologies research: 18 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 16 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 15 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 14 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRadiation1 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 36 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 35 works
  3. 3 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 28 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 26 works
  5. 5 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  6. 6 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 21 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  8. 8 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 15 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Advanced Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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