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Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute

In research, Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute stands highest in Engineering (#2,863 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,917 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 18.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,340
of 28,054 · #19,782 all time
Rank in China
#2,653
of 3,058
Research works
597
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Architectural Design & 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
EngineeringField #2,863 of 6,636 12.3%96 #2420
Physical SciencesDomain #8,917 of 12,888 12.4%144 #11199

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Architectural Design & 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).

What does Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 18.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 35.6 works18×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.25× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.84× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.58× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.36× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Finite Element Analysis, Construction, Durability Performance, Concrete Strengthening, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites, Numerical Simulation, Buckling Behavior and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Finite Element Analysis10▲ 26×5 topics
  2. Construction8▲ 36×2 topics
  3. Durability Performance7▲ 45×2 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties7▲ 4.5×19 topics
  5. Concrete Strengthening7▲ 66×1 topic
  6. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites7▲ 66×1 topic
  7. Sustainability7▲ 1.69×29 topics
  8. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.4×22 topics
  9. Numerical Simulation6▲ 12×10 topics
  10. Buckling Behavior6▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes6▲ 76×1 topic
  12. Structural Engineering6▲ 68×1 topic
  13. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.0×10 topics
  14. Virtual Reality6▲ 6.6×7 topics
  15. Remote Sensing5▲ 2.5×19 topics
  16. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 6.3×6 topics
  17. Turbulent Flow5▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Dynamic Interaction4▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Reinforced Concrete4▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Microstructure4▲ 4.9×10 topics
  21. Footbridges4▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Vibration Serviceability4▲ 59×1 topic
  23. Analysis4▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Fiber Reinforcement3▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Simulation3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  26. Thermal Comfort3▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Corrosion3▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Model Predictive Control3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Human-Computer Interaction3▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Modeling3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  31. Climate Change Impact3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Digital Media Technology3▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Dynamic Behavior3▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Liquefaction3▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Tunnel3▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Visual Communication Design3▲ 44×1 topic
  37. CFD Simulation3▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Ground Motion3▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Seismic Engineering3▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Pipeline3▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis and Digital Media and Visual Art.

Structural Behavior of R…7Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 7 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 6 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 4 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 3 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 3 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 3 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…2Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 2 fractional worksFire effects on concrete materials: 2 fractional works
Building and ConstructionCivil and Structural EngineeringComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignEnvironmental Engineering

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

  1. 1 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 7 works
  2. 2 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 3 works
  5. 5 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  8. 8 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on concrete materials Civil and Structural 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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