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Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics

In research, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#894 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,155 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#553 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiation and Chemical Engineering — Radiation is 23.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,488
of 28,054 · #1,449 all time
Rank in China
#437
of 3,058
Research works
4.4k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
117k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics 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 #894 of 12,888 25.3%661 #1072
EngineeringField #1,155 of 6,636 26.5%259 #1424
Materials ScienceField #553 of 2,468 21.8%191 #581
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #621 of 2,318 31.4%89 #940
Materials ChemistrySubfield #434 of 1,556 23.3%141 #443
Physics and AstronomyField #897 of 1,646 31.9%61 #1431
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #943 of 1,351 16.4%69 #1339

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics 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#1,072 #894
  2. Engineering#1,424 #1,155
  3. Materials Science#581 #553
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#940 #621
  5. Materials Chemistry#443 #434
  6. Physics and Astronomy#1,431 #897
  7. Mechanical Engineering#1,339 #943
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 Institute of Applied Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiation takes 23.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RadiationSubfield · 24.2 works24×
  2. Chemical EngineeringField · 30.1 works12×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 11.67× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.42× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 7.31× its world share, 50 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.34× its world share, 258 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.44× its world share, 191 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.72× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 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, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, X. Z. Cai, W. Q. Shen and Rui Si lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics.

  1. 1 X. Z. Cai China · #20,146 worldwide 2k citations · 205 works
  2. 2 W. Q. Shen China · #90,573 worldwide 329 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Rui Si China · #100,361 worldwide 627 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Jiye Shi China · #109,074 worldwide 284 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Y. G. China · #192,908 worldwide 2.3k citations · 427 works
  6. 6 Lihua Wang China · #238,003 worldwide 656 citations · 150 works
  7. 7 Shiping Song China · #253,766 worldwide 210 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Qing Huang China · #254,570 worldwide 185 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Jiangtao Hu China · #278,305 worldwide 209 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 W. D. Tian China · #293,066 worldwide 108 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics?

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

▲ 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. Nanomaterials57▲ 7.2×15 topics
  2. Catalysis49▲ 10.0×23 topics
  3. Energy Storage49▲ 10×9 topics
  4. Nanoparticles39▲ 4.2×30 topics
  5. Metal-Organic Frameworks38▲ 12×6 topics
  6. Water Splitting37▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Catalysts35▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties35▲ 4.8×26 topics
  9. Electrocatalysis34▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Oxidation Resistance34▲ 43×3 topics
  11. Cathode Materials33▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Graphene31▲ 6.1×11 topics
  13. Microstructure30▲ 7.8×16 topics
  14. Hydrogen Embrittlement29▲ 47×3 topics
  15. Nanocomposites28▲ 4.8×20 topics
  16. Density Functional Theory28▲ 36×2 topics
  17. High Temperature Behavior27▲ 63×2 topics
  18. Accident Tolerant Fuels26▲ 96×1 topic
  19. Fuel Cladding26▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Rechargeable Batteries25▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Fuel Cells24▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Energy Conversion23▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Hydrogen Evolution23▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Oxygen Reduction23▲ 24×1 topic
  25. CO2 Reduction21▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Lithium-ion Batteries20▲ 6.3×3 topics
  27. Molten Salt20▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Nuclear Reactor20▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Materials19▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Tomography19▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Crystal Growth19▲ 9.0×10 topics
  32. Semiconductor18▲ 7.0×6 topics
  33. Solar Energy18▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Selective Oxidation16▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Oxidation15▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Ceria15▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Gold15▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Hydrogen Production15▲ 7.7×5 topics
  39. Oxidation Behavior15▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Superconductivity14▲ 11×9 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear Materials and Properties, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Nuclear Materials and Properties: 26 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 23 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …20Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 20 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…15Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 13 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 13 fractional worksMolten salt chemistry an…12Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes: 12 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…12Advanced battery technologies research: 12 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…11Perovskite Materials and Applications: 11 fractional worksFusion materials and tec…10Fusion materials and technologies: 10 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 26 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 23 works
  3. 3 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 20 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 15 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  7. 7 Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 12 works
  8. 8 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  10. 10 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 10 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 available20.8%not open79.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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