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Shanghai International Studies University

In research, Shanghai International Studies University stands highest in Social Sciences (#733 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#945 of 5,988 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#420 of 1,896 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language and Literature and Literary Theory (Language and Linguistics is 15.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,022
of 22,385 · #2,731 all time
Rank in China
#381
of 2,481
Research works
4.2k
▲ 200% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Shanghai International Studies University

What is Shanghai International Studies University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #733 of 9,585 12.5%1,346 #996
Social SciencesField #945 of 5,988 12.3%552 #1133
Arts and HumanitiesField #420 of 1,896 14.8%260 #1014
Physical SciencesDomain #3,708 of 10,670 8.4%432 #3556
PsychologyField #741 of 2,121 12.8%189 #1077
Computer ScienceField #1,663 of 4,417 9.7%202 #2070
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #128 of 321 14.6%134 #302
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,070 of 2,526 9.9%180 #1312
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #783 of 1,798 10.8%137 #944
EducationSubfield #964 of 1,930 15.7%91 #1323

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai International Studies University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#996 #733
  2. Social Sciences#1,133 #945
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,014 #420
  4. Physical Sciences#3,556 #3,708
  5. Psychology#1,077 #741
  6. Computer Science#2,070 #1,663
  7. Language and Linguistics#302 #128
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,312 #1,070
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#944 #783
  10. Education#1,323 #964
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Shanghai International Studies University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Shanghai International Studies University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Arts and Humanities (13%), Computer Science (11%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,516 fractional works · 68.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 623 fractional works · 28.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 203 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEducation: 97 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 90 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCommunication: 42 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 38 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 293 fractional works · 13.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 148 fractional works · 6.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 89 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhilosophy: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 224 fractional works · 10.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 68 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 60 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 58 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 178 fractional works · 8.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 44 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMarketing: 35 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 146 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 99 fractional works · 4.5% of its workFinance: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 51 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 502 fractional works · 22.6% of its workComputer Science: 233 fractional works · 10.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 113 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems: 54 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 107 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 71 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 106 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNeuroscience: 62 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 55 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 99 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMedicine: 66 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKShanghaiInternational…2,223fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences68%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,51668.2%
    1. Social Sciences62328.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities29313.2%
    3. Psychology22410.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1788.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1466.6%
    6. Decision Sciences512.3%
    1. Computer Science23310.5%
    2. Engineering1074.8%
    3. Environmental Science713.2%
    4. Mathematics231.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy170.8%
    6. Materials Science160.7%
    7. Energy150.7%
    8. Chemistry100.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Neuroscience622.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology210.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences180.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.0%
    1. Medicine663.0%
    2. Health Professions321.4%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Dentistry10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Shanghai International Studies University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 15.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 147.7 works15×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 25.4 works9.9×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 88.8 works7.5×
  4. CommunicationSubfield · 41.5 works6.8×
  5. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 67.5 works6.4×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.73× its world share, 62 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 233 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 107 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.57× its world share, 293 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.49× its world share, 178 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 51 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.07× its world share, 146 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.30× its world share, 224 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 623 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.57×293 works
  2. Psychology3.30×224 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.07×146 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.49×178 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.39×51 works
  6. Social Sciences2.22×623 works
  7. Neuroscience1.73×62 works
  8. Computer Science1.35×233 works
  9. Mathematics0.88×23 works
  10. Energy0.76×15 works
  11. Environmental Science0.64×71 works
  12. Health Professions0.54×32 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×4 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.35×17 works
  15. Engineering0.32×107 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.31×2 works
  17. Chemistry0.30×10 works
  18. Materials Science0.21×16 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×18 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×21 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×6 works
  22. Medicine0.15×66 works
  23. Nursing0.12×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.07×1 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai International Studies University?

Ranked on the quality score, Muhammad Afzaal, Benjamin H. Nam and Dingfang Shu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai International Studies University.

  1. 1 Muhammad Afzaal China · #98,406 worldwide 2k citations · 125 works
  2. 2 Benjamin H. Nam China · #112,774 worldwide 813 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Dingfang Shu China · #225,319 worldwide 741 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Qiong Bai China · #373,626 worldwide 320 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Citing Li China · #450,187 worldwide 195 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Raj Verma China · #501,101 worldwide 564 citations · 114 works
  7. 7 Hua Fan China · #565,851 worldwide 918 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Xiaohua Jiang China · #577,666 worldwide 150 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Di Wang China · #606,509 worldwide 150 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Jia Jin China · #699,356 worldwide 1.8k citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai International Studies University

What are the most cited papers from Shanghai International Studies University?

The most cited paper from Shanghai International Studies University is "A review of trends and drivers of greenhouse gas emissions by sector from 1990 to 2018" (William F. Lamb et al., 2021), with 1,186 citations. Next come "Many Labs 2: Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Samples and Settings" (1,045) and "Task‐based language teaching: sorting out the misunderstandings" (1,016).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review of trends and drivers of greenhouse gas emissions by sector from 1990 to 2018 William F. Lamb et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access 12 Mar 2021 1,186
2 Many Labs 2: Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Samples and Settings Richard Anthony Klein et al. · Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science Open access190 authors Dec 2018 1,045
3 Task‐based language teaching: sorting out the misunderstandings Rod Ellis · International Journal of Applied Linguistics 20 Oct 2009 1,016
4 A typology of written corrective feedback types Rod Ellis · ELT Journal 21 May 2008 875
5 The effects of focused and unfocused written corrective feedback in an English as a foreign language context Rod Ellis, Younghee Sheen, Mihoko Murakami et al. · System 15 Jul 2008 709
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai International Studies University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Corpus Linguistics, Language Teaching, Machine Translation, Translation, Language Policy, Bilingual Education and Social Media.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization220▲ 5.0×79 topics
  2. Corpus Linguistics117▲ 25×5 topics
  3. Machine Learning94▲ 1.27×71 topics
  4. Social Media92▲ 3.0×28 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence90▲ 2.8×46 topics
  6. Economic Development67▲ 3.8×30 topics
  7. Language Teaching66▲ 11×8 topics
  8. History66▲ 4.2×26 topics
  9. Nationalism63▲ 6.4×23 topics
  10. Machine Translation63▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Economic Growth60▲ 3.3×24 topics
  12. Translation59▲ 16×7 topics
  13. Language Policy59▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Bilingual Education58▲ 23×3 topics
  15. Cross-Cultural Communication58▲ 29×4 topics
  16. Literary Translation56▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Cultural Translation56▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Translator Competence56▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Identity53▲ 3.3×42 topics
  20. Cultural Identity52▲ 4.7×21 topics
  21. Multilingualism52▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Second Language Acquisition50▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Higher Education49▲ 4.1×17 topics
  24. Social Interaction48▲ 5.6×10 topics
  25. Language44▲ 8.0×12 topics
  26. Regulation43▲ 3.6×15 topics
  27. Philosophy43▲ 4.3×19 topics
  28. Religion41▲ 4.0×18 topics
  29. Neural Basis41▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Corrective Feedback40▲ 24×1 topic
  31. L2 Motivation40▲ 24×1 topic
  32. China37▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Student Perceptions35▲ 8.8×7 topics
  34. Embodiment34▲ 8.2×7 topics
  35. Regional Planning34▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Cognition33▲ 10×6 topics
  37. Sociolinguistics33▲ 8.0×8 topics
  38. International Trade31▲ 10×6 topics
  39. CLIL30▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Content and Language Integrated Learning30▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Shanghai International Studies University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Translation Studies and Practices, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Chinese history and philosophy.

Translation Studies and Practices: 56 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 40 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 30 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 28 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 27 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 25 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…23Digital Marketing and Social Media: 23 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 21 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 19 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 19 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsLiterature and Literary TheorySociology and Political ScienceExperimental and Cognitive Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 56 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 40 works
  3. 3 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 30 works
  4. 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  5. 5 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 27 works
  6. 6 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 25 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  8. 8 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 21 works
  9. 9 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  10. 10 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 19 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 available44.2%not open55.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai International Studies University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 200% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shanghai International Studies University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0092% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Shanghai International Studies University0.010% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Shanghai International Studies University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Shanghai International Studies University12.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2017.

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