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Shanghai Library

In research, Shanghai Library stands highest in Computer Science (#2,155 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,319 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,719 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,496
of 28,054 · #14,573 all time
Rank in China
#2,143
of 3,058
Research works
903
▲ 101% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Library 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
Computer ScienceField #2,155 of 4,667 7.5%85 #1795
Physical SciencesDomain #7,319 of 12,888 6.9%184 #9866
Social SciencesDomain #6,719 of 10,521 7.6%117 #4820

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Library 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. Computer Science#1,795 #2,155
  2. Physical Sciences#9,866 #7,319
  3. Social Sciences#4,820 #6,719
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.

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, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.28× its world share, 85 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Library?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Virtual Reality, Multimedia Technology, Internet of Things, Big Data, Machine Learning and Wireless Sensor Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning42▲ 3.6×54 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence41▲ 8.9×27 topics
  3. Machine Learning29▲ 2.7×43 topics
  4. Neural Networks20▲ 3.8×26 topics
  5. Big Data19▲ 6.4×18 topics
  6. Virtual Reality19▲ 12×9 topics
  7. Internet of Things19▲ 6.7×19 topics
  8. Multimedia Technology18▲ 84×2 topics
  9. Wireless Sensor Networks15▲ 9.8×10 topics
  10. Data Mining14▲ 5.8×11 topics
  11. Big Data Analytics14▲ 20×4 topics
  12. History14▲ 5.8×3 topics
  13. Cloud Computing13▲ 14×11 topics
  14. Healthcare13▲ 3.5×7 topics
  15. Nationalism13▲ 8.6×4 topics
  16. Logistics13▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Regulation13▲ 7.2×3 topics
  18. Risk Assessment12▲ 5.4×5 topics
  19. China12▲ 38×2 topics
  20. Christianity12▲ 59×2 topics
  21. Human-Computer Interaction12▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Religion12▲ 7.5×2 topics
  23. Confucianism12▲ 84×1 topic
  24. Falun Gong12▲ 84×1 topic
  25. Economic Development11▲ 4.2×5 topics
  26. Digital Media Technology11▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Visual Communication Design11▲ 81×1 topic
  28. International Trade11▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Supply Chain10▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Cross-Border E-Commerce10▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Digital Technologies10▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Regional Planning9▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Information Systems8▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Ideological Education7▲ 88×1 topic
  35. Political Education7▲ 88×1 topic
  36. Water Quality7▲ 5.3×4 topics
  37. Biochar Application7▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Conservation Issues7▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Environmental Risk Assessment7▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Pollution Monitoring7▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Shanghai Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, Digital Media and Visual Art, E-commerce and Technology Innovations and Ideological and Political Education.

Chinese history and philosophy: 12 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 11 fractional worksE-commerce and Technolog…10E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 10 fractional worksIdeological and Politica…7Ideological and Political Education: 7 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 7 fractional worksColor Science and Applications: 6 fractional worksMedical Research and Tre…5Medical Research and Treatments: 5 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 4 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignBusiness and International ManagementEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  2. 2 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 11 works
  3. 3 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 10 works
  4. 4 Ideological and Political Education Education 7 works
  5. 5 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  6. 6 Color Science and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  7. 7 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 5 works
  8. 8 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  9. 9 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.9%domestic only96.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Library's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 101% 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.

Other research institutions in Shanghai

All research institutions in Shanghai

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.