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Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

In research, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,660 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#309 of 1,775 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#339 of 1,272 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Finance is 14.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,505
of 28,054 · #11,428 all time
Rank in China
#1,183
of 3,058
Research works
1.7k
▲ 157% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,660 of 10,521 38.1%364 #3360
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #309 of 1,775 44.2%111 #1038
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #339 of 1,272 52.4%73 #1078
Business, Management and AccountingField #703 of 2,578 38.8%124 #1310
Physical SciencesDomain #5,167 of 12,888 17.9%193 #9048
Computer ScienceField #2,493 of 4,667 17.7%67 #4390
Social SciencesField #3,406 of 6,365 39.7%68 #6226

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance 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. Social Sciences#3,360 #1,660
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,038 #309
  3. Economics and Econometrics#1,078 #339
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#1,310 #703
  5. Physical Sciences#9,048 #5,167
  6. Computer Science#4,390 #2,493
  7. Social Sciences#6,226 #3,406
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 Lixin University of Accounting and Finance specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 14.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 27.5 works15×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 41.0 works11×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 110.8 works8.5×
  4. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 23.6 works7.8×
  5. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 73.1 works7.5×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.40× its world share, 67 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.17× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.20× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.28× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.02× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.48× its world share, 111 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance?

Ranked on the composite score, Lili Yang, Zhang Yun and Nianzu Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance.

  1. 1 Lili Yang China · #150,125 worldwide 246 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Zhang Yun China · #1,193,810 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Nianzu Liu China · #1,235,606 worldwide 58 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Chunhua Chen China · #1,439,520 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Zhicheng Chen China · #1,533,554 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Shuyi Zhang China · #1,591,637 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Corporate Governance, Urbanization, Financial Development, Panel Data Analysis, Monetary Policy, Social Capital and CO2 Emissions.

▲ 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. Economic Growth48▲ 9.2×18 topics
  2. Machine Learning38▲ 1.90×53 topics
  3. Deep Learning37▲ 1.79×50 topics
  4. Corporate Governance36▲ 7.9×14 topics
  5. Renewable Energy28▲ 3.2×19 topics
  6. Neural Networks25▲ 2.6×26 topics
  7. Innovation22▲ 3.5×19 topics
  8. Urbanization22▲ 8.7×8 topics
  9. Social Capital21▲ 6.6×12 topics
  10. Financial Development21▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Panel Data Analysis21▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Monetary Policy21▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Economic Development20▲ 4.1×14 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 2.4×24 topics
  15. CO2 Emissions19▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Energy Consumption19▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Internet of Things19▲ 3.5×18 topics
  18. Environmental Regulation18▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior18▲ 4.7×9 topics
  20. Kuznets Curve18▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Trade Openness18▲ 27×1 topic
  22. Risk Management17▲ 5.8×10 topics
  23. Firm Performance17▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Entrepreneurship16▲ 6.8×8 topics
  25. Financial Performance16▲ 4.5×8 topics
  26. Financial Constraints16▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Mergers and Acquisitions16▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Investor Protection15▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Ownership Structure15▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Regulation14▲ 4.3×9 topics
  31. Big Data Analytics14▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Environmental Management14▲ 5.6×7 topics
  33. Financial Reporting12▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Support Vector Machines12▲ 6.2×4 topics
  35. Stock Market12▲ 7.8×2 topics
  36. Fiscal Policy11▲ 8.3×4 topics
  37. Shareholder Value11▲ 17×3 topics
  38. International Trade11▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Logistics10▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Global Economy10▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Corporate Finance and Governance, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Stock Market Forecasting Methods.

Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 18 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 15 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 8 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting Methods: 8 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 8 fractional worksCorporate Social Respons…8Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 8 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 7 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 7 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…6Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingManagement Science and Operations ResearchFinance4 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 15 works
  3. 3 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  4. 4 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 8 works
  5. 5 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 8 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 8 works
  7. 7 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 8 works
  8. 8 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 7 works
  9. 9 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 7 works
  10. 10 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 6 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 157% 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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