Shanghai Maritime University
In research, Shanghai Maritime University stands highest in Engineering (#631 of 5,901 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,211 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,414 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Environmental Engineering (Ocean Engineering is 12.7× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,161 of 22,385 · #2,248 all time
- Rank in China
- #399 of 2,481
- Research works
- 14k ▲ 109% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 124k 8.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 12.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.85× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 29% world 40%
- International
- 11% world 18%
What is Shanghai Maritime University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineeringField | #631 of 5,901 | 12.5% | 2,391 | #953 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,211 of 10,670 | 12.1% | 4,032 | #1317 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,414 of 9,585 | 14.7% | 865 | #2825 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #755 of 2,581 | 13.0% | 338 | #1052 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #1,370 of 4,417 | 10.6% | 878 | #1502 | |
| Mechanical EngineeringSubfield | #455 of 1,319 | 15.2% | 248 | #827 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,217 of 3,334 | 12.0% | 320 | #1506 | |
| Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield | #116 of 316 | 16.2% | 337 | #297 | |
| Ocean EngineeringSubfield | #133 of 301 | 14.2% | 339 | #325 | |
| Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield | #398 of 804 | 8.6% | 316 | #648 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Maritime 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.
- Engineering#953 #631
- Physical Sciences#1,317 #1,211
- Social Sciences#2,825 #2,414
- Business, Management and Accounting#1,052 #755
- Computer Science#1,502 #1,370
- Mechanical Engineering#827 #455
- Environmental Science#1,506 #1,217
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering#297 #116
- Ocean Engineering#325 #133
- Control and Systems Engineering#648 #398
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 Maritime University work in?
In 2022-now, 79% of research at Shanghai Maritime University is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (46%), Computer Science (18%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences4,56379.2%
- Engineering2,67546.4%
- Computer Science1,01117.5%
- Environmental Science3696.4%
- Materials Science1192.1%
- Energy1162.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences971.7%
- Physics and Astronomy811.4%
- Mathematics470.8%
- Chemical Engineering290.5%
- Chemistry190.3%
- Social Sciences94316.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting3616.3%
- Social Sciences2574.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1192.1%
- Decision Sciences1011.8%
- Psychology561.0%
- Arts and Humanities490.8%
- Life Sciences1462.5%
- Health Sciences1132.0%
- Medicine831.4%
- Health Professions270.5%
- Dentistry20.0%
- Nursing10.0%
What does Shanghai Maritime University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 381.3 works13×
- Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 372.9 works13×
- Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 200.7 works6.5×
- Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 38.7 works6.2×
- Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 352.2 works5.7×
- Business and International ManagementSubfield · 29.6 works4.9×
- TransportationSubfield · 88.9 works4.6×
- Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 20.6 works4.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Engineering3.09×2,675 works
- Computer Science2.26×1,011 works
- Energy2.19×116 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.94×361 works
- Decision Sciences1.81×101 works
- Chemical Engineering1.45×29 works
- Environmental Science1.29×369 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.08×97 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×119 works
- Mathematics0.69×47 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.63×81 works
- Materials Science0.59×118 works
- Neuroscience0.53×49 works
- Social Sciences0.35×257 works
- Psychology0.32×56 works
- Arts and Humanities0.29×49 works
- Chemistry0.21×19 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×60 works
- Health Professions0.18×27 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×33 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.09×2 works
- Medicine0.07×82 works
- Dentistry0.06×2 works
- Nursing0.03×1 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.02×1 works
- Engineering 3.1×
- Computer Science 2.3×
- Energy 2.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.9×
- Decision Sciences 1.8×
- Chemical Engineering 1.4×
- Environmental Science 1.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.0×
- Mathematics 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.6×
- Materials Science 0.6×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Psychology 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
- Nursing 0.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Maritime University?
Ranked on the quality score, Jihong Chen, Lang Xu and Zheng Wan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Maritime University.
- 1
Jihong Chen
China · #26,926 worldwide 8.2k citations · 255 works
- 2
Lang Xu
China · #27,444 worldwide 3.8k citations · 101 works
- 3
Zheng Wan
China · #61,012 worldwide 4.3k citations · 101 works
- 4
Guangnian Xiao
China · #82,982 worldwide 2.3k citations · 85 works
- 5
Boyang Liu
China · #102,247 worldwide 7.1k citations · 67 works
- 6
Yingchang Jiang
China · #107,047 worldwide 2.8k citations · 54 works
- 7
Yuan Zhang
China · #108,919 worldwide 3.2k citations · 94 works
- 8
Runhua Fan
China · #113,783 worldwide 16k citations · 342 works
- 9
Jian Wu
China · #124,237 worldwide 7.9k citations · 185 works
- 10
Xinqiang Chen
China · #138,010 worldwide 4.8k citations · 185 works
Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Maritime University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Maritime Transportation, Collision Avoidance, Path Planning, Supply Chain Management, Neural Networks, Logistics and Risk Assessment.
- Image Classification
- Neural Network
- Multi-Agent Systems
- Vibration Analysis
- Computer Vision
- Power Electronics
- Internet of Things
- Emission Control Areas
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Shipping
- Port Development
- Operations Research
- Autonomous Ships
- Human Factors
- Renewable Energy
- Risk Assessment
- Path Planning
- Supply Chain Management
- Neural Networks
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Maritime Transportation
- Environmental Impact
- Collision Avoidance
- Climate Change
- Logistics
- Fuel Consumption
- Emissions
- Unmanned Surface Vehicles
- Container Terminals
- Air Quality
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Alternative Fuels
- Ship Propulsion
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Smart Grid
- Fault Diagnosis
- Wavelet Transform
- Autonomous Vehicles
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
- Deep Learning678▲ 3.4×81 topics
- Machine Learning368▲ 1.91×83 topics
- Maritime Transportation358▲ 113×2 topics
- Neural Networks323▲ 3.6×38 topics
- Environmental Impact310▲ 3.2×40 topics
- Supply Chain Management283▲ 5.5×19 topics
- Collision Avoidance262▲ 25×4 topics
- Path Planning255▲ 36×3 topics
- Climate Change248▲ 1.58×56 topics
- Risk Assessment242▲ 6.3×14 topics
- Logistics224▲ 25×7 topics
- Renewable Energy216▲ 2.6×42 topics
- Fuel Consumption207▲ 50×2 topics
- Human Factors202▲ 44×2 topics
- Emissions196▲ 17×6 topics
- Autonomous Ships196▲ 108×1 topic
- Unmanned Surface Vehicles196▲ 108×1 topic
- Operations Research188▲ 20×2 topics
- Container Terminals187▲ 126×1 topic
- Port Development187▲ 126×1 topic
- Air Quality185▲ 17×6 topics
- Shipping174▲ 61×2 topics
- Wireless Sensor Networks170▲ 6.6×22 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks166▲ 4.0×14 topics
- Alternative Fuels163▲ 73×2 topics
- Emission Control Areas162▲ 120×1 topic
- Ship Propulsion162▲ 120×1 topic
- Internet of Things154▲ 3.1×25 topics
- Energy Efficiency144▲ 2.7×31 topics
- Power Electronics132▲ 7.1×8 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration127▲ 6.7×6 topics
- Computer Vision98▲ 6.2×4 topics
- Smart Grid97▲ 4.7×10 topics
- Vibration Analysis90▲ 5.8×8 topics
- Fault Diagnosis86▲ 10×7 topics
- Multi-Agent Systems85▲ 7.7×6 topics
- Wavelet Transform81▲ 6.1×7 topics
- Neural Network80▲ 7.7×9 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles78▲ 6.5×4 topics
- Image Classification77▲ 7.1×3 topics
Which research topics does Shanghai Maritime University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Maritime Navigation and Safety, Maritime Ports and Logistics, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Advanced Neural Network Applications.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 196 works
- 2 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 187 works
- 3 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 162 works
- 4 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 66 works
- 5 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 61 works
- 6 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 51 works
- 7 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 50 works
- 8 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 47 works
- 9 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 46 works
- 10 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 45 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Shanghai Maritime University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 109% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Maritime University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.025% in 2024.
Fractional works of Shanghai Maritime 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2020.
Other research institutions in Shanghai
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Fudan University
- Tongji University
- Shanghai University
- East China Normal University
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Donghua University
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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