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Shanghai Normal University

In research, Shanghai Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#815 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#720 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#721 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics — Numerical Analysis is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#970
of 28,054 · #1,530 all time
Rank in China
#310
of 3,058
Research works
15k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
171k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Normal University 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 #815 of 12,888 17.1%1,918 #1398
Social SciencesDomain #720 of 10,521 31.4%1,006 #1565
Social SciencesField #721 of 6,365 33.1%403 #1533
EducationSubfield #267 of 1,892 37.8%135 #759
Environmental ScienceField #560 of 3,551 24.5%240 #1366
EngineeringField #1,403 of 6,636 15.2%545 #2187
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #551 of 2,578 33.9%126 #1113
Life SciencesDomain #1,704 of 7,800 23.4%449 #2377
Computer ScienceField #1,122 of 4,667 14.8%383 #1897
Health SciencesDomain #3,199 of 11,982 27.5%177 #6358

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Normal 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 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#1,398 #815
  2. Social Sciences#1,565 #720
  3. Social Sciences#1,533 #721
  4. Education#759 #267
  5. Environmental Science#1,366 #560
  6. Engineering#2,187 #1,403
  7. Sociology and Political Science#1,113 #551
  8. Life Sciences#2,377 #1,704
  9. Computer Science#1,897 #1,122
  10. Health Sciences#6,358 #3,199
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 Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Numerical Analysis takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 28.5 works9.4×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 24.9 works4.4×
  3. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 38.1 works3.7×
  4. MathematicsField · 155.6 works3.7×
← 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: 1.09× its world share, 183 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 188 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 62 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.01× its world share, 112 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 384 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.75× its world share, 57 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 545 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 240 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.66× its world share, 205 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.73× its world share, 156 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.86× its world share, 147 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 141 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 79 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 106 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 122 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 257 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 403 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jun Gao, Ben‐yu Guo and Aimin Yan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Normal University.

  1. 1 Jun Gao · #59,485 worldwide 232 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Ben‐yu Guo · #114,937 worldwide 206 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Aimin Yan · #125,833 worldwide 289 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Liping Fu · #163,488 worldwide 323 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Hexing Li · #178,174 worldwide 1.1k citations · 116 works
  6. 6 Ying Wan · #182,303 worldwide 265 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Guisheng Li · #193,066 worldwide 516 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Haiguang Chen · #200,295 worldwide 95 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Lu-Chuan Ceng · #202,382 worldwide 215 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Shengfan Zhou · #226,848 worldwide 143 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Normal University

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Emotion Regulation, Phylogeny, Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Mental Health, Machine Learning and Taxonomy.

▲ 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 Learning203▲ 1.67×82 topics
  2. Machine Learning120◆ 1.03×78 topics
  3. Climate Change98◆ 1.03×74 topics
  4. Mental Health87▲ 1.67×26 topics
  5. Neural Networks84▲ 1.53×35 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence81▲ 1.67×36 topics
  7. Nanomaterials81▲ 2.2×17 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications78▲ 1.86×33 topics
  9. Nanoparticles78▲ 1.75×35 topics
  10. Catalysis68▲ 2.9×25 topics
  11. Remote Sensing63▲ 1.44×35 topics
  12. Graphene62▲ 2.6×10 topics
  13. Emotion Regulation57▲ 5.1×9 topics
  14. Depression53▲ 1.71×15 topics
  15. Biosensors53▲ 2.9×12 topics
  16. Urbanization53▲ 3.6×9 topics
  17. Metal-Organic Frameworks46▲ 3.1×6 topics
  18. Well-being46▲ 3.4×14 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation46▲ 3.5×10 topics
  20. Evolution44▲ 5.0×11 topics
  21. Child Development43▲ 2.9×7 topics
  22. Water Splitting43▲ 3.3×4 topics
  23. Phylogeny43▲ 8.0×12 topics
  24. Biogeography42▲ 4.5×16 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services42▲ 3.0×9 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species42▲ 2.9×13 topics
  27. Adolescents40▲ 3.1×7 topics
  28. DNA Barcoding40▲ 7.0×8 topics
  29. Taxonomy38▲ 8.3×9 topics
  30. Psychopathology38▲ 5.8×3 topics
  31. Academic Achievement36▲ 5.9×10 topics
  32. Self-Regulation36▲ 5.6×4 topics
  33. Visible Light34▲ 4.1×2 topics
  34. Anxiety Disorders34▲ 8.5×2 topics
  35. CO2 Reduction33▲ 4.2×2 topics
  36. Parenting31▲ 6.8×2 topics
  37. Photothermal Therapy31▲ 6.9×2 topics
  38. Developmental Trajectories28▲ 6.4×2 topics
  39. Behavioral Problems28▲ 9.5×1 topic
  40. Regional Planning24▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Advanced Photocatalysis …30Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 30 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…28Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 28 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 21 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 20 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 19 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 19 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…18Early Childhood Education and Development: 18 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 18 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 17 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentClinical PsychologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeMolecular Biology6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 30 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 28 works
  3. 3 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 21 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 20 works
  5. 5 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 19 works
  6. 6 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 19 works
  7. 7 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 19 works
  8. 8 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 18 works
  9. 9 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 18 works
  10. 10 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 17 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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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.