Question 1

What is Shanghai Normal University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Shanghai Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#465 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#447 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#389 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics (Numerical Analysis is 9.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Shanghai Normal University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Shanghai Normal University ranks #512 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#675 all time), and #123 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Normal University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Xuehui Huang, Dieqing Zhang and Hexing Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Normal University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Shanghai Normal University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Shanghai Normal University is "Preliminary estimation of the basic reproduction number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, from 2019 to 2020: A data-driven analysis in the early phase of the outbreak" (Shi Zhao, Qianyin Lin, Jinjun Ran et al., 2020), with 1,956 citations. Next come "Future global urban water scarcity and potential solutions" (1,864) and "A commentary review on the use of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in the era of popular remote sensing" (1,675).

Question 5

Which research topics does Shanghai Normal University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Normal University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Shanghai Normal University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Shanghai Normal University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (11%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Shanghai Normal University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% higher than in 2018-2021.