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Shanghai Ocean University

In research, Shanghai Ocean University stands highest in Life Sciences (#366 of 7,800 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#725 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#200 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Oceanography and Physiology — Aquatic Science is 23.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#617
of 28,054 · #1,534 all time
Rank in China
#201
of 3,058
Research works
14k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
165k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Ocean 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
Life SciencesDomain #366 of 7,800 25.3%1,384 #1033
Physical SciencesDomain #725 of 12,888 23.8%2,780 #1838
Environmental ScienceField #200 of 3,551 22.7%971 #638
EngineeringField #397 of 6,636 25.6%963 #931
Aquatic ScienceSubfield #6 of 67 32.5%200 #9
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #386 of 3,579 20.3%562 #1283
EcologySubfield #91 of 578 23.5%271 #448
OceanographySubfield #25 of 156 24.9%157 #281
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #153 of 896 32.4%105 #281
Food ScienceSubfield #91 of 492 32.8%103 #324

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Ocean 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. Life Sciences#1,033 #366
  2. Physical Sciences#1,838 #725
  3. Environmental Science#638 #200
  4. Engineering#931 #397
  5. Aquatic Science#9 #6
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,283 #386
  7. Ecology#448 #91
  8. Oceanography#281 #25
  9. Civil and Structural Engineering#281 #153
  10. Food Science#324 #91
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 Ocean University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 23.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 199.8 works24×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 156.8 works12×
  3. PhysiologySubfield · 30.3 works12×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 92.8 works9.0×
  5. EcologySubfield · 271.5 works7.4×
  6. ImmunologySubfield · 203.2 works6.3×
  7. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 211.6 works6.0×
  8. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 63.0 works5.7×
← 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: 2.47× its world share, 548 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.25× its world share, 562 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.61× its world share, 217 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.19× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 74 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 184 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.78× its world share, 277 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 963 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.18× its world share, 971 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.21× its world share, 197 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 198 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Ocean University?

Ranked on the composite score, Dongmei Huang, Wei Song and Wenbo Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Ocean University.

  1. 1 Dongmei Huang China · #129,042 worldwide 104 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Wei Song China · #208,149 worldwide 223 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Wenbo Zhang China · #300,366 worldwide 156 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Jiasong Fang China · #461,302 worldwide 108 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Yunping Xu China · #474,685 worldwide 128 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Xudong Wang China · #480,551 worldwide 74 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Yongjie Wang China · #493,198 worldwide 44 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Jing Tian China · #494,608 worldwide 86 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Zheng Sun China · #513,861 worldwide 124 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Dong Feng China · #524,187 worldwide 121 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Ocean University

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Ocean University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Innate Immunity, Gut Microbiota, Nutrition, Antibiotic Resistance and Fatty Acids.

▲ 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. Climate Change451▲ 3.6×77 topics
  2. Aquaculture410▲ 34×8 topics
  3. Environmental Impact250▲ 3.1×51 topics
  4. Innate Immunity162▲ 11×11 topics
  5. Nutrition161▲ 7.7×8 topics
  6. Gut Microbiota160▲ 9.8×7 topics
  7. Antibiotic Resistance150▲ 8.4×11 topics
  8. Fatty Acids146▲ 30×5 topics
  9. Probiotics145▲ 13×6 topics
  10. Omega-3 Fatty Acids144▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Fish Feed144▲ 58×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Feeds144▲ 58×1 topic
  13. Marine Environment136▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Remote Sensing130▲ 2.3×33 topics
  15. Cytokines129▲ 9.8×6 topics
  16. Stress Response128▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Fish Immunology127▲ 60×1 topic
  18. Viral Diseases127▲ 41×1 topic
  19. Fisheries Sustainability123▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Biomedical Applications121▲ 2.2×33 topics
  21. Food Security104▲ 4.0×13 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services103▲ 5.7×8 topics
  23. Conservation99▲ 4.9×15 topics
  24. Lipid Oxidation97▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Antioxidants95▲ 4.5×14 topics
  26. Consumer Perception87▲ 8.4×8 topics
  27. Modified Atmosphere Packaging84▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Trophic Cascades82▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Ecosystem Management82▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Fish Population Dynamics81▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Marine Fisheries81▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Meat Quality79▲ 22×3 topics
  33. DNA Barcoding78▲ 10×7 topics
  34. Protein Oxidation77▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Spoilage Microbiota77▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Phylogenetic Analysis76▲ 5.3×14 topics
  37. Physiological Adaptation76▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Bivalve Molluscs74▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Oyster Reefs74▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Ocean Acidification68▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Ocean University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Marine and fisheries research and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 144 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 127 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…81Marine and fisheries research: 81 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …77Meat and Animal Product Quality: 77 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 74 fractional worksPhysiological and biochemical adaptations: 59 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…43Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 43 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 41 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 40 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 38 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceImmunologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeAnimal Science and Zoology3 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 144 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 127 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 81 works
  4. 4 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 77 works
  5. 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 74 works
  6. 6 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 59 works
  7. 7 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 43 works
  8. 8 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 41 works
  9. 9 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 40 works
  10. 10 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 38 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Ocean University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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