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Shanghai Open University

In research, Shanghai Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,821 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,934 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,128 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Computer Science — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,666
of 28,054 · #27,046 all time
Rank in China
#2,165
of 3,058
Research works
630
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Open 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,821 of 10,521 21.6%64 #11412
Computer ScienceField #2,934 of 4,667 11.1%88 #4993
Physical SciencesDomain #9,128 of 12,888 12.5%147 #17832

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Open 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. Social Sciences#11,412 #5,821
  2. Computer Science#4,993 #2,934
  3. Physical Sciences#17,832 #9,128
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 Open University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 31.7 works11×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 87.8 works4.9×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.86× its world share, 88 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.33× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Open University?

Ranked on the composite score, Haijian Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Open University.

  1. 1 Haijian Chen China · #824,311 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Open University

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Convolutional Networks, Data Mining and Logistics.

▲ 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 Learning49▲ 6.2×54 topics
  2. Machine Learning25▲ 3.3×40 topics
  3. Neural Networks20▲ 5.6×20 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 5.3×20 topics
  5. Internet of Things12▲ 5.8×13 topics
  6. Data Mining10▲ 5.8×11 topics
  7. Healthcare10▲ 3.8×9 topics
  8. Convolutional Networks9▲ 28×3 topics
  9. Logistics9▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Online Learning8▲ 4.4×5 topics
  11. Risk Assessment8▲ 5.2×6 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management8▲ 3.6×9 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 4.5×10 topics
  14. Economic Development7▲ 3.8×8 topics
  15. Learning Analytics7▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Big Data7▲ 3.4×12 topics
  17. E-Learning7▲ 3.1×9 topics
  18. Big Data Analytics7▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Virtual Reality7▲ 5.9×7 topics
  20. Cloud Computing7▲ 10×8 topics
  21. Unsupervised Learning7▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Supply Chain7▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Generative Adversarial Networks6▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Student Engagement6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  25. International Trade6▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Cross-Border E-Commerce6▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Digital Technologies6▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Medical Imaging6▲ 4.7×6 topics
  29. Educational Data Mining6▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Massive Open Online Courses6▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Online Education5▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Image Processing5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  33. Pose Estimation5▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Sparse Representation5▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Embodiment4▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Representation Learning4▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Intelligent Tutoring Systems4▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Virtual Reality Technology4▲ 54×3 topics
  39. Depth Estimation4▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Action Recognition4▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Shanghai Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Online Learning and Analytics, Human Pose and Action Recognition and Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis.

E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 6 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 6 fractional worksHuman Pose and Action Recognition: 4 fractional worksGenerative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis: 4 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Image Processing Techniques: 3 fractional worksImage Enhancement Techni…3Image Enhancement Techniques: 3 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksInnovative Educational T…2Innovative Educational Techniques: 2 fractional works
Business and International ManagementComputer Science ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 6 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 6 works
  3. 3 Human Pose and Action Recognition Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  4. 4 Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  5. 5 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced Image Processing Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  7. 7 Image Enhancement Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  8. 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 3 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Innovative Educational Techniques Education 2 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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