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Shanghai Polytechnic University

In research, Shanghai Polytechnic University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,257 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#1,342 of 5,901 worldwide) and Materials Science (#724 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Energy and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 6.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,006
of 22,385 · #5,626 all time
Rank in China
#510
of 2,481
Research works
4.2k
▲ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Shanghai Polytechnic University

What is Shanghai Polytechnic University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,257 of 10,670 8.0%871 #2570
EngineeringField #1,342 of 5,901 8.9%361 #2223
Materials ScienceField #724 of 2,276 8.7%109 #1473
Environmental ScienceField #1,255 of 3,334 9.1%74 #2268
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #639 of 1,319 12.2%73 #1249
Computer ScienceField #2,283 of 4,417 5.2%213 #2828
Materials ChemistrySubfield #800 of 1,473 8.6%70 #1311
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,201 of 2,176 8.2%88 #2002
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,175 of 1,862 6.6%79 #1712
Social SciencesDomain #6,884 of 9,585 11.4%146 #8942

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Polytechnic 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.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,570 #1,257
  2. Engineering#2,223 #1,342
  3. Materials Science#1,473 #724
  4. Environmental Science#2,268 #1,255
  5. Mechanical Engineering#1,249 #639
  6. Computer Science#2,828 #2,283
  7. Materials Chemistry#1,311 #800
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,002 #1,201
  9. Artificial Intelligence#1,712 #1,175
  10. Social Sciences#8,942 #6,884
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Polytechnic University work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Shanghai Polytechnic University is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Computer Science (19%), Materials Science (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,059 fractional works · 81.5% of its workEngineering: 440 fractional works · 33.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 106 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 91 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 58 fractional works · 4.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 39 fractional works · 3.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 22 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 251 fractional works · 19.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 94 fractional works · 7.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 57 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInformation Systems: 45 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 130 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 83 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 93 fractional works · 7.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 67 fractional works · 5.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 64 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 22 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 167 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 63 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 27 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 52 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 41 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKShanghaiPolytechnic…1,299fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences13%

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
    1. Engineering44033.8%
    2. Computer Science25119.4%
    3. Materials Science13010.0%
    4. Environmental Science937.2%
    5. Energy675.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy251.9%
    7. Chemistry221.7%
    8. Mathematics151.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences80.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.5%
    1. Social Sciences634.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting524.0%
    3. Decision Sciences161.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance141.1%
    5. Psychology131.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities80.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences171.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology161.2%
    3. Neuroscience70.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine231.8%
    2. Health Professions90.7%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    4. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Shanghai Polytechnic University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 64.1 works6.4×
  2. EnergyField · 66.8 works5.6×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 23.2 works5.5×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 91.0 works3.8×
  5. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 25.2 works3.8×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.53× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.49× its world share, 251 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.60× its world share, 67 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.26× its world share, 440 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.87× its world share, 130 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy5.60×67 works
  2. Materials Science2.87×130 works
  3. Computer Science2.49×251 works
  4. Engineering2.26×440 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.53×7 works
  6. Environmental Science1.45×93 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.25×52 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.25×16 works
  9. Chemistry1.10×22 works
  10. Mathematics1.01×16 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.85×25 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×14 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×8 works
  14. Social Sciences0.38×63 works
  15. Psychology0.33×13 works
  16. Neuroscience0.32×7 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×17 works
  19. Health Professions0.25×8 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×16 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.22×8 works
  22. Medicine0.09×23 works
  23. Dentistry0.08×0 works
  24. Nursing0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Polytechnic University?

Ranked on the quality score, Huaqing Xie, Yang Li and Wei Yu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Polytechnic University.

  1. 1 Huaqing Xie China · #108,857 worldwide 23k citations · 376 works
  2. 2 Yang Li China · #193,821 worldwide 5.5k citations · 101 works
  3. 3 Wei Yu China · #212,510 worldwide 23k citations · 840 works
  4. 4 Xihua Zhang China · #226,630 worldwide 3.9k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Huaqing Xie China · #442,520 worldwide 1.9k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Lili Xie China · #444,577 worldwide 2.4k citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Lifei Chen China · #473,756 worldwide 5.8k citations · 155 works
  8. 8 Jie Guan China · #474,795 worldwide 6.1k citations · 235 works
  9. 9 Xiaoxian Yang China · #491,526 worldwide 1.5k citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Yifan Li China · #508,069 worldwide 3.3k citations · 134 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Polytechnic University

What are the most cited papers from Shanghai Polytechnic University?

The most cited paper from Shanghai Polytechnic University is "A Review on Nanofluids: Preparation, Stability Mechanisms, and Applications" (Wei Yu, Huaqing Xie, 2011), with 1,775 citations. Next come "A review of processes and technologies for the recycling of lithium-ion secondary batteries" (812) and "Single platinum atoms embedded in nanoporous cobalt selenide as electrocatalyst for accelerating hydrogen evolution reaction" (679).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Review on Nanofluids: Preparation, Stability Mechanisms, and Applications Wei Yu, Huaqing Xie · Journal of Nanomaterials Open access 28 Sep 2011 1,775
2 A review of processes and technologies for the recycling of lithium-ion secondary batteries Jinqiu Xu, Hywel Rhys Thomas, R. W. Francis et al. · Journal of Power Sources 5 Dec 2007 812
3 Single platinum atoms embedded in nanoporous cobalt selenide as electrocatalyst for accelerating hydrogen evolution reaction Kang Jiang, Boyang Liu, Min Luo et al. · Nature Communications Open access 15 Apr 2019 679
4 Ti3C2 MXene-Based Sensors with High Selectivity for NH3 Detection at Room Temperature Meng Wu, Meng He, Qianku Hu et al. · ACS Sensors 30 Sep 2019 608
5 A Critical Review of Glucose Biosensors Based on Carbon Nanomaterials: Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Zhigang Zhu, Luis Garcia‐Gancedo, Andrew John Flewitt et al. · Sensors Open access 10 May 2012 553
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Polytechnic University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Lithium-ion Batteries, Internet of Things, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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-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
  1. Deep Learning167▲ 3.7×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning92▲ 2.1×75 topics
  3. Neural Networks67▲ 3.4×35 topics
  4. Nanomaterials57▲ 4.2×17 topics
  5. Internet of Things54▲ 4.9×25 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence51▲ 2.8×33 topics
  7. Nanocomposites50▲ 4.9×20 topics
  8. Energy Storage47▲ 5.6×11 topics
  9. Graphene47▲ 5.3×11 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries45▲ 8.4×4 topics
  11. Environmental Impact42▲ 1.89×32 topics
  12. Renewable Energy42▲ 2.2×29 topics
  13. Solar Energy40▲ 9.8×5 topics
  14. Metal Recovery37▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Nanostructures37▲ 7.0×13 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency36▲ 3.0×26 topics
  17. Big Data36▲ 2.9×20 topics
  18. Wireless Sensor Networks35▲ 6.0×16 topics
  19. Recycling34▲ 6.9×8 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks32▲ 3.4×14 topics
  21. Water Splitting31▲ 6.5×4 topics
  22. Data Mining31▲ 3.2×17 topics
  23. Phase Change Materials29▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Heat Transfer28▲ 4.4×11 topics
  25. Thermal Management28▲ 6.7×6 topics
  26. Waste Management25▲ 4.8×6 topics
  27. Cathode Materials25▲ 5.0×3 topics
  28. Circular Economy25▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. Visible Light24▲ 8.0×3 topics
  30. Semiconductor24▲ 5.7×7 topics
  31. Nanocrystals24▲ 7.1×5 topics
  32. Cloud Computing22▲ 5.9×12 topics
  33. Polymer Composites20▲ 5.9×6 topics
  34. Big Data Analytics20▲ 7.4×5 topics
  35. Logistics20▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Energy Harvesting20▲ 8.4×3 topics
  37. Supply Chain19▲ 7.1×6 topics
  38. High Temperature19▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Rare Earth Elements19▲ 9.8×4 topics
  40. Sustainable Technology18▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Polytechnic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Extraction and Separation Processes, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Phase Change Materials Research and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Extraction and Separatio…17Extraction and Separation Processes: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …17Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 17 fractional worksPhase Change Materials Research: 17 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…17Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 17 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Puri…16Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 16 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 16 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…13Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 13 fractional worksIdeological and Political Education: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 12 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBusiness and International Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 17 works
  3. 3 Phase Change Materials Research Mechanical Engineering 17 works
  4. 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  6. 6 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 16 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 13 works
  9. 9 Ideological and Political Education Education 13 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 12 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Polytechnic University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Polytechnic University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0051% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Shanghai Polytechnic University0.0063% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Shanghai Polytechnic 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Shanghai Polytechnic University8.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.9% in 2024.

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