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Shanghai Polytechnic University

In research, Shanghai Polytechnic University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,312 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,486 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,227 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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, 2022–2025
#3,685
of 28,054 · #6,771 all time
Rank in China
#873
of 3,058
Research works
4.2k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Polytechnic 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 #2,312 of 12,888 14.8%871 #4402
EngineeringField #1,486 of 6,636 15.1%361 #2936
Social SciencesDomain #4,227 of 10,521 22.5%146 #7124
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #561 of 1,351 22.3%73 #1300
Computer ScienceField #2,642 of 4,667 10.1%213 #3320
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,332 of 2,318 16.0%88 #2446
Materials ScienceField #1,606 of 2,468 15.3%109 #2845
Environmental ScienceField #2,701 of 3,551 17.6%74 #4185
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,232 of 1,556 14.9%70 #2238
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,565 of 1,884 12.7%79 #2425

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 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#4,402 #2,312
  2. Engineering#2,936 #1,486
  3. Social Sciences#7,124 #4,227
  4. Mechanical Engineering#1,300 #561
  5. Computer Science#3,320 #2,642
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,446 #1,332
  7. Materials Science#2,845 #1,606
  8. Environmental Science#4,185 #2,701
  9. Materials Chemistry#2,238 #1,232
  10. Artificial Intelligence#2,425 #1,565
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 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 · 52.8 works6.4×
  2. EnergyField · 55.1 works5.6×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 21.8 works3.9×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 73.3 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: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.55× its world share, 213 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.59× its world share, 55 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.25× its world share, 362 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.90× its world share, 109 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 56 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.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Polytechnic University?

Ranked on the composite score, Lifei Chen, Huaqing Xie and Yang Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Polytechnic University.

  1. 1 Lifei Chen China · #105,388 worldwide 287 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Huaqing Xie China · #188,455 worldwide 554 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Yang Li China · #210,833 worldwide 211 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Jifen Wang China · #319,044 worldwide 148 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Zhiheng Zheng China · #435,961 worldwide 103 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Wei Yu China · #469,412 worldwide 488 citations · 150 works
  7. 7 Wenan Tan China · #470,379 worldwide 89 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Jianfeng Bai China · #607,759 worldwide 68 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Dai Hong China · #648,920 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Bin Zhu China · #685,089 worldwide 39 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Polytechnic University

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Polytechnic University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Lithium-ion Batteries, Internet of Things, Nanocomposites, Graphene and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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 Learning136▲ 3.7×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning78▲ 2.2×71 topics
  3. Neural Networks60▲ 3.6×34 topics
  4. Internet of Things46▲ 5.0×21 topics
  5. Nanomaterials46▲ 4.0×15 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence45▲ 3.1×28 topics
  7. Nanocomposites42▲ 4.9×19 topics
  8. Graphene40▲ 5.4×11 topics
  9. Energy Storage39▲ 5.5×11 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries38▲ 8.4×4 topics
  11. Environmental Impact34▲ 1.86×30 topics
  12. Solar Energy33▲ 9.7×5 topics
  13. Renewable Energy32▲ 2.1×26 topics
  14. Wireless Sensor Networks32▲ 6.5×16 topics
  15. Big Data31▲ 3.2×17 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency31▲ 3.1×23 topics
  17. Nanostructures31▲ 7.2×11 topics
  18. Metal Recovery30▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Data Mining27▲ 3.4×17 topics
  20. Recycling27▲ 6.5×8 topics
  21. Phase Change Materials26▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Thermal Management26▲ 7.2×6 topics
  23. Convolutional Neural Networks25▲ 3.2×13 topics
  24. Heat Transfer24▲ 4.6×10 topics
  25. Water Splitting24▲ 6.2×4 topics
  26. Semiconductor21▲ 5.8×7 topics
  27. Nanocrystals21▲ 7.2×5 topics
  28. Cathode Materials20▲ 4.9×3 topics
  29. Waste Management20▲ 4.6×4 topics
  30. Big Data Analytics20▲ 8.6×5 topics
  31. Circular Economy20▲ 6.7×4 topics
  32. Logistics20▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Visible Light19▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Cloud Computing18▲ 6.2×10 topics
  35. Supply Chain18▲ 8.1×6 topics
  36. Polymer Composites18▲ 6.2×6 topics
  37. Multimedia Technology17▲ 24×2 topics
  38. High Temperature16▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Digital Technologies16▲ 11×3 topics
  40. International Trade16▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Polytechnic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Phase Change Materials Research, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

E-commerce and Technolog…16E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 16 fractional worksPhase Change Materials R…15Phase Change Materials Research: 15 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …14Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 14 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…14Extraction and Separation Processes: 14 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 13 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 12 fractional worksIdeological and Politica…12Ideological and Political Education: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 12 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 11 fractional works
Business and International ManagementMechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

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

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 16 works
  2. 2 Phase Change Materials Research Mechanical Engineering 15 works
  3. 3 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 works
  5. 5 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  6. 6 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Ideological and Political Education Education 12 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 12 works
  10. 10 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Polytechnic University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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.