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Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China)

In research, Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China) stands highest in Engineering (#5,773 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,643 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 25.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,664
of 28,054 · #29,280 all time
Rank in China
#3,012
of 3,058
Research works
467
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China) 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
EngineeringField #5,773 of 6,636 13.2%66 #4572
Physical SciencesDomain #11,643 of 12,888 14.6%91 #15460

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China) 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).

What does Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 25.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 32.1 works25×
  2. EngineeringField · 66.4 works4.1×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.13× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.28× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China)?

Ranked on the composite score, Qingfeng Xu, Xiangmin Li and Zhuolin Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China).

  1. 1 Qingfeng Xu China · #215,014 worldwide 124 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Xiangmin Li China · #789,397 worldwide 83 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Zhuolin Wang China · #837,142 worldwide 84 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Lingzhu Chen China · #1,255,884 worldwide 39 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China)

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Construction, Durability Performance, Finite Element Analysis, Concrete Strengthening, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites, Artificial Neural Networks and Geopolymer.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties13▲ 13×14 topics
  2. Construction7▲ 49×2 topics
  3. Durability Performance7▲ 65×2 topics
  4. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.6×9 topics
  5. Finite Element Analysis7▲ 27×5 topics
  6. Concrete Strengthening6▲ 92×1 topic
  7. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites6▲ 92×1 topic
  8. Sustainability6▲ 2.2×12 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Geopolymer5▲ 35×2 topics
  11. Microstructure5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  12. Buckling Behavior5▲ 59×2 topics
  13. Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes4▲ 96×1 topic
  14. Structural Engineering4▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Forest Management4▲ 68×2 topics
  16. Composite Materials4▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Recycled Materials3▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Rheology3▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Elderly Care3▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  21. Agricultural Development3▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Thermal Comfort3▲ 22×2 topics
  23. CO2 Sequestration3▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Defect Detection3▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Ecological Protection3▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Ground Motion3▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Nonlinear Dynamics3▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Rural Revitalization3▲ 84×1 topic
  29. Seismic Engineering3▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Vegetation3▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Reinforced Concrete3▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Cementitious Materials3▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Fly Ash3▲ 24×1 topic
  34. 3D Printing3▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Bamboo3▲ 208×1 topic
  36. Dynamic Behavior3▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Fiber Reinforced Concrete3▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Structural Applications3▲ 208×1 topic
  39. Ultra-High Performance Concrete3▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Crack Detection2▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis, Seismic Performance and Analysis and Regional Development and Environment.

Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 6 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 4 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 3 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 3 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 3 fractional worksBamboo properties and applications: 3 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…3Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 3 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 2 fractional worksWood Treatment and Prope…2Wood Treatment and Properties: 2 fractional works
Building and ConstructionCivil and Structural EngineeringSociology and Political SciencePlant Science

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

  1. 1 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 6 works
  2. 2 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Bamboo properties and applications Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 2 works
  10. 10 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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