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Shanghai University

In research, Shanghai University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#60 of 12,888 worldwide), Mathematics (#5 of 1,053 worldwide) and Engineering (#51 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Metals and Alloys, Condensed Matter Physics and Business and International Management — Metals and Alloys is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#86
of 28,054 · #360 all time
Rank in China
#41
of 3,058
Research works
55k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
741k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Shanghai 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 #60 of 12,888 18.9%11,526 #269
MathematicsField #5 of 1,053 21.9%329 #59
EngineeringField #51 of 6,636 18.4%5,807 #155
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #41 of 2,318 16.0%1,798 #108
Materials ScienceField #53 of 2,468 18.8%1,511 #147
Social SciencesDomain #295 of 10,521 28.3%1,912 #731
Business, Management and AccountingField #75 of 2,578 27.6%578 #426
Materials ChemistrySubfield #49 of 1,556 18.8%935 #130
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #46 of 1,351 16.4%818 #130
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #56 of 1,568 18.3%672 #192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai 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#269 #60
  2. Mathematics#59 #5
  3. Engineering#155 #51
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#108 #41
  5. Materials Science#147 #53
  6. Social Sciences#731 #295
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#426 #75
  8. Materials Chemistry#130 #49
  9. Mechanical Engineering#130 #46
  10. Biomedical Engineering#192 #56
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 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Metals and Alloys takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 40.9 works8.3×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 93.9 works3.9×
  3. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 61.7 works3.9×
  4. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 730.1 works3.9×
  5. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 252.6 works3.7×
  6. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 275.1 works3.6×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 458 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 157 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.20× its world share, 114 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.43× its world share, 334 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 1,893 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 146 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.87× its world share, 256 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.60× its world share, 5,807 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 499 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.91× its world share, 1,511 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.88× its world share, 329 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.93× its world share, 639 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 567 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 100 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 578 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 201 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 342 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 133 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 558 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhilin Zhang, Jiong Yang and Qichao Xu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai University.

  1. 1 Zhilin Zhang China · #25,902 worldwide 644 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Jiong Yang China · #42,768 worldwide 699 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Qichao Xu China · #55,841 worldwide 310 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Shugong Xu China · #87,103 worldwide 563 citations · 90 works
  5. 5 Siqi Shi China · #96,986 worldwide 722 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Fei Wang China · #97,225 worldwide 365 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Liyi Shi China · #104,906 worldwide 1.2k citations · 107 works
  8. 8 Shunqing Zhang China · #105,744 worldwide 466 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Xinpeng Zhang China · #110,121 worldwide 812 citations · 119 works
  10. 10 Yueying Wang China · #110,174 worldwide 426 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai University

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Machine Learning 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 Learning1,242▲ 2.4×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning649▲ 1.33×92 topics
  3. Neural Networks644▲ 2.8×38 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties483▲ 3.3×37 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications407▲ 2.3×36 topics
  6. Nanomaterials405▲ 2.6×19 topics
  7. Microstructure398▲ 5.2×18 topics
  8. Nanoparticles397▲ 2.1×43 topics
  9. Energy Storage383▲ 3.9×12 topics
  10. Cathode Materials358▲ 6.1×3 topics
  11. Graphene321▲ 3.1×12 topics
  12. Renewable Energy286▲ 1.33×43 topics
  13. Nanocomposites282▲ 2.4×22 topics
  14. Catalysis270▲ 2.7×27 topics
  15. Biosensors261▲ 3.4×12 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks255▲ 2.3×14 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries251▲ 4.0×4 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks235▲ 3.8×6 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency227▲ 1.62×39 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries227▲ 5.6×2 topics
  21. Battery Technology194▲ 4.6×3 topics
  22. Nanostructures182▲ 3.0×17 topics
  23. Semiconductors179▲ 3.9×5 topics
  24. Water Splitting166▲ 3.0×4 topics
  25. Semiconductor160▲ 3.2×7 topics
  26. Grain Refinement157▲ 9.2×4 topics
  27. Battery Materials156▲ 6.2×1 topic
  28. Nanostructured Anodes156▲ 6.2×1 topic
  29. Optical Fiber148▲ 9.3×3 topics
  30. Electrocatalysis144▲ 3.4×5 topics
  31. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries142▲ 6.6×2 topics
  32. Ionic Conductivity137▲ 6.7×2 topics
  33. Sparse Representation134▲ 4.6×6 topics
  34. Nanostructured Cathodes132▲ 7.2×1 topic
  35. Solid-State Electrolytes132▲ 7.2×1 topic
  36. Microstructural Evolution127▲ 5.7×4 topics
  37. Convolutional Networks115▲ 5.5×3 topics
  38. Nonlinear Optics112▲ 6.8×4 topics
  39. Fiber Lasers110▲ 7.6×3 topics
  40. Structural Health Monitoring97▲ 8.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors and Photonic and Optical Devices.

Advancements in Battery Materials: 156 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 132 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 94 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 82 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 79 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 77 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…75Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 75 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 71 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 71 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…70Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 70 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 156 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 132 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 94 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 82 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 79 works
  6. 6 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 77 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 75 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 71 works
  9. 9 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 70 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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.