ShanghaiTech University
In research, ShanghaiTech University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#113 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#147 of 5,901 worldwide) and Computer Science (#132 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Catalysis and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Condensed Matter Physics is 7.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #251 of 22,385 · #172 all time
- Rank in China
- #55 of 2,481
- Research works
- 7.1k ▲ 79% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 159k 22.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 14.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.46× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 39% world 40%
- International
- 25% world 18%
What is ShanghaiTech University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #113 of 10,670 | 13.8% | 2,819 | #100 | |
| EngineeringField | #147 of 5,901 | 12.8% | 1,134 | #142 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #132 of 4,417 | 13.7% | 552 | #114 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #200 of 6,403 | 17.0% | 494 | #154 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #77 of 2,176 | 13.0% | 506 | #69 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #372 of 9,902 | 19.6% | 326 | #327 | |
| ChemistryField | #57 of 1,299 | 20.5% | 232 | #88 | |
| MedicineField | #375 of 8,541 | 19.3% | 311 | #328 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #145 of 2,964 | 16.8% | 329 | #123 | |
| Materials ChemistrySubfield | #77 of 1,473 | 13.1% | 267 | #85 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ShanghaiTech 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.
- Physical Sciences#100 #113
- Engineering#142 #147
- Computer Science#114 #132
- Life Sciences#154 #200
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#69 #77
- Health Sciences#327 #372
- Chemistry#88 #57
- Medicine#328 #375
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#123 #145
- Materials Chemistry#85 #77
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 ShanghaiTech University work in?
In 2022-now, 74% of research at ShanghaiTech University is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Computer Science (14%), Materials Science (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences3,15973.5%
- Engineering1,25729.2%
- Computer Science62114.4%
- Materials Science45010.5%
- Physics and Astronomy3107.2%
- Chemistry2586.0%
- Energy852.0%
- Chemical Engineering611.4%
- Environmental Science491.1%
- Mathematics481.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences210.5%
- Life Sciences57613.4%
- Health Sciences3848.9%
- Medicine3668.5%
- Dentistry60.1%
- Health Professions60.1%
- Nursing50.1%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Social Sciences1794.2%
- Social Sciences471.1%
- Decision Sciences400.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting310.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance300.7%
- Psychology200.5%
- Arts and Humanities120.3%
What does ShanghaiTech University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 52.2 works7.6×
- CatalysisSubfield · 45.9 works7.2×
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 162.8 works5.3×
- Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 55.9 works5.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Chemical Engineering4.08×61 works
- Chemistry3.82×258 works
- Physics and Astronomy3.24×310 works
- Materials Science3.00×450 works
- Energy2.16×85 works
- Engineering1.95×1,257 works
- Computer Science1.86×621 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.68×385 works
- Neuroscience1.65×115 works
- Mathematics0.95×48 works
- Decision Sciences0.95×40 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.89×14 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.68×29 works
- Medicine0.44×366 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×30 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×21 works
- Dentistry0.30×6 works
- Nursing0.24×5 works
- Environmental Science0.23×49 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.22×31 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×33 works
- Psychology0.15×20 works
- Arts and Humanities0.10×12 works
- Social Sciences0.09×47 works
- Health Professions0.05×6 works
- Veterinary0.05×0 works
- Chemical Engineering 4.1×
- Chemistry 3.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 3.2×
- Materials Science 3.0×
- Energy 2.2×
- Engineering 1.9×
- Computer Science 1.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.7×
- Neuroscience 1.6×
- Mathematics 0.9×
- Decision Sciences 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Nursing 0.2×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Veterinary 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at ShanghaiTech University?
Ranked on the quality score, Shenghua Gao, Zhijun Ning and Yue‐Biao Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ShanghaiTech University.
- 1
Shenghua Gao
China · #13,563 worldwide 13k citations · 233 works
- 2
Zhijun Ning
China · #21,751 worldwide 27k citations · 298 works
- 3
Yue‐Biao Zhang
China · #24,604 worldwide 20k citations · 247 works
- 4
Jin Xie
China · #26,184 worldwide 19k citations · 121 works
- 5
Xingxu Huang
China · #27,689 worldwide 23k citations · 368 works
- 6
Xiuzhen Huang
China · #42,840 worldwide 5k citations · 69 works
- 7
Lingjuan He
China · #48,184 worldwide 7.1k citations · 112 works
- 8
Yi Yu
China · #48,667 worldwide 23k citations · 320 works
- 9
Lan Xu
China · #51,811 worldwide 5k citations · 168 works
- 10
Quanjiang Ji
China · #59,910 worldwide 5.8k citations · 91 works
Which keywords describe research at ShanghaiTech University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Catalysis, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Electronic Structure, Electrocatalysis, Nanomaterials and Two-Dimensional Materials.
- Biological Detection
- Metal Oxides
- Convolutional Networks
- Optical Modulators
- Methane Storage
- Energy Conversion
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Stability
- Nanocrystals
- Semiconductors
- Water Splitting
- Electronic Structure
- Semiconductor
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Biosensors
- Energy Storage
- Energy Efficiency
- Nanomaterials
- Neural Networks
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Catalysis
- Nanoparticles
- Biomedical Applications
- Graphene
- Cathode Materials
- Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Electrocatalysis
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Two-Dimensional Materials
- Crystal Growth
- Efficiency
- Superconductivity
- Wireless Power Transfer
- Photovoltaics
- Light-Emitting Diodes
- Unsupervised Learning
- Spectroscopy
- Transition Metal Complexes
- Organic Synthesis
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
- Deep Learning358▲ 2.4×78 topics
- Machine Learning192▲ 1.34×71 topics
- Catalysis171▲ 6.0×29 topics
- Neural Networks152▲ 2.3×35 topics
- Nanoparticles106▲ 1.96×36 topics
- Nanomaterials105▲ 2.3×19 topics
- Biomedical Applications101▲ 1.99×34 topics
- Energy Efficiency88▲ 2.2×29 topics
- Graphene79▲ 2.7×10 topics
- Energy Storage77▲ 2.8×12 topics
- Cathode Materials73▲ 4.4×3 topics
- Biosensors72▲ 3.4×12 topics
- Metal-Organic Frameworks72▲ 4.0×6 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks71▲ 2.3×14 topics
- Electrocatalysis69▲ 5.6×5 topics
- Semiconductor68▲ 4.8×7 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries67▲ 3.8×4 topics
- Electronic Structure66▲ 8.6×8 topics
- Two-Dimensional Materials63▲ 6.4×4 topics
- Water Splitting61▲ 3.8×4 topics
- Crystal Growth60▲ 5.1×12 topics
- Semiconductors60▲ 4.8×5 topics
- Efficiency59▲ 4.6×5 topics
- Nanocrystals56▲ 5.1×5 topics
- Superconductivity56▲ 7.6×9 topics
- Stability53▲ 5.5×7 topics
- Wireless Power Transfer51▲ 13×2 topics
- Heterogeneous Catalysis48▲ 6.0×5 topics
- Photovoltaics47▲ 7.1×4 topics
- Energy Conversion47▲ 5.2×4 topics
- Light-Emitting Diodes46▲ 7.1×3 topics
- Methane Storage44▲ 8.0×2 topics
- Unsupervised Learning43▲ 6.5×3 topics
- Optical Modulators42▲ 7.0×3 topics
- Spectroscopy42▲ 5.9×9 topics
- Convolutional Networks41▲ 7.0×3 topics
- Transition Metal Complexes40▲ 10×4 topics
- Metal Oxides40▲ 7.8×2 topics
- Organic Synthesis38▲ 7.6×10 topics
- Biological Detection37▲ 9.8×2 topics
Which research topics does ShanghaiTech University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Advancements in Battery Materials, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Photonic and Optical Devices.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 36 works
- 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 33 works
- 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 31 works
- 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
- 5 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
- 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
- 7 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 29 works
- 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 28 works
- 9 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 27 works
- 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 27 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has ShanghaiTech University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 79% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 ShanghaiTech University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.018% in 2024.
Fractional works of ShanghaiTech 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.9% in 2014.
Other research institutions in Shanghai
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Fudan University
- Tongji University
- Shanghai University
- East China Normal University
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Donghua University
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Which institutions have research most like ShanghaiTech University's?
Among the world's leading institutions, Pohang University of Science and Technology has the research profile closest to ShanghaiTech University's, with both strong in Chemical Engineering.
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Pohang University of Science and Technology
South Korea · Both strong in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy 0.93 Compare
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Shandong University
China · Both strong in Materials Science, Energy, Engineering 0.92 Compare
- 3
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
South Korea · Both strong in Chemical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science 0.91 Compare
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University of Science and Technology of China
China · Both strong in Chemical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science 0.91 Compare
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Westlake University
China · Both strong in Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Chemical Engineering 0.90 Compare
Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.
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