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ShanghaiTech University

In research, ShanghaiTech University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#161 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#92 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#312 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Catalysis and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Condensed Matter Physics is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#246
of 28,054 · #902 all time
Rank in China
#91
of 3,058
Research works
7.1k
▲ 409% vs 2013–17
Citations
159k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is ShanghaiTech 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 #161 of 12,888 21.9%2,819 #771
Computer ScienceField #92 of 4,667 22.0%552 #419
EngineeringField #312 of 6,636 20.1%1,134 #984
ChemistryField #77 of 1,330 30.1%232 #442
Life SciencesDomain #528 of 7,800 30.5%494 #1110
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #203 of 2,318 19.1%506 #603
Organic ChemistrySubfield #55 of 615 34.0%137 #371
Materials ScienceField #245 of 2,468 21.8%403 #754
Physics and AstronomyField #169 of 1,646 21.7%269 #828
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #417 of 3,579 30.1%329 #1003

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 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#771 #161
  2. Computer Science#419 #92
  3. Engineering#984 #312
  4. Chemistry#442 #77
  5. Life Sciences#1,110 #528
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#603 #203
  7. Organic Chemistry#371 #55
  8. Materials Science#754 #245
  9. Physics and Astronomy#828 #169
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,003 #417
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 ShanghaiTech University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 44.7 works7.3×
  2. CatalysisSubfield · 38.9 works6.9×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 144.7 works5.3×
  4. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 50.2 works5.3×
← 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, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 329 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 99 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.88× its world share, 52 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.90× its world share, 232 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.87× its world share, 552 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.08× its world share, 73 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.99× its world share, 1,134 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.04× its world share, 403 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.19× its world share, 269 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 311 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ShanghaiTech University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shenghua Gao, Wen Liu and Zhijun Ning lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ShanghaiTech University.

  1. 1 Shenghua Gao · #25,236 worldwide 868 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Wen Liu · #36,387 worldwide 390 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Zhijun Ning · #49,347 worldwide 617 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Jingyi Yu · #74,209 worldwide 620 citations · 82 works
  5. 5 Boris Houska · #100,118 worldwide 339 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Yue‐Biao Zhang · #115,307 worldwide 377 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Yi Yu · #130,702 worldwide 754 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Yuexin Ma · #149,572 worldwide 320 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Yuning Jiang · #187,450 worldwide 354 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Jin Xie · #189,888 worldwide 672 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at ShanghaiTech University

Which keywords describe research at ShanghaiTech University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Catalysis, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Electronic Structure, Electrocatalysis, Two-Dimensional Materials 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 Learning316▲ 2.4×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning170▲ 1.36×71 topics
  3. Catalysis152▲ 6.0×28 topics
  4. Neural Networks137▲ 2.4×35 topics
  5. Nanoparticles97▲ 2.0×35 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications93▲ 2.1×32 topics
  7. Nanomaterials93▲ 2.3×19 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency77▲ 2.2×28 topics
  9. Graphene71▲ 2.7×10 topics
  10. Energy Storage68▲ 2.8×12 topics
  11. Biosensors67▲ 3.4×12 topics
  12. Cathode Materials65▲ 4.4×3 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks65▲ 4.1×6 topics
  14. Semiconductor61▲ 4.8×7 topics
  15. Electrocatalysis61▲ 5.7×5 topics
  16. Lithium-ion Batteries61▲ 3.8×4 topics
  17. Electronic Structure58▲ 8.6×8 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials56▲ 6.4×4 topics
  19. Crystal Growth55▲ 5.2×12 topics
  20. Nanocrystals55▲ 5.3×5 topics
  21. Semiconductors55▲ 4.7×5 topics
  22. Efficiency53▲ 4.6×5 topics
  23. Water Splitting51▲ 3.6×4 topics
  24. Superconductivity49▲ 7.6×9 topics
  25. Stability48▲ 5.5×7 topics
  26. Wireless Power Transfer46▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Photovoltaics46▲ 7.4×4 topics
  28. Chemical Sensors44▲ 4.9×3 topics
  29. Heterogeneous Catalysis44▲ 6.3×5 topics
  30. Light-Emitting Diodes42▲ 7.1×3 topics
  31. Methane Storage41▲ 8.4×2 topics
  32. Convolutional Networks39▲ 7.4×3 topics
  33. Optical Modulators39▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Unsupervised Learning38▲ 7.0×3 topics
  35. Selective Oxidation36▲ 6.8×2 topics
  36. Transition Metal Complexes36▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Metal Oxides36▲ 7.5×2 topics
  38. Biological Detection34▲ 9.5×2 topics
  39. Organic Synthesis34▲ 7.8×9 topics
  40. Raman Lasers34▲ 7.8×2 topics

Which research topics does ShanghaiTech University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Advancements in Battery Materials, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Photonic and Optical Devices.

Perovskite Materials and…33Perovskite Materials and Applications: 33 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …30Advancements in Battery Materials: 30 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 29 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 29 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 26 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 26 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 26 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…262D Materials and Applications: 26 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 24 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 24 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAutomotive EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment1 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 33 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 29 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
  5. 5 Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksElectrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 26 works
  8. 8 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Chemistry 26 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 works
  10. 10 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 24 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ShanghaiTech University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 409% 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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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.