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Shangri-la Institute

In research, Shangri-la Institute stands highest in Engineering (#5,897 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#14,939 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#15,405 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,936
of 28,054 · #24,302 all time
Rank in China
#2,848
of 3,058
Research works
929
▼ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is Shangri-la Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #5,897 of 11,412 2.3%250
Physical SciencesDomain #14,939 of 21,541 2.7%547
Social SciencesDomain #15,405 of 16,945 3.9%154
Life SciencesDomain #13,898 of 14,347 6.3%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shangri-la Institute 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).

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: 2.25× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.65× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.87× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shangri-la Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Vision, Texture Analysis, Fabric Defect Detection, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Rock Mechanics, Remote Sensing and Climate Change.

▲ 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 Learning7▲ 2.8×22 topics
  2. Climate Change3▲ 1.85×16 topics
  3. Machine Learning3▲ 1.50×13 topics
  4. Machine Vision3▲ 22×3 topics
  5. Texture Analysis3▲ 20×2 topics
  6. Fabric Defect Detection3▲ 58×1 topic
  7. Semiconductor Manufacturing3▲ 58×1 topic
  8. Remote Sensing3▲ 3.1×12 topics
  9. Rock Mechanics3▲ 39×3 topics
  10. Epidemiology2▼ 0.65×11 topics
  11. Regulation2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  12. Sustainability2◆ 1.07×6 topics
  13. Acoustic Emission1▲ 32×1 topic
  14. Cancer1▲ 1.53×11 topics
  15. Fracture1▲ 20×1 topic
  16. Inflammation1◆ 0.97×14 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties1▲ 1.96×8 topics
  18. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.34×4 topics
  19. Nationalism1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  20. Neural Networks1▲ 1.17×6 topics
  21. Sustainable Development1◆ 1.11×6 topics
  22. Anthocyanins1▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Biomedical Applications1▲ 1.32×10 topics
  24. Data Mining1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  25. Flavonoids1▲ 6.2×7 topics
  26. Rheological Properties1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  27. Vibration Analysis1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  28. Aroma Compounds1▲ 17×3 topics
  29. China1▲ 16×1 topic
  30. EROI1▲ 43×1 topic
  31. Entrepreneurship1▲ 3.7×2 topics
  32. Fossil Fuels1▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Interpretable Models1▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Machine Learning Interpretability1▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Mining Engineering1▲ 149×1 topic
  36. Nanoparticles1▲ 1.16×8 topics
  37. Religion1▲ 3.0×1 topic
  38. Support Technology1▲ 149×1 topic
  39. Virtual Reality1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  40. Wavelet Transform1▲ 6.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Shangri-la Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection, Rock Mechanics and Modeling, Geomechanics and Mining Engineering and Chinese history and philosophy.

Industrial Vision System…3Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 3 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 1 fractional worksGeomechanics and Mining Engineering: 1 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional worksExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 1 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treat…1Uterine Myomas and Treatments: 1 fractional worksTailings Management and Properties: 1 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 1 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsSociology and Political ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment5 others

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

  1. 1 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  3. 3 Geomechanics and Mining Engineering Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  4. 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  6. 6 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  8. 8 Tailings Management and Properties Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 1 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 available11.3%not open88.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shangri-la Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% lower 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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