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Shenzhen University

In research, Shenzhen University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#47 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#25 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#21 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Biophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#59
of 28,054 · #359 all time
Rank in China
#32
of 3,058
Research works
38k
▲ 169% vs 2013–17
Citations
691k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Shenzhen 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 #47 of 12,888 25.6%11,168 #284
EngineeringField #25 of 6,636 26.1%5,302 #139
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #21 of 2,318 23.8%1,700 #100
Computer ScienceField #65 of 4,667 24.2%2,221 #245
Materials ScienceField #42 of 2,468 26.0%1,287 #188
Materials ChemistrySubfield #33 of 1,556 26.6%824 #139
Social SciencesDomain #230 of 10,521 35.8%1,660 #707
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #20 of 896 31.2%625 #101
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #36 of 1,568 23.6%776 #113
Environmental ScienceField #84 of 3,551 31.0%676 #404

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shenzhen 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#284 #47
  2. Engineering#139 #25
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#100 #21
  4. Computer Science#245 #65
  5. Materials Science#188 #42
  6. Materials Chemistry#139 #33
  7. Social Sciences#707 #230
  8. Civil and Structural Engineering#101 #20
  9. Biomedical Engineering#113 #36
  10. Environmental Science#404 #84
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 Shenzhen University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 768.7 works4.0×
  2. BiophysicsSubfield · 61.3 works3.5×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 384.2 works3.5×
  4. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 625.1 works3.5×
  5. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 1,699.6 works3.1×
  6. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 206.1 works3.0×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 244 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 769 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 94 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 265 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.56× its world share, 84 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 272 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.87× its world share, 2,221 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 179 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.48× its world share, 348 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.31× its world share, 5,302 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 676 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.41× its world share, 1,287 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 130 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.97× its world share, 670 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 90 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 933 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 101 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 332 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 160 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 255 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 269 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 542 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shenzhen University?

Ranked on the composite score, Meng Yang, Changrui Liao and Su‐Ting Han lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shenzhen University.

  1. 1 Meng Yang · #12,150 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Changrui Liao · #22,537 worldwide 627 citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Su‐Ting Han · #33,098 worldwide 412 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Jiaqi Wang · #40,309 worldwide 506 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Daquan Feng · #46,512 worldwide 409 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Huaizhi Wang · #47,070 worldwide 428 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Zhenyu Huang · #61,775 worldwide 469 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Jiayuan Wang · #62,581 worldwide 349 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Peng Huang · #68,437 worldwide 645 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Yitao Liu · #73,545 worldwide 315 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Shenzhen University

Which keywords describe research at Shenzhen University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, Biomedical Applications, Convolutional Neural Networks, Cathode Materials and Energy Storage.

▲ 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 Learning1,406▲ 2.7×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning646▲ 1.29×89 topics
  3. Neural Networks600▲ 2.5×38 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications433▲ 2.4×35 topics
  5. Nanomaterials426▲ 2.6×18 topics
  6. Nanoparticles364▲ 1.89×43 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks349▲ 3.1×14 topics
  8. Energy Storage324▲ 3.2×13 topics
  9. Graphene298▲ 2.8×11 topics
  10. Biosensors284▲ 3.6×12 topics
  11. Cathode Materials279▲ 4.6×3 topics
  12. Remote Sensing273▲ 1.45×36 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks248▲ 3.4×8 topics
  14. Nanocomposites241▲ 1.96×21 topics
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks224▲ 3.5×6 topics
  16. Water Splitting201▲ 3.6×4 topics
  17. Semiconductors198▲ 4.2×6 topics
  18. Semiconductor194▲ 3.7×7 topics
  19. Rechargeable Batteries189▲ 4.6×2 topics
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries187▲ 2.9×4 topics
  21. Photodynamic Therapy185▲ 5.4×6 topics
  22. Electrocatalysis182▲ 4.2×5 topics
  23. Bioimaging181▲ 5.2×6 topics
  24. Nanocrystals169▲ 4.0×5 topics
  25. Energy Harvesting168▲ 6.0×3 topics
  26. Sparse Representation167▲ 5.6×6 topics
  27. Efficiency163▲ 3.5×8 topics
  28. Chemical Sensors161▲ 4.4×3 topics
  29. Nonlinear Optics160▲ 9.5×4 topics
  30. Wireless Communications160▲ 6.0×5 topics
  31. Energy Conversion150▲ 4.7×5 topics
  32. Metamaterials150▲ 7.0×5 topics
  33. Optical Modulators137▲ 6.0×3 topics
  34. Fiber Lasers133▲ 8.9×3 topics
  35. Geopolymer132▲ 6.1×2 topics
  36. Unsupervised Learning123▲ 5.7×3 topics
  37. Metamaterial110▲ 7.6×2 topics
  38. Nanophotonics110▲ 7.6×3 topics
  39. Antenna108▲ 8.2×1 topic
  40. Microstrip108▲ 8.2×1 topic

Which research topics does Shenzhen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antenna Design and Analysis, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Antenna Design and Analy…108Antenna Design and Analysis: 108 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …106Advancements in Battery Materials: 106 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 102 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…100Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 100 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…99Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 99 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 97 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 90 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…90Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 90 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 89 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 88 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment1 others

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 108 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 106 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 102 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 100 works
  5. 5 Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchCivil and Structural Engineering 99 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 97 works
  7. 7 Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 90 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 90 works
  9. 9 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 89 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 88 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shenzhen University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 169% 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.