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Shanghai University ranked 43rd in China, 544th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 179 research topics. Shanghai University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 71,755 academic publications and 909,117 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#544 of 14,131 In the World
#92 of 5,830 In Asia
#43 of 960 In China
#5 of 35 In Shanghai
#101 of 1,024 For Animation
#113 of 4,040 For Nanotechnology
#117 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#2187 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#836 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 176 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Shanghai University ranked 40th for Engineering in China and 231st in the World with 54,888 publications made and 735,479 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#40 of 560 In China
#71 of 2,809 In Asia
#231 of 6,684 In the World

Shanghai University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 65 46
1992 62 58
1993 73 96
1994 77 105
1995 58 128
1996 91 143
1997 138 210
1998 142 229
1999 200 258
2000 288 238
2001 243 309
2002 409 443
2003 482 493
2004 833 701
2005 1032 1247
2006 1434 1924
2007 1691 2737
2008 1921 4360
2009 2031 6060
2010 2362 7839
2011 2424 10688
2012 2043 13292
2013 2132 16767
2014 2189 20815
2015 2148 24708
2016 2388 30118
2017 2556 35690
2018 2988 46625
2019 3432 60310
2020 3675 76615
2021 4192 96678
2022 4994 119941
2023 5233 135144

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 37 59 113
Product and Industrial Design 14 22 117
Chemical Engineering 41 63 123
Robotics 25 47 132
Automation and Control engineering 36 57 139
Technical Drawing 32 47 141
Metallurgical Engineering 38 57 145
Industrial Engineering 26 43 156
Computer Engineering 28 50 159
Telecommunications 38 58 171
Operations Research 31 52 171
Materials Science 39 64 174
Electrical Engineering 43 69 181
Structural Engineering 36 62 185
Computer Networking 37 58 187
Electronic Engineering 42 74 198
Acoustical Engineering 38 63 210
Optical Engineering 38 64 215
Reliability and Quality Engineering 44 73 222
Mechanical Engineering 40 67 226
Construction Management 34 65 245
Transportation Engineering 43 73 274
Geotechnical Engineering 54 95 276
Marine Engineering 45 84 276
Automotive Engineering 47 102 278
Applied/Engineering Physics 46 90 292
Biomedical Engineering 35 74 297
Civil Engineering 49 85 306
Environmental Engineering 53 103 310
Aerospace Engineering 49 94 358
Renewable Energy Engineering 49 130 369
Petroleum Engineering 67 129 374
Human-Computer Interaction 39 83 423
Architectural Engineering 67 130 446
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 48 122 463
Architecture 46 93 472
Nuclear Engineering 60 173 484
Systems Engineering 57 115 498
Engineering Management 55 94 518
Firefighting and Fire Science 102 186 526
Remote Sensing 72 129 550
Aviation 55 131 601
Mining Engineering 95 213 606
Biochemical Engineering 66 155 610
Biotechnology 88 268 810
Landscape Architecture 289 475 1215

Physics rankings

Shanghai University ranked 38th for Physics in China and 228th in the World with 51,835 publications made and 722,983 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#38 of 556 In China
#63 of 2,786 In Asia
#228 of 6,603 In the World

Shanghai University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 65 44
1992 64 63
1993 78 97
1994 78 113
1995 59 134
1996 105 155
1997 152 210
1998 157 248
1999 193 279
2000 289 262
2001 241 338
2002 407 503
2003 480 567
2004 782 803
2005 968 1461
2006 1335 2215
2007 1580 3684
2008 1794 5276
2009 1894 7144
2010 2175 8597
2011 2264 11511
2012 1942 13903
2013 2039 17375
2014 2075 21167
2015 2093 24901
2016 2338 29841
2017 2488 35585
2018 2812 45868
2019 3237 59209
2020 3425 74060
2021 3918 92869
2022 4610 114359
2023 4868 128503

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 37 59 113
Materials Science 39 64 174
Quantum and Particle physics 35 58 189
Condensed Matter Physics 32 61 208
Acoustical Engineering 38 63 210
Optical Engineering 38 64 215
Theoretical Physics 11 34 236
Applied/Engineering Physics 46 90 292
Astrophysics and Astronomy 31 57 301
Astrobiology 43 86 454
Nuclear Physics 46 106 459
Atomic and Molecular physics 42 102 496
Biophysics 48 123 549
Medical Physics 36 132 605

Chemistry rankings

Shanghai University ranked 49th for Chemistry in China and 370th in the World with 44,656 publications made and 689,082 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#49 of 546 In China
#89 of 2,750 In Asia
#370 of 6,447 In the World

Shanghai University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 46 26
1992 51 54
1993 60 73
1994 59 73
1995 36 92
1996 81 111
1997 107 143
1998 110 178
1999 132 195
2000 230 174
2001 181 245
2002 292 335
2003 343 417
2004 586 636
2005 732 1034
2006 1001 1607
2007 1206 2359
2008 1375 3659
2009 1478 5093
2010 1756 6889
2011 1862 9611
2012 1665 12132
2013 1743 15607
2014 1729 19134
2015 1898 23242
2016 2165 27962
2017 2239 33862
2018 2578 44426
2019 2865 57261
2020 3049 72516
2021 3497 90695
2022 4339 112419
2023 4420 127317

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 37 59 113
Chemical Engineering 41 63 123
Inorganic Chemistry 37 55 137
Physical chemistry 43 68 160
Materials Science 39 64 174
Environmental Chemistry 33 60 198
Radiochemistry 50 117 211
Organic Chemistry 44 82 301
Pharmacy 33 81 307
Computational Chemistry 42 75 343
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 48 122 463
Petrology and Geochemistry 53 126 531
Biochemistry 68 156 557
Biochemical Engineering 66 155 610
Nutrition and Food Science 115 353 969

Biology rankings

Shanghai University ranked 64th for Biology in China and 532nd in the World with 34,929 publications made and 575,904 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#64 of 551 In China
#136 of 2,814 In Asia
#532 of 6,770 In the World

Shanghai University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 17 14
1992 21 37
1993 30 50
1994 36 52
1995 25 59
1996 45 76
1997 49 82
1998 69 138
1999 84 122
2000 149 111
2001 121 147
2002 206 236
2003 237 289
2004 434 452
2005 564 744
2006 785 1235
2007 995 1911
2008 1095 2970
2009 1196 4224
2010 1458 5591
2011 1379 7907
2012 1339 10230
2013 1340 13072
2014 1359 16264
2015 1435 19658
2016 1626 23150
2017 1728 27442
2018 1942 36253
2019 2210 47329
2020 2497 61027
2021 2842 76153
2022 3498 93807
2023 3577 106993

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 37 59 113
Evolutionary Biology 30 56 380
Astrobiology 43 86 454
Biophysics 48 123 549
Biochemistry 68 156 557
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 63 126 561
Paleontology 59 127 579
Agricultural Science 87 187 617
Genetics 72 200 673
Oncology and Cancer research 80 243 700
Toxicology 58 196 707
Pharmacology 84 258 738
Molecular Biology 84 248 771
Biotechnology 88 268 810
Neuroscience 70 232 906
Immunology 94 306 937
Zoology 78 220 940
Nutrition and Food Science 115 353 969
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 83 264 990
Botany 111 320 998
Virology 97 340 1058
Horticulture 121 436 1166
Microbiology 133 469 1283
Animal Science 110 453 1415
Forestry 116 433 1424

Computer Science rankings

Shanghai University ranked 41st for Computer Science in China and 363rd in the World with 34,208 publications made and 310,996 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#41 of 561 In China
#71 of 2,809 In Asia
#363 of 6,752 In the World

Shanghai University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 35 23
1992 28 33
1993 32 43
1994 33 68
1995 26 78
1996 54 84
1997 57 92
1998 93 109
1999 116 134
2000 168 112
2001 170 161
2002 301 248
2003 351 208
2004 542 331
2005 753 691
2006 1057 1071
2007 1169 1554
2008 1355 2458
2009 1471 3478
2010 1600 4079
2011 1612 5397
2012 1323 6295
2013 1334 7776
2014 1277 9184
2015 1130 10286
2016 1197 12446
2017 1442 14280
2018 1700 18434
2019 2072 24726
2020 2292 32936
2021 2709 43328
2022 2999 53665
2023 3235 59756

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 22 32 101
Robotics 25 47 132
Computer Engineering 28 50 159
Telecommunications 38 58 171
Web Design and Development 22 35 172
Computer Vision 35 53 179
Computer Networking 37 58 187
Computer Graphics 31 51 193
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 42 64 223
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 69 243
Machine Learning 43 69 252
Cyber Security 39 65 268
Database Administration 39 70 304
Game Design and Development 20 54 314
Cognitive Science 45 68 345
Human-Computer Interaction 39 83 423
Computational Linguistics 44 98 446
Management Information Systems 29 62 458
Software Engineering 44 83 500
Information Technology 39 110 560
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 63 126 561
Data Science 47 96 617
Multimedia 39 119 617
UX/UI Desgin 59 153 684
Neuroscience 70 232 906
Library and Information science 54 240 1229

Environmental Science rankings

Shanghai University ranked 55th for Environmental Science in China and 473rd in the World with 29,426 publications made and 369,006 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#55 of 552 In China
#103 of 2,811 In Asia
#473 of 6,798 In the World

Shanghai University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 26 19
1992 28 28
1993 29 52
1994 35 49
1995 29 56
1996 37 87
1997 55 83
1998 69 109
1999 100 103
2000 150 92
2001 97 124
2002 184 205
2003 280 261
2004 448 361
2005 564 528
2006 776 974
2007 885 1413
2008 1062 2059
2009 1211 2923
2010 1385 3830
2011 1401 5330
2012 1154 6546
2013 1212 8409
2014 1208 10357
2015 1119 11986
2016 1203 14328
2017 1340 17765
2018 1571 23088
2019 1755 29950
2020 1977 38928
2021 2294 49489
2022 2626 60903
2023 2696 69014

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 33 60 198
Geotechnical Engineering 54 95 276
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 46 86 307
Environmental Engineering 53 103 310
Earth science and Geophysics 50 80 339
Environmental Management 66 120 411
Geography and Cartography 55 92 451
Oceanography 56 108 456
Geology 57 105 478
Urban and Regional planning 57 89 514
Petrology and Geochemistry 53 126 531
Ecology 57 111 536
Paleontology 59 127 579
Mining Engineering 95 213 606
Agricultural Science 87 187 617
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 83 264 990
Forestry 116 433 1424

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Shanghai University ranked 47th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 674th in the World with 21,598 publications made and 199,715 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#47 of 561 In China
#93 of 2,845 In Asia
#674 of 7,020 In the World

Shanghai University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 17 17
1992 14 16
1993 19 29
1994 18 40
1995 20 46
1996 22 44
1997 43 66
1998 50 86
1999 96 100
2000 108 80
2001 102 91
2002 199 140
2003 247 155
2004 401 179
2005 516 407
2006 627 509
2007 766 857
2008 831 1165
2009 938 1763
2010 1111 2148
2011 1061 2935
2012 866 3406
2013 798 4125
2014 843 5482
2015 725 6169
2016 753 7405
2017 833 8413
2018 1055 11085
2019 1220 15295
2020 1463 20460
2021 1717 27801
2022 1885 35420
2023 1956 40170

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 30 52 324
Linguistics 40 75 428
Journalism and Digital Media 31 79 430
Urban and Regional planning 57 89 514
Aesthetics 45 80 517
Archaeology 64 104 528
Broadcast Journalism 26 76 568
Communications and Public Relations 25 58 573
Radio and Television broadcasting 27 85 574
Law 46 86 589
History 63 105 593
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 31 74 635
Philosophy 40 85 654
International Relations and Diplomacy 32 91 656
Political Science 46 86 697
Sociology 46 104 767
Education Majors 56 135 806
Art History 29 59 809
Law Enforcement 52 108 850
Classics and Ancient History 51 125 855
Military science 43 122 874
Public Policy / Administration 50 110 893
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 41 126 894
Gender Studies 26 66 896
Publishing 61 166 913
Anthropology 45 138 938
Genealogy 46 126 988
Demography 72 223 1004
Political Economy 36 119 1025
Media Studies 29 107 1041
Criminology and Criminal Justice 43 121 1142
Library and Information science 54 240 1229

Mathematics rankings

Shanghai University ranked 39th for Mathematics in China and 308th in the World with 16,651 publications made and 190,342 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#39 of 550 In China
#62 of 2,673 In Asia
#308 of 6,305 In the World

Shanghai University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 21 17
1992 21 29
1993 28 40
1994 18 45
1995 21 55
1996 25 59
1997 50 78
1998 60 101
1999 88 128
2000 80 100
2001 92 121
2002 144 169
2003 173 175
2004 274 242
2005 348 517
2006 495 777
2007 607 1572
2008 598 2117
2009 738 2963
2010 782 3033
2011 783 3708
2012 685 4261
2013 704 5369
2014 686 6177
2015 571 6375
2016 596 7587
2017 672 8556
2018 821 10356
2019 996 14095
2020 1091 17941
2021 1278 22825
2022 1411 28540
2023 1465 30189

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 3 6 42
Operations Research 31 52 171
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 69 243
Statistics 46 79 390
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 87 467
Actuarial Science 53 96 633
Math Teachers 55 182 918

Business rankings

Shanghai University ranked 41st for Business in China and 365th in the World with 13,328 publications made and 122,130 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#41 of 556 In China
#64 of 2,579 In Asia
#365 of 6,187 In the World

Shanghai University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 4 12
1992 4 10
1993 8 19
1994 7 18
1995 9 16
1996 9 21
1997 23 29
1998 26 39
1999 41 48
2000 50 35
2001 69 53
2002 118 102
2003 158 96
2004 229 132
2005 315 308
2006 429 456
2007 499 700
2008 526 1049
2009 603 1564
2010 631 1645
2011 671 2217
2012 503 2322
2013 490 2757
2014 521 3233
2015 414 3617
2016 397 4237
2017 541 5102
2018 620 6575
2019 836 9087
2020 909 12400
2021 1124 17403
2022 1167 22024
2023 1219 24802

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 30 46 143
Operations Research 31 52 171
Construction Management 34 65 245
Management 39 62 275
Risk Management 34 54 344
Finance 36 60 372
Marketing 38 73 454
Management Information Systems 29 62 458
Engineering Management 55 94 518
International Business 33 60 537
Investment Banking and Stock trading 51 115 545
Tax Law 44 94 563
Accounting 46 98 586
Hospitality and Hotel Management 67 148 588
Real Estate 70 151 628
Project Management 36 96 629
Actuarial Science 53 96 633
Entertainment Industry Business 28 87 637
International Trade 49 88 705
Entrepreneurship 37 104 735
Human Resource Management 43 133 744
Advertising 43 118 747
Public Policy / Administration 50 110 893

Economics rankings

Shanghai University ranked 41st for Economics in China and 509th in the World with 6,994 publications made and 61,778 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#41 of 542 In China
#77 of 2,461 In Asia
#509 of 5,995 In the World

Shanghai University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 5 6
1992 7 8
1993 6 11
1994 9 23
1995 6 20
1996 9 26
1997 23 40
1998 12 36
1999 22 35
2000 35 16
2001 40 27
2002 56 54
2003 93 53
2004 130 47
2005 146 114
2006 175 179
2007 230 359
2008 247 453
2009 304 672
2010 306 746
2011 342 1074
2012 268 1106
2013 246 1466
2014 284 1748
2015 235 1810
2016 210 2082
2017 289 2676
2018 348 3566
2019 435 4718
2020 489 6256
2021 615 8896
2022 635 11239
2023 650 13184

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 44 89 331
Finance 36 60 372
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 87 467
Development Studies 40 79 521
Investment Banking and Stock trading 51 115 545
International Economics 28 57 550
Actuarial Science 53 96 633
International Relations and Diplomacy 32 91 656
Agricultural Economics 89 197 660
International Trade 49 88 705
Political Economy 36 119 1025

Art & Design rankings

Shanghai University ranked 38th for Art & Design in China and 457th in the World with 5,609 publications made and 33,718 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Animation.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#38 of 550 In China
#68 of 2,302 In Asia
#457 of 5,720 In the World

Shanghai University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 3 2
1992 2 1
1993 3 3
1994 7 6
1995 2 2
1996 9 10
1997 12 9
1998 11 13
1999 25 14
2000 28 16
2001 36 21
2002 59 24
2003 67 20
2004 143 40
2005 174 72
2006 211 87
2007 282 144
2008 288 256
2009 331 377
2010 386 392
2011 336 532
2012 269 723
2013 210 833
2014 215 1064
2015 163 1166
2016 146 1422
2017 174 1594
2018 229 1931
2019 242 2628
2020 311 3506
2021 377 4537
2022 390 5982
2023 420 6621

The following table provides academic rankings for Shanghai University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 22 32 101
Computer Graphics 31 51 193
Painting and Drawing 25 42 263
Sculpture 25 42 263
Illustration and Concept Art 25 41 273
Game Design and Development 20 54 314
Fashion Design 40 75 442
Literature 29 52 456
Architecture 46 93 472
Singing and Vocal Performance 27 77 508
Aesthetics 45 80 517
Performing arts 29 59 538
Music 34 78 554
Cinematography 17 47 586
Creative Writing 26 43 599
Multimedia 39 119 617
Entertainment Industry Business 28 87 637
UX/UI Desgin 59 153 684
Graphic Design 75 176 760
Art History 29 59 809
Photography 99 254 1066
Interior Design 274 464 1090
Landscape Architecture 289 475 1215

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Shanghai University

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 48 140 476
Psychology 54 128 654
Social Psychology 44 93 658
Occupational Therapy 34 132 696
Orthodontics 34 192 740
Cosmetology 47 269 765
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 47 193 790
Psychiatry 56 195 791
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 69 256 805
Pathology 79 257 824
Dentistry 45 240 824
Medicine 75 239 829
Anatomy and Physiology 73 254 855
Sports Medicine 40 173 880
Radiation Therapy 103 335 889
Physical Therapy 62 208 900
Cardiology 73 288 902
Audiology 49 214 915
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 103 370 996
Ophthalmology 67 323 1015
Public Health 79 249 1056
Anesthesiology 80 352 1067
Urology 95 379 1072
Surgery 84 357 1091
Critical Care Nursing 69 325 1144
Child Psychology 73 234 1220
Health Science 82 288 1237
Gerontology 54 258 1339
Nursing 83 343 1424
Dermatology 104 538 1442
Clinical Psychology 92 377 1503
Healthcare Management (MHA) 70 365 1517
Veterinary 127 614 1527
Family medicine 86 445 1551
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 88 441 1649
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 106 661 2194