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The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 104th in China, 1092nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 134 research topics. The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 34,439 academic publications and 434,877 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1092 of 14,131 In the World
#267 of 5,830 In Asia
#104 of 960 In China
#8 of 35 In Shanghai
#149 of 1,096 For Nuclear Engineering
#246 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#288 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#5051 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1458 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 131 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 81st for Engineering in China and 577th in the World with 27,277 publications made and 371,575 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#81 of 560 In China
#162 of 2,835 In Asia
#577 of 6,782 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 27 44
1993 31 45
1994 24 64
1995 15 65
1996 10 82
1997 11 88
1998 14 65
1999 9 92
2000 26 65
2001 38 75
2002 70 110
2003 56 132
2004 176 130
2005 266 207
2006 381 254
2007 535 347
2008 641 506
2009 846 787
2010 1016 1163
2011 1098 1663
2012 995 2268
2013 1135 3247
2014 1078 4894
2015 1012 6320
2016 931 8296
2017 1040 11512
2018 1208 16630
2019 1456 22736
2020 1890 30318
2021 2254 41301
2022 2825 55195
2023 3103 67904
2024 2760 81151

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 27 58 149
Marine Engineering 44 79 246
Petroleum Engineering 57 105 288
Industrial Engineering 41 86 307
Transportation Engineering 47 85 318
Automotive Engineering 53 122 325
Chemical Engineering 84 158 361
Technical Drawing 60 111 362
Nanotechnology 82 156 390
Automation and Control engineering 68 143 402
Computer Networking 64 124 418
Robotics 67 149 436
Mechanical Engineering 64 117 441
Renewable Energy Engineering 61 161 453
Biomedical Engineering 54 131 461
Applied/Engineering Physics 74 137 473
Electrical Engineering 72 156 479
Structural Engineering 74 147 481
Architectural Engineering 74 146 489
Computer Engineering 69 155 491
Optical Engineering 72 140 493
Aerospace Engineering 62 125 506
Reliability and Quality Engineering 71 156 509
Electronic Engineering 74 168 509
Telecommunications 76 153 510
Materials Science 85 174 512
Civil Engineering 74 138 513
Construction Management 58 133 516
Operations Research 73 170 546
Acoustical Engineering 74 149 562
Environmental Engineering 89 204 601
Metallurgical Engineering 104 217 627
Systems Engineering 69 147 642
Engineering Management 71 133 648
Geotechnical Engineering 109 223 664
Biochemical Engineering 91 216 733
Human-Computer Interaction 78 184 756
Product and Industrial Design 84 225 762
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 96 253 802
Aviation 79 214 832
Firefighting and Fire Science 165 343 848
Remote Sensing 125 249 850
Architecture 116 328 1100
Biotechnology 181 603 1502

Physics rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 89th for Physics in China and 605th in the World with 25,165 publications made and 351,620 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#89 of 558 In China
#175 of 2,817 In Asia
#605 of 6,713 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 29 50
1993 32 46
1994 26 71
1995 16 75
1996 10 83
1997 9 88
1998 15 77
1999 8 96
2000 25 67
2001 39 71
2002 66 113
2003 51 140
2004 153 134
2005 223 213
2006 339 283
2007 463 358
2008 560 537
2009 720 752
2010 886 1107
2011 951 1552
2012 900 2137
2013 988 3098
2014 999 4605
2015 931 5980
2016 927 7901
2017 981 11020
2018 1138 15942
2019 1391 21740
2020 1799 28585
2021 2123 38550
2022 2693 51449
2023 2851 63286
2024 2546 75126

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 82 156 390
Applied/Engineering Physics 74 137 473
Optical Engineering 72 140 493
Materials Science 85 174 512
Acoustical Engineering 74 149 562
Quantum and Particle physics 84 166 569
Condensed Matter Physics 103 209 621
Atomic and Molecular physics 78 198 757
Astrophysics and Astronomy 87 187 773
Theoretical Physics 84 203 814
Nuclear Physics 103 270 882
Medical Physics 75 311 996
Biophysics 149 420 1245
Astrobiology 144 412 1295

Chemistry rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 121st for Chemistry in China and 801st in the World with 21,120 publications made and 316,962 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#121 of 546 In China
#271 of 2,781 In Asia
#801 of 6,545 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 22 40
1993 26 30
1994 14 40
1995 10 40
1996 4 54
1997 5 60
1998 13 44
1999 4 62
2000 16 39
2001 30 46
2002 46 88
2003 40 112
2004 115 116
2005 170 169
2006 242 222
2007 350 285
2008 416 432
2009 539 587
2010 631 890
2011 766 1295
2012 690 1833
2013 818 2733
2014 809 4104
2015 726 5454
2016 719 7009
2017 822 9647
2018 965 14066
2019 1169 19030
2020 1526 25584
2021 1859 34919
2022 2374 47408
2023 2600 58028
2024 2341 72049

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 84 158 361
Nanotechnology 82 156 390
Physical chemistry 84 173 455
Materials Science 85 174 512
Inorganic Chemistry 112 234 626
Computational Chemistry 80 167 629
Radiochemistry 129 346 680
Biochemical Engineering 91 216 733
Organic Chemistry 120 267 774
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 96 253 802
Environmental Chemistry 118 282 830
Nutrition and Food Science 112 359 960
Petrology and Geochemistry 109 295 1010
Biochemistry 157 388 1049
Pharmacy 247 811 1873

Computer Science rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 84th for Computer Science in China and 715th in the World with 16,694 publications made and 178,250 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#84 of 563 In China
#178 of 2,840 In Asia
#715 of 6,845 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 16 26
1993 18 19
1994 12 47
1995 8 43
1996 9 58
1997 8 46
1998 7 43
1999 6 66
2000 18 43
2001 20 43
2002 44 61
2003 32 62
2004 107 62
2005 194 116
2006 260 123
2007 364 177
2008 426 330
2009 612 505
2010 746 761
2011 731 1118
2012 664 1519
2013 720 1949
2014 682 2820
2015 657 3277
2016 561 4272
2017 575 5753
2018 700 7905
2019 827 10811
2020 1053 14567
2021 1282 19922
2022 1637 26447
2023 1803 32481
2024 1694 34156

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

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Networking 64 124 418
Computer Vision 67 126 429
Robotics 67 149 436
Computer Engineering 69 155 491
Telecommunications 76 153 510
Machine Learning 82 156 550
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 74 142 552
Blockchain and Cryptography 83 185 585
Web Design and Development 81 163 592
Cognitive Science 80 158 649
Database Administration 86 197 698
Cyber Security 89 216 743
Animation 117 246 755
Human-Computer Interaction 78 184 756
Computer Graphics 85 200 760
Computational Linguistics 102 285 901
UX/UI Desgin 94 260 936
Game Design and Development 97 263 947
Data Science 85 231 977
Software Engineering 105 255 1058
Management Information Systems 91 259 1135
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 177 467 1289
Neuroscience 146 487 1517
Multimedia 160 553 1649
Library and Information science 190 750 2608

Biology rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 139th for Biology in China and 1066th in the World with 16,363 publications made and 266,904 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#139 of 553 In China
#366 of 2,834 In Asia
#1066 of 6,833 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 7 28
1993 9 25
1994 13 30
1995 7 24
1996 2 28
1997 1 35
1998 4 40
1999 3 37
2000 10 34
2001 16 23
2002 31 60
2003 25 70
2004 63 67
2005 107 91
2006 158 113
2007 222 179
2008 280 305
2009 359 448
2010 499 700
2011 533 1052
2012 529 1574
2013 613 2409
2014 586 3550
2015 586 4679
2016 582 6037
2017 639 8551
2018 761 12268
2019 872 16804
2020 1217 22329
2021 1401 29834
2022 1972 39873
2023 2110 48446
2024 1979 56729

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 82 156 390
Evolutionary Biology 127 234 950
Nutrition and Food Science 112 359 960
Paleontology 117 309 1042
Biochemistry 157 388 1049
Agricultural Science 139 399 1093
Biophysics 149 420 1245
Genetics 172 459 1257
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 177 467 1289
Astrobiology 144 412 1295
Oncology and Cancer research 180 575 1428
Pharmacology 179 617 1454
Biotechnology 181 603 1502
Microbiology 163 609 1516
Neuroscience 146 487 1517
Molecular Biology 205 590 1522
Horticulture 175 659 1604
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 170 567 1653
Immunology 193 636 1655
Botany 205 670 1715
Animal Science 162 692 1946
Zoology 205 686 2035
Forestry 178 728 2068
Virology 195 789 2087

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 113th for Environmental Science in China and 880th in the World with 15,784 publications made and 206,356 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#113 of 553 In China
#248 of 2,838 In Asia
#880 of 6,876 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 8 20
1993 7 25
1994 11 24
1995 4 23
1996 2 37
1997 2 33
1998 6 29
1999 4 32
2000 18 30
2001 22 22
2002 41 51
2003 34 70
2004 118 57
2005 154 103
2006 251 133
2007 303 199
2008 367 259
2009 505 414
2010 613 691
2011 668 945
2012 586 1284
2013 660 1821
2014 625 2675
2015 564 3259
2016 520 4304
2017 606 6133
2018 686 8776
2019 831 12440
2020 1107 17251
2021 1334 23451
2022 1724 31490
2023 1815 39157
2024 1470 42413

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

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 61 129 462
Environmental Management 85 171 568
Environmental Engineering 89 204 601
Geotechnical Engineering 109 223 664
Earth science and Geophysics 94 199 698
Oceanography 98 214 751
Geography and Cartography 92 182 788
Environmental Chemistry 118 282 830
Geology 108 262 907
Ecology 119 290 996
Urban and Regional planning 123 221 997
Petrology and Geochemistry 109 295 1010
Paleontology 117 309 1042
Agricultural Science 139 399 1093
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 170 567 1653
Forestry 178 728 2068

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 122nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 1409th in the World with 10,339 publications made and 101,100 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#122 of 562 In China
#335 of 2,864 In Asia
#1409 of 7,081 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 3 7
1993 4 12
1994 5 15
1995 3 15
1996 6 11
1997 3 30
1998 4 22
1999 3 38
2000 13 24
2001 15 23
2002 26 22
2003 26 27
2004 60 26
2005 116 45
2006 169 51
2007 235 93
2008 245 162
2009 379 264
2010 462 494
2011 525 710
2012 424 934
2013 430 1223
2014 409 1721
2015 384 1920
2016 324 2529
2017 339 3489
2018 419 4435
2019 489 6383
2020 665 8748
2021 753 11964
2022 1080 16225
2023 1213 19995
2024 1026 22527

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 138 280 963
Urban and Regional planning 123 221 997
Aesthetics 108 221 1000
Linguistics 113 276 1019
Archaeology 136 275 1041
Journalism and Digital Media 88 330 1149
History 138 288 1159
Law 127 287 1230
Communications and Public Relations 83 280 1323
Anthropology 76 281 1365
Education Majors 113 360 1452
Political Science 128 323 1470
Philosophy 107 346 1471
Sociology 126 382 1590
Demography 133 502 1629
Art History 155 375 2011
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 161 602 2165
Gender Studies 141 507 2236
Classics and Ancient History 210 678 2328
Library and Information science 190 750 2608

Mathematics rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 98th for Mathematics in China and 808th in the World with 8,280 publications made and 89,533 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#98 of 550 In China
#212 of 2,718 In Asia
#808 of 6,418 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 8 27
1993 8 16
1994 8 35
1995 5 36
1996 5 43
1997 7 56
1998 1 42
1999 3 62
2000 8 35
2001 10 41
2002 23 33
2003 20 57
2004 55 46
2005 91 61
2006 138 106
2007 202 121
2008 224 169
2009 314 296
2010 378 505
2011 398 613
2012 339 826
2013 362 1083
2014 351 1551
2015 330 1710
2016 294 2442
2017 288 3272
2018 381 4419
2019 416 5899
2020 553 7777
2021 661 10244
2022 846 12980
2023 845 15300
2024 629 12615

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 71 134 505
Operations Research 73 170 546
Blockchain and Cryptography 83 185 585
Statistics 96 201 782
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 88 191 838
Actuarial Science 101 225 1011
Math Teachers 184 630 2041

Business rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 80th for Business in China and 839th in the World with 6,466 publications made and 61,880 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#80 of 557 In China
#192 of 2,646 In Asia
#839 of 6,339 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 5
1993 1 9
1994 1 5
1995 3 9
1996 2 10
1997 3 12
1998 0 11
1999 0 14
2000 9 11
2001 12 7
2002 14 12
2003 18 21
2004 52 19
2005 92 35
2006 144 60
2007 168 65
2008 192 95
2009 273 202
2010 369 300
2011 356 367
2012 313 475
2013 286 638
2014 282 957
2015 277 1023
2016 221 1442
2017 185 2129
2018 247 2943
2019 283 4175
2020 384 5487
2021 453 7372
2022 607 9674
2023 639 11746
2024 530 10700

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

Business subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 60 118 336
Construction Management 58 133 516
Operations Research 73 170 546
Engineering Management 71 133 648
Management 77 158 651
Real Estate 83 193 703
Risk Management 79 176 812
Tax Law 82 194 863
Finance 95 222 945
Investment Banking and Stock trading 91 284 976
Actuarial Science 101 225 1011
Marketing 94 277 1064
Accounting 82 272 1126
Management Information Systems 91 259 1135
International Business 104 247 1192
International Trade 112 264 1234
Project Management 89 293 1277
Advertising 95 368 1365
Human Resource Management 148 442 1472

Economics rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 103rd for Economics in China and 1045th in the World with 3,444 publications made and 30,981 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#103 of 541 In China
#239 of 2,553 In Asia
#1045 of 6,167 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 9
1993 3 8
1994 5 14
1995 4 22
1996 4 30
1997 3 33
1998 0 22
1999 1 33
2000 3 9
2001 6 10
2002 11 11
2003 14 27
2004 29 16
2005 53 24
2006 79 49
2007 98 53
2008 93 58
2009 143 104
2010 205 195
2011 188 223
2012 194 285
2013 160 367
2014 166 526
2015 149 571
2016 102 673
2017 103 1081
2018 118 1292
2019 121 1912
2020 185 2559
2021 224 3793
2022 324 4758
2023 367 5934
2024 251 5191

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

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 55 101 366
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 88 191 838
Finance 95 222 945
Investment Banking and Stock trading 91 284 976
Actuarial Science 101 225 1011
Agricultural Economics 153 386 1019
Development Studies 104 268 1122
International Economics 86 235 1184
International Trade 112 264 1234

Art & Design rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 111th for Art & Design in China and 1146th in the World with 2,245 publications made and 16,046 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

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
#111 of 553 In China
#269 of 2,428 In Asia
#1146 of 5,966 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 1
1993 2 2
1994 0 6
1995 0 0
1996 3 6
1997 1 5
1998 4 5
1999 1 5
2000 3 2
2001 4 3
2002 4 3
2003 5 5
2004 18 14
2005 28 10
2006 45 17
2007 49 23
2008 69 43
2009 93 48
2010 116 76
2011 121 116
2012 108 149
2013 81 184
2014 90 240
2015 84 281
2016 70 328
2017 88 531
2018 84 656
2019 117 1013
2020 136 1364
2021 159 1943
2022 184 2709
2023 239 3564
2024 221 4918

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

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Photography 43 136 716
Animation 117 246 755
Computer Graphics 85 200 760
Graphic Design 97 216 840
UX/UI Desgin 94 260 936
Game Design and Development 97 263 947
Aesthetics 108 221 1000
Fashion Design 104 240 1020
Architecture 116 328 1100
Literature 143 341 1400
Multimedia 160 553 1649
Art History 155 375 2011

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 68 227 676
Occupational Therapy 48 184 810
Respiratory Therapy 65 255 856
Ophthalmology 70 340 1046
Sports Medicine 62 244 1051
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 95 377 1121
Radiation Therapy 145 467 1162
Social Psychology 99 284 1226
Physical Therapy 101 380 1294
Psychology 123 394 1298
Anatomy and Physiology 121 442 1301
Dentistry 101 461 1378
Orthodontics 93 451 1425
Surgery 119 498 1430
Urology 148 553 1434
Cardiology 126 497 1436
Psychiatry 139 486 1513
Medicine 152 527 1515
Pathology 172 555 1537
Public Health 126 473 1555
Audiology 123 517 1575
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 171 669 1642
Pediatrics 96 612 1868
Anesthesiology 165 694 1885
Critical Care Nursing 130 655 1971
Veterinary 179 879 2028
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 129 677 2152
Child Psychology 159 705 2256
Nursing 177 811 2498
Family medicine 176 927 2697
Health Science 209 863 2749
Healthcare Management (MHA) 163 961 2751
Clinical Psychology 223 987 2828