University of Shanghai for Science and Technology: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 119th in China, 1639th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 136 research topics. The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,697 academic publications and 514,262 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1639 of 14,131 In the World
#426 of 5,830 In Asia
#119 of 960 In China
#10 of 35 In Shanghai
#136 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#224 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#279 of 1,007 For Industrial Engineering
#5078 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3391 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 133 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Engineering rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 81st for Engineering in China and 548th in the World with 28,856 publications made and 439,604 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#81 of 560 In China
#158 of 2,841 In Asia
#548 of 6,795 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 31 45
1994 24 64
1995 15 65
1996 10 82
1997 11 88
1998 14 65
1999 9 93
2000 26 65
2001 38 75
2002 70 111
2003 56 132
2004 176 132
2005 266 207
2006 382 254
2007 535 349
2008 641 506
2009 846 788
2010 1017 1163
2011 1098 1664
2012 995 2275
2013 1135 3253
2014 1077 4888
2015 1010 6318
2016 931 8305
2017 1040 11515
2018 1209 16648
2019 1454 22715
2020 1890 30305
2021 2259 41261
2022 2820 55169
2023 3108 67897
2024 2816 81796
2025 2018 83185

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 26 53 136
Marine Engineering 42 74 224
Industrial Engineering 41 79 279
Petroleum Engineering 55 100 280
Transportation Engineering 48 82 298
Automotive Engineering 52 117 310
Chemical Engineering 83 153 338
Technical Drawing 59 112 359
Nanotechnology 81 153 365
Automation and Control engineering 68 135 384
Renewable Energy Engineering 60 149 407
Robotics 67 142 411
Computer Networking 64 124 414
Construction Management 51 109 426
Applied/Engineering Physics 70 127 426
Mechanical Engineering 64 117 426
Biomedical Engineering 54 126 441
Electrical Engineering 71 149 449
Structural Engineering 73 142 457
Architectural Engineering 73 143 468
Optical Engineering 72 132 472
Aerospace Engineering 61 123 473
Telecommunications 74 148 477
Computer Engineering 69 153 479
Electronic Engineering 73 160 479
Reliability and Quality Engineering 70 147 482
Materials Science 83 167 487
Civil Engineering 75 138 502
Operations Research 73 164 527
Acoustical Engineering 73 144 540
Environmental Engineering 89 196 574
Systems Engineering 68 137 585
Metallurgical Engineering 104 205 592
Geotechnical Engineering 107 209 628
Engineering Management 69 130 634
Biochemical Engineering 88 197 687
Human-Computer Interaction 76 176 737
Product and Industrial Design 84 222 744
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 94 238 760
Firefighting and Fire Science 158 316 796
Aviation 82 220 819
Remote Sensing 127 246 832
Mining Engineering 146 328 873
Architecture 113 323 1086
Biotechnology 178 575 1443

Physics rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 87th for Physics in China and 580th in the World with 26,599 publications made and 415,622 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#87 of 558 In China
#169 of 2,822 In Asia
#580 of 6,729 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 32 46
1994 26 71
1995 16 75
1996 10 83
1997 9 88
1998 15 77
1999 8 97
2000 25 68
2001 39 71
2002 66 114
2003 51 140
2004 153 137
2005 223 213
2006 340 283
2007 463 360
2008 559 537
2009 720 753
2010 886 1108
2011 952 1551
2012 900 2140
2013 988 3101
2014 997 4606
2015 930 5983
2016 928 7902
2017 982 11019
2018 1140 15938
2019 1390 21717
2020 1795 28569
2021 2119 38531
2022 2687 51431
2023 2851 63257
2024 2596 75734
2025 1838 77077

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 81 153 365
Applied/Engineering Physics 70 127 426
Optical Engineering 72 132 472
Materials Science 83 167 487
Quantum and Particle physics 83 158 534
Acoustical Engineering 73 144 540
Condensed Matter Physics 98 194 584
Atomic and Molecular physics 76 191 725
Astrophysics and Astronomy 88 176 739
Theoretical Physics 82 201 798
Nuclear Physics 103 263 861
Medical Physics 85 327 1016
Biophysics 147 399 1190
Astrobiology 145 402 1271

Chemistry rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 118th for Chemistry in China and 768th in the World with 22,435 publications made and 378,288 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#118 of 547 In China
#262 of 2,785 In Asia
#768 of 6,561 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 26 30
1994 14 40
1995 10 40
1996 4 54
1997 5 60
1998 13 44
1999 4 63
2000 16 40
2001 30 46
2002 46 89
2003 40 112
2004 115 119
2005 170 169
2006 243 222
2007 350 287
2008 416 430
2009 539 588
2010 631 890
2011 767 1295
2012 690 1850
2013 818 2759
2014 808 4122
2015 725 5465
2016 719 7025
2017 822 9658
2018 968 14083
2019 1170 19032
2020 1521 25565
2021 1858 34884
2022 2367 47387
2023 2596 58005
2024 2384 72482
2025 1704 76450

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 83 153 338
Nanotechnology 81 153 365
Physical chemistry 82 164 423
Materials Science 83 167 487
Inorganic Chemistry 113 226 592
Computational Chemistry 80 164 604
Radiochemistry 127 340 658
Biochemical Engineering 88 197 687
Organic Chemistry 116 250 726
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 94 238 760
Environmental Chemistry 116 266 771
Nutrition and Food Science 109 332 877
Petrology and Geochemistry 111 292 990
Biochemistry 151 369 1005
Pharmacy 238 774 1793

Computer Science rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 85th for Computer Science in China and 701st in the World with 17,679 publications made and 206,782 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#85 of 563 In China
#175 of 2,842 In Asia
#701 of 6,855 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 64
2005 194 116
2006 261 123
2007 364 178
2008 426 330
2009 612 505
2010 746 760
2011 731 1119
2012 664 1527
2013 718 1961
2014 682 2828
2015 655 3284
2016 560 4270
2017 574 5760
2018 702 7920
2019 826 10793
2020 1051 14536
2021 1279 19871
2022 1632 26423
2023 1805 32480
2024 1759 34765
2025 1249 32729

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
Robotics 67 142 411
Computer Networking 64 124 414
Computer Vision 68 123 419
Telecommunications 74 148 477
Computer Engineering 69 153 479
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 75 139 527
Machine Learning 82 153 529
Blockchain and Cryptography 81 177 561
Web Design and Development 81 166 598
Cognitive Science 80 150 623
Database Administration 85 191 680
Cyber Security 90 214 727
Computer Graphics 84 192 735
Human-Computer Interaction 76 176 737
Animation 119 247 753
Computational Linguistics 100 270 844
UX/UI Desgin 93 262 943
Game Design and Development 101 270 954
Data Science 86 233 973
Software Engineering 102 247 1026
Management Information Systems 91 258 1117
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 175 445 1241
Neuroscience 147 467 1447
Multimedia 156 542 1607
Library and Information science 191 740 2570

Biology rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 140th for Biology in China and 1028th in the World with 17,530 publications made and 317,785 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#140 of 553 In China
#355 of 2,838 In Asia
#1028 of 6,841 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 9 25
1994 13 30
1995 7 24
1996 2 28
1997 1 35
1998 4 40
1999 3 37
2000 10 35
2001 16 23
2002 31 61
2003 25 70
2004 63 70
2005 107 91
2006 158 113
2007 222 179
2008 280 305
2009 359 448
2010 499 700
2011 534 1054
2012 529 1594
2013 613 2436
2014 587 3566
2015 584 4689
2016 582 6052
2017 639 8564
2018 761 12271
2019 873 16797
2020 1215 22279
2021 1403 29794
2022 1964 39753
2023 2113 48444
2024 2017 57108
2025 1496 58854

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 81 153 365
Nutrition and Food Science 109 332 877
Evolutionary Biology 129 234 934
Paleontology 117 298 998
Biochemistry 151 369 1005
Agricultural Science 139 395 1070
Biophysics 147 399 1190
Genetics 171 442 1214
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 175 445 1241
Astrobiology 145 402 1271
Oncology and Cancer research 177 551 1348
Pharmacology 179 603 1412
Microbiology 158 553 1413
Biotechnology 178 575 1443
Neuroscience 147 467 1447
Molecular Biology 200 566 1454
Horticulture 174 642 1557
Immunology 188 606 1567
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 166 539 1572
Botany 207 655 1673
Animal Science 165 694 1944
Zoology 201 664 1982
Virology 187 757 1994
Forestry 181 729 2068

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 113th for Environmental Science in China and 849th in the World with 16,562 publications made and 243,341 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#113 of 553 In China
#240 of 2,841 In Asia
#849 of 6,888 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 7 25
1994 11 24
1995 4 23
1996 2 37
1997 2 33
1998 6 29
1999 4 33
2000 18 30
2001 22 22
2002 41 52
2003 34 70
2004 118 58
2005 154 103
2006 251 133
2007 303 199
2008 367 259
2009 505 415
2010 613 691
2011 668 946
2012 586 1286
2013 661 1826
2014 626 2667
2015 562 3251
2016 519 4307
2017 606 6116
2018 689 8771
2019 833 12416
2020 1095 17172
2021 1330 23389
2022 1729 31470
2023 1822 39167
2024 1508 42817
2025 980 42682

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 60 122 430
Environmental Management 84 163 542
Environmental Engineering 89 196 574
Geotechnical Engineering 107 209 628
Earth science and Geophysics 93 190 666
Oceanography 99 210 730
Geography and Cartography 92 178 770
Environmental Chemistry 116 266 771
Geology 107 250 871
Mining Engineering 146 328 873
Ecology 119 276 954
Urban and Regional planning 124 222 981
Petrology and Geochemistry 111 292 990
Paleontology 117 298 998
Agricultural Science 139 395 1070
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 166 539 1572
Forestry 181 729 2068

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 122nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 1367th in the World with 10,931 publications made and 119,078 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#122 of 563 In China
#325 of 2,867 In Asia
#1367 of 7,088 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
1993 4 12
1994 5 15
1995 3 15
1996 6 11
1997 3 30
1998 4 22
1999 3 37
2000 13 25
2001 15 23
2002 26 22
2003 26 27
2004 60 27
2005 116 45
2006 169 51
2007 235 93
2008 245 162
2009 379 264
2010 462 493
2011 526 710
2012 424 941
2013 430 1241
2014 410 1727
2015 383 1927
2016 323 2540
2017 341 3487
2018 419 4450
2019 489 6410
2020 669 8729
2021 749 11985
2022 1081 16230
2023 1213 19994
2024 1049 22816
2025 733 23165

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
Broadcast Journalism 65 215 926
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 139 280 957
Aesthetics 105 210 966
Linguistics 112 263 979
Urban and Regional planning 124 222 981
Archaeology 139 268 1004
Journalism and Digital Media 86 307 1092
History 138 280 1131
Law 129 286 1201
Communications and Public Relations 82 274 1287
Anthropology 76 269 1318
Philosophy 105 334 1419
Education Majors 114 356 1420
Political Science 130 316 1430
Sociology 125 367 1537
Demography 135 491 1591
Art History 155 375 1999
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 157 586 2123
Gender Studies 124 478 2192
Classics and Ancient History 207 658 2265
Library and Information science 191 740 2570

Mathematics rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 98th for Mathematics in China and 778th in the World with 8,608 publications made and 102,377 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
#204 of 2,725 In Asia
#778 of 6,434 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 8 16
1994 8 35
1995 5 36
1996 5 43
1997 7 56
1998 1 43
1999 3 63
2000 8 36
2001 10 41
2002 23 33
2003 20 57
2004 55 48
2005 91 61
2006 138 106
2007 202 121
2008 223 169
2009 314 296
2010 378 504
2011 399 614
2012 339 830
2013 363 1096
2014 351 1541
2015 328 1712
2016 295 2435
2017 290 3243
2018 379 4395
2019 416 5860
2020 544 7707
2021 653 10193
2022 840 12917
2023 843 15265
2024 653 12916
2025 436 10802

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 72 135 502
Operations Research 73 164 527
Blockchain and Cryptography 81 177 561
Statistics 96 196 758
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 91 194 831
Actuarial Science 101 223 1000
Math Teachers 174 602 1954

Business rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 80th for Business in China and 814th in the World with 6,730 publications made and 71,292 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#80 of 557 In China
#184 of 2,654 In Asia
#814 of 6,366 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 1 9
1994 1 5
1995 3 9
1996 2 10
1997 3 12
1998 0 12
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 369 299
2011 356 366
2012 313 475
2013 286 638
2014 282 954
2015 278 1026
2016 221 1437
2017 185 2125
2018 244 2943
2019 282 4155
2020 380 5479
2021 455 7357
2022 602 9649
2023 636 11724
2024 544 10951
2025 354 9746

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 60 117 327
Construction Management 51 109 426
Operations Research 73 164 527
Management 77 152 627
Engineering Management 69 130 634
Real Estate 86 198 720
Risk Management 78 174 802
Tax Law 81 186 843
Finance 96 220 935
Investment Banking and Stock trading 91 278 962
Actuarial Science 101 223 1000
Marketing 95 278 1047
Accounting 82 263 1096
Management Information Systems 91 258 1117
International Business 105 243 1170
International Trade 112 263 1221
Project Management 89 292 1263
Advertising 94 350 1316
Human Resource Management 153 451 1496

Economics rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 102nd for Economics in China and 1024th in the World with 3,548 publications made and 36,067 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#102 of 541 In China
#237 of 2,559 In Asia
#1024 of 6,188 In the World

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 3 8
1994 5 14
1995 4 22
1996 4 30
1997 3 33
1998 0 23
1999 1 34
2000 3 10
2001 6 10
2002 11 11
2003 14 27
2004 29 17
2005 53 24
2006 79 49
2007 98 53
2008 93 58
2009 143 104
2010 205 195
2011 188 223
2012 194 287
2013 160 365
2014 164 515
2015 150 572
2016 103 672
2017 103 1077
2018 118 1300
2019 122 1902
2020 184 2575
2021 224 3781
2022 324 4754
2023 364 5911
2024 255 5270
2025 142 4628

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 52 97 342
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 91 194 831
Finance 96 220 935
Investment Banking and Stock trading 91 278 962
Actuarial Science 101 223 1000
Agricultural Economics 155 399 1049
Development Studies 107 270 1112
International Economics 86 225 1154
International Trade 112 263 1221

Art & Design rankings

The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology ranked 110th for Art & Design in China and 1110th in the World with 2,391 publications made and 19,020 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#110 of 554 In China
#258 of 2,450 In Asia
#1110 of 6,010 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 75
2011 121 116
2012 108 149
2013 81 186
2014 90 250
2015 82 283
2016 70 334
2017 86 522
2018 86 656
2019 117 1021
2020 136 1357
2021 161 1956
2022 182 2707
2023 239 3568
2024 224 4954
2025 190 5796

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 41 133 703
Computer Graphics 84 192 735
Animation 119 247 753
Graphic Design 97 219 838
UX/UI Desgin 93 262 943
Game Design and Development 101 270 954
Aesthetics 105 210 966
Fashion Design 103 228 974
Architecture 113 323 1086
Literature 141 326 1340
Multimedia 156 542 1607
Art History 155 375 1999

Other rankings

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

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 70 218 646
Occupational Therapy 48 171 777
Respiratory Therapy 65 253 841
Sports Medicine 63 231 1013
Ophthalmology 70 332 1013
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 93 366 1075
Radiation Therapy 142 454 1127
Social Psychology 99 273 1198
Physical Therapy 93 349 1213
Psychology 122 377 1250
Anatomy and Physiology 117 420 1251
Dentistry 102 454 1352
Surgery 117 477 1376
Cardiology 127 483 1388
Urology 144 539 1399
Orthodontics 95 452 1409
Psychiatry 137 464 1441
Medicine 150 510 1456
Pathology 168 542 1481
Public Health 127 464 1520
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 167 637 1557
Audiology 126 517 1580
Anesthesiology 154 656 1779
Pediatrics 99 623 1887
Critical Care Nursing 130 626 1892
Veterinary 183 876 2006
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 133 660 2110
Child Psychology 159 671 2159
Gerontology 145 655 2228
Nursing 172 776 2404
Family medicine 166 888 2600
Healthcare Management (MHA) 158 922 2671
Health Science 205 858 2685
Clinical Psychology 217 928 2712