In the latest Essential Science Indicators (ESI) ranking data released in July, the materials subject of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) was ranked 10th in the world, which is one place higher than the ranking released in May, and the best achievement in the history of SJTU's ESI ranking in materials science.

Figure 1: ESI Ranking Trend of Materials subject in Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Recent Years

The materials subject of SJTU has been consistently ranked among the top one in 10,000 since breaking through the ESI 10,000 in November 2023. According to the latest data released by ESI, SJTU has published 15,095 papers related to the materials subjects in the past 10 years, with a total of 406,067 citations and an average of 26.90 citations per paper. In this ESI ranking, it is mainly measured by three indicators: Top Papers, Highly Cited Papers, and Hot Papers.

Figure 2: ESI Global Ranking of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Materials, July 2024

In addition, the materials discipline of SJTU has improved its ranking in QS, USNEWS, ARWU, and other globally influential lists, especially the USNEWS ranking from 16th to 12th, and the average ranking of the four lists ranked in the top 16, which fully demonstrates the continuous improvement of the international influence of the materials discipline of SJTU.