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Social Sciences General Enters World’s Top 1% in ESI Rankings

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The latest data from the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) showed that the Social Sciences General of Tianjin University entered the top 1% in ESI rankings. This is a significant breakthrough at Tianjin University on the comprehensive disciplinary layout characterized by "consolidating engineering, strengthening science, revitalizing humanities and developing medicine".

The ESI statistics over the past ten years ranked Tianjin University’s Social Sciences General 1305th with 174 papers and 1468 citations (including 7 Highly Cited Papers with 312 citations) among 1483 institutions which entered the ESI Social Sciences rankings.

The ESI is based on more than 10,000 academic journals with over 10 million documented proceedings collected by the Science Citation Index (SCI) and the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). It ranks the top scientists, institutions, countries, and journals in 22 fields of research based on journal article publication counts and citation data. Being in the top 1‰ also means that these institutions have internationally reached the top research level in specific fields.

By: Chen Binrui

Editors: Keith Harrington, Sun Xiaofang