Abstract:

Based on those academic research articles retrieved from the database of CSSCI, this paper presents a systematic study on productive forces of social sciences and their disciplinary structures in Shanghai.This paper makes an analysis of Shanghai's social-science productivity on the whole, and of places and changes of various disciplines in China during the period from 1998 to 2003, and makes some comments on their advantages, disadvantages and tendencies.

Key words: social science, productivity of science, CSSCI