According to the ranking of "Statistical Results of Scientific Papers in China" by China Institute of Science and Technology Information, in 2008, Shenyang Institute of Ecology ranked 14 among high-yield institutions of environmental science (including domestic universities and scientific research institutions), MEDLINE ranked 16 among domestic scientific research institutions, and the number of domestic papers ranked 18 among national scientific research institutions. The number of domestic papers cited (365,438) Reform and innovation have made Shenyang Institute of Applied Ecology develop rapidly, rapidly enhanced its scientific and technological competitiveness, produced rich scientific and technological output, increased its contribution to society, attracted and condensed a number of outstanding scientific and technological talents at home and abroad, and laid a foundation for the development of the new century.
The competitiveness of science and technology has improved rapidly. From 1998 to 200 1, the institute undertook 2 1 national key research projects, 4 national key basic research projects, 47 national natural science foundations, 35 key, significant, innovative and 100-person plan projects of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 60 provincial and municipal projects, 22 international cooperation projects and 55 horizontal entrusted projects. Among them, the National 863 Project "New Slow-release Fertilizer, Bio-fertilizer and High-efficiency Organic-inorganic Compound Fertilizer", the National Tenth Five-year Scientific and Technological Key Project "Key Technology Demonstration Zone of Vegetation Restoration in Horqin Sandy Land" and the Industrialization Project of the State Planning Commission "Industrialization Demonstration Project of Rapid Vegetation Construction in Kubuqi Sandy Land in Inner Mongolia" won the project-level hosting status, which was an important breakthrough of the national major projects of the Institute and greatly enhanced its income-generating capacity.