Shen Weirong is currently the Director and  Professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Tsinghua University (THU). He holds the positions of Vice President of the China Ethnic History Society, Vice President of the China Minority Literature Research Society, Vice President of the China Yuan Dynasty History Research Society, and Vice President of the China Mongolian Studies Research Society.  

His research focuses on the Western Regional languages and histories, particularly Tibetan history, Tibetan Buddhism, and comparative studies of Sino-Tibetan Buddhism. He has published monographs such as The Great Yuan History and the New Qing History: Centered on the Study of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism in the Yuan and Qing Dynasties  and Text and History: The Formation of Tibetan Buddhist Historical Narratives and the Construction of Sino-Tibetan Buddhist Studies .