California Institute of Technology vs Shenzhen University
On research quality in 2022–now, California Institute of Technology ranks #56 in the world and Shenzhen University #59, of 28,054 institutions. California Institute of Technology stands higher in 7 of the 16 fields both publish in, Shenzhen University in 9.
Research profiles alike: 0.77very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
California Institute of Technology
- World rank, 2022–now
- #56
- #6 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 4.9k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 27.5%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 36%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Structural Biology.
Shenzhen University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #59
- #359 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 15k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 27.3%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 32%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, General Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.
Who leads in each field?
California Institute of Technology stands higher in 7 of 16 fields, Shenzhen University in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #72Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#130
- —Business, Management and Accounting#89
- #70Chemistry#81
- #248Computer Science#65
- #46Decision Sciences—
- #97Earth and Planetary Sciences—
- —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#67
- —Energy#31
- #228Engineering#25
- #690Environmental Science#84
- #460Materials Science#42
- #117Mathematics—
- #2,364Medicine#381
- #177Neuroscience—
- #7Physics and Astronomy#75
- —Social Sciences#427
Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.
Where does each put its research?
Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world’s share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences4.3× 0.8×
- Physics and Astronomy10.6× 2.0×
- Mathematics3.4× 0.7×
- Chemistry2.6× 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering2.5× 1.6×
- Neuroscience1.5× 1.1×
- Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.5×
- Decision Sciences1.3× 1.1×
- Veterinary0.1× 0.1×
- Nursing0.3× 0.4×
- Environmental Science0.7× 0.9×
- Medicine0.2× 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.3×
- Engineering1.4× 2.3×
- Computer Science1.1× 1.9×
- Energy1.3× 2.5×
- Materials Science1.3× 2.4×
- Social Sciences0.1× 0.3×
- Psychology0.3× 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.3× 0.8×
- Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.7×
Location quotient in 2022–now: the share of each side’s research in the field over the world’s share. 1× is the world’s balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where California Institute of Technology leans further are at the top, Shenzhen University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, California Institute of Technology or Shenzhen University?
Shenzhen University publishes 3.1× as much research as California Institute of Technology in 2022–now (15k against 4.9k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, California Institute of Technology or Shenzhen University?
27.5% of California Institute of Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 27.3% for Shenzhen University.