California Institute of Technology vs Southern University of Science and Technology
On research quality in 2022–now, Southern University of Science and Technology ranks #54 in the world and California Institute of Technology #56, of 28,054 institutions. California Institute of Technology stands higher in 5 of the 12 fields both publish in, Southern University of Science and Technology in 7.
Research profiles alike: 0.85very 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.
Southern University of Science and Technology
- World rank, 2022–now
- #54
- #404 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 11k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 28.1%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 41%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Condensed Matter Physics, Geophysics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.
Who leads in each field?
California Institute of Technology stands higher in 5 of 12 fields, Southern University of Science and Technology in 7. 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#148
- #70Chemistry#9
- #248Computer Science#124
- #46Decision Sciences—
- #97Earth and Planetary Sciences#94
- #228Engineering#41
- #690Environmental Science#168
- #460Materials Science#47
- #117Mathematics—
- #2,364Medicine#516
- #177Neuroscience—
- #7Physics and Astronomy#36
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.
- Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy10.6× 2.2×
- Mathematics3.4× 1.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences4.3× 2.4×
- Decision Sciences1.3× 0.8×
- Neuroscience1.5× 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.1×
- Social Sciences0.1× 0.1×
- Psychology0.3× 0.2×
- Nursing0.3× 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering2.5× 2.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.6×
- Chemistry2.6× 3.1×
- Veterinary0.1× 0.1×
- Environmental Science0.7× 0.9×
- Computer Science1.1× 1.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.3× 0.5×
- Energy1.3× 1.9×
- Engineering1.4× 2.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 0.7×
- Medicine0.2× 0.4×
- Materials Science1.3× 2.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.3×
- Health Professions0.1× 0.1×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.3×
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, Southern University of Science and Technology’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 Southern University of Science and Technology?
Southern University of Science and Technology publishes 2.3× as much research as California Institute of Technology in 2022–now (11k against 4.9k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, California Institute of Technology or Southern University of Science and Technology?
28.1% of Southern University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 27.5% for California Institute of Technology.