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Central South University vs Stanford University

On research quality in 2022-now, Central South University ranks #12 in the world and Stanford University #14, of 28,054 institutions. Central South University stands higher in 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, Stanford University in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.24somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Central South University

China · Changsha

World rank, 2022-now
#12
#238 all time
Works, 2022-now
34k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.7%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
30%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Engineering, Ceramics and Composites, Mechanical Engineering.

Stanford University

United States · Stanford

World rank, 2022-now
#14
#2 all time
Works, 2022-now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
34%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Transplantation, Statistics and Probability.

Who leads in each field?

Central South University stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, Stanford University in 10. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Central South University 610 Stanford University
  1. #14Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#8
  2. #25Computer Science#22
  3. -Decision Sciences#10
  4. #11Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  5. #20Economics, Econometrics and Finance#28
  6. #8Energy-
  7. #6Engineering#81
  8. #23Environmental Science#65
  9. -Health Professions#32
  10. #6Materials Science-
  11. #5Mathematics#3
  12. #12Medicine#7
  13. -Neuroscience#3
  14. -Physics and Astronomy#7
  15. #26Psychology#20
  16. -Social Sciences#61

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.

  1. Materials Science2.3× 0.5×
  2. Engineering2.5× 0.7×
  3. Energy1.9× 0.5×
  4. Chemistry1.0× 0.5×
  5. Dentistry0.5× 0.2×
  6. Environmental Science1.2× 0.6×
  7. Chemical Engineering1.6× 0.9×
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.5×
  9. Nursing0.7× 0.5×
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 1.1×
  12. Computer Science0.9× 0.9×
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.5×
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 1.6×
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
  16. Mathematics1.1× 1.6×
  17. Decision Sciences0.7× 1.1×
  18. Medicine0.8× 1.6×
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.1×
  20. Neuroscience0.8× 2.3×
  21. Health Professions0.3× 1.0×
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.6× 1.9×
  23. Veterinary0.1× 0.4×
  24. Psychology0.3× 1.3×
  25. Social Sciences0.1× 0.7×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.8×
Central South UniversityStanford University

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 Central South University leans further are at the top, Stanford University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kCentral South University8,889 in 2025Stanford University6,042 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Central South University or Stanford University?

Central South University publishes 1.4× as much research as Stanford University in 2022-now (34k against 24k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Central South University or Stanford University?

27.7% of Central South University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Stanford University.

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