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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique vs Shandong University

On research quality in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks #35 in the world and Shandong University #37, of 28,054 institutions. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique stands higher in 10 of the 18 fields both publish in, Shandong University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.60similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

France · Paris

World rank, 2022-now
#35
#23 all time
Works, 2022-now
39k
fractional
Top-10% rate
18.7%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
39%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Mathematical Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, Paleontology.

Shandong University

China · Jinan

World rank, 2022-now
#37
#329 all time
Works, 2022-now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
29%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Control and Systems Engineering.

Who leads in each field?

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique stands higher in 10 of 18 fields, Shandong University in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 108 Shandong University
  1. #42Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #67Arts and Humanities-
  3. #31Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#42
  4. -Business, Management and Accounting#82
  5. -Chemistry#58
  6. #153Computer Science#76
  7. #4Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  8. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#60
  9. #125Engineering#33
  10. #33Environmental Science#53
  11. -Immunology and Microbiology#19
  12. -Materials Science#21
  13. #17Mathematics-
  14. #80Medicine#99
  15. #23Neuroscience#51
  16. #14Physics and Astronomy#90
  17. -Psychology#94
  18. #62Social Sciences#227

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. Arts and Humanities1.2× 0.3×
  2. Veterinary0.6× 0.1×
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.0× 0.9×
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.3×
  5. Social Sciences0.6× 0.2×
  6. Physics and Astronomy3.5× 1.6×
  7. Mathematics2.8× 1.3×
  8. Neuroscience1.4× 0.8×
  9. Health Professions0.4× 0.3×
  10. Chemistry2.5× 1.7×
  11. Environmental Science1.2× 1.0×
  12. Psychology0.6× 0.5×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.3×
  14. Chemical Engineering2.0× 2.0×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.8×
  16. Computer Science1.1× 1.1×
  17. Nursing0.4× 0.5×
  18. Decision Sciences0.7× 0.8×
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.9× 1.2×
  20. Medicine0.4× 0.5×
  21. Materials Science1.9× 2.6×
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.9×
  24. Engineering1.2× 2.2×
  25. Energy1.1× 2.6×
  26. Dentistry0.3× 0.8×
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueShandong 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 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique leans further are at the top, Shandong University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique9,185 in 2025Shandong University6,183 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique or Shandong University?

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes 1.6× as much research as Shandong University in 2022-now (39k against 25k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique or Shandong University?

23.8% of Shandong University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 18.7% for Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

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