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Chinese Academy of Sciences vs Shanghai Jiao Tong University

On research quality in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks #1 in the world and Shanghai Jiao Tong University #3, of 28,054 institutions. Chinese Academy of Sciences stands higher in 8 of the 15 fields both publish in, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.78very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Chinese Academy of Sciences

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022-now
#1
#37 all time
Works, 2022-now
58k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
29%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Atmospheric Science, Process Chemistry and Technology, Catalysis.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022-now
#3
#105 all time
Works, 2022-now
44k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
26%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Who leads in each field?

Chinese Academy of Sciences stands higher in 8 of 15 fields, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 7. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Chinese Academy of Sciences 87 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  1. #9Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #3Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#7
  3. #1Chemistry#10
  4. #15Computer Science#6
  5. -Decision Sciences#9
  6. #1Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  7. #1Energy-
  8. #7Engineering#5
  9. #1Environmental Science#20
  10. -Immunology and Microbiology#6
  11. #1Materials Science#8
  12. -Medicine#9
  13. -Neuroscience#14
  14. #2Physics and Astronomy#19
  15. -Social Sciences#76

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. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.3× 0.8×
  2. Environmental Science2.4× 0.6×
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.1× 0.3×
  4. Chemistry2.5× 1.1×
  5. Materials Science3.3× 1.7×
  6. Physics and Astronomy3.1× 1.6×
  7. Energy2.4× 1.6×
  8. Chemical Engineering3.4× 2.3×
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.6×
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.3×
  11. Veterinary0.2× 0.2×
  12. Engineering1.8× 2.3×
  13. Computer Science1.1× 1.6×
  14. Mathematics0.5× 0.7×
  15. Neuroscience0.7× 1.1×
  16. Nursing0.4× 0.6×
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.6× 1.1×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 0.4×
  19. Decision Sciences0.3× 0.8×
  20. Social Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  21. Medicine0.2× 0.8×
  22. Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
  23. Arts and Humanities0.0× 0.2×
  24. Psychology0.1× 0.4×
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.3×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.7×
Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai Jiao Tong 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 Chinese Academy of Sciences leans further are at the top, Shanghai Jiao Tong University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

10k20kChinese Academy of Sciences13k in 2025Shanghai Jiao Tong University12k in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Chinese Academy of Sciences or Shanghai Jiao Tong University?

Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes 1.3× as much research as Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2022-now (58k against 44k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Chinese Academy of Sciences or Shanghai Jiao Tong University?

27.1% of Chinese Academy of Sciences's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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