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Chinese Academy of Sciences vs University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

On research quality in 2022–now, Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks #1 in the world and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences #3, of 28,054 institutions. Chinese Academy of Sciences stands higher in 11 of the 11 fields both publish in, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 0.

Research profiles alike: 0.98very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Chinese Academy of Sciences

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#1
#10 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.

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#3
#82 all time
Works, 2022–now
34k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science.

Who leads in each field?

Chinese Academy of Sciences stands higher in 11 of 11 fields, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 0. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Chinese Academy of Sciences 110 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  1. #1Agricultural and Biological Sciences#6
  2. #3Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#8
  3. #1Chemical Engineering#3
  4. #1Chemistry#3
  5. #16Computer Science#30
  6. #1Earth and Planetary Sciences#2
  7. #1Energy#7
  8. #2Engineering#19
  9. #1Environmental Science#2
  10. #1Materials Science#7
  11. #2Physics and Astronomy#10

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. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  2. Materials Science3.3× 2.6×
  3. Energy2.4× 2.0×
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.1× 0.9×
  5. Veterinary0.2× 0.1×
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.3× 3.9×
  7. Environmental Science2.4× 2.2×
  8. Engineering1.8× 1.7×
  9. Nursing0.4× 0.4×
  10. Chemical Engineering3.4× 3.5×
  11. Chemistry2.5× 2.6×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.3×
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.9×
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.6× 0.7×
  15. Mathematics0.5× 0.5×
  16. Medicine0.2× 0.2×
  17. Physics and Astronomy3.1× 3.7×
  18. Computer Science1.1× 1.3×
  19. Neuroscience0.7× 0.9×
  20. Health Professions0.1× 0.1×
  21. Social Sciences0.1× 0.1×
  22. Decision Sciences0.3× 0.5×
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 0.4×
  24. Arts and Humanities0.0× 0.1×
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.2×
  26. Psychology0.1× 0.3×
Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

10k20kChinese Academy of Sciences13k in 2025University of Chinese Academy of Sciences8,173 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes 1.7× as much research as University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2022–now (58k against 34k fractional works).

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

27.9% of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 27.1% for Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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