Chinese Academy of Sciences vs Zhejiang University

On research quality in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks #1 in the world and Zhejiang University #4, of 28,054 institutions. Chinese Academy of Sciences stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, Zhejiang University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.92very 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.

Zhejiang University

China · Hangzhou

World rank, 2022-now: #4; #124 all time
Works, 2022-now: 41k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 26.1%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 27%; of its works free to read

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

Who leads in each field?

Chinese Academy of Sciences stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, Zhejiang 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 97 Zhejiang University

#9Agricultural and Biological Sciences#10
#3Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5
-Business, Management and Accounting#40
#1Chemistry#7
#15Computer Science#4
#1Earth and Planetary Sciences#20
-Economics, Econometrics and Finance#31
#1Energy-
#7Engineering#11
#1Environmental Science#5
-Immunology and Microbiology#10
#1Materials Science#18
-Medicine#26
-Nursing#2
#2Physics and Astronomy-
-Social Sciences#48

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.

¼×½×1×2×4×
Earth and Planetary Sciences4.3× 1.2×
Physics and Astronomy3.1× 1.2×
Environmental Science2.4× 1.0×
Materials Science3.3× 1.8×
Chemistry2.5× 1.5×
Chemical Engineering3.4× 2.4×
Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.1× 0.8×
Energy2.4× 1.8×
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.7×
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.4×
Engineering1.8× 2.2×
Mathematics0.5× 0.6×
Computer Science1.1× 1.4×
Immunology and Microbiology0.6× 1.0×
Neuroscience0.7× 1.1×
Nursing0.4× 0.7×
Veterinary0.2× 0.4×
Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 0.5×
Decision Sciences0.3× 0.7×
Medicine0.2× 0.6×
Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
Social Sciences0.1× 0.3×
Dentistry0.1× 0.6×
Psychology0.1× 0.5×
Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.4×
Arts and Humanities0.0× 0.2×

Chinese Academy of SciencesZhejiang 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, Zhejiang University'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, Chinese Academy of Sciences or Zhejiang University?

Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes 1.4× as much research as Zhejiang University in 2022-now (58k against 41k fractional works).

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

27.1% of Chinese Academy of Sciences's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.1% for Zhejiang University.

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