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Cornell University vs Fudan University

On research quality in 2022-now, Cornell University ranks #23 in the world and Fudan University #26, of 28,054 institutions. Cornell University stands higher in 8 of the 13 fields both publish in, Fudan University in 5.

Research profiles alike: -0.09different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Cornell University

United States · Ithaca

World rank, 2022-now
#23
#6 all time
Works, 2022-now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, Structural Biology, General Decision Sciences.

Fudan University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022-now
#26
#232 all time
Works, 2022-now
23k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
31%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Hardware and Architecture, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Who leads in each field?

Cornell University stands higher in 8 of 13 fields, Fudan University in 5. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Cornell University 85 Fudan University
  1. #29Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #18Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#23
  3. #30Chemistry#49
  4. #74Computer Science#49
  5. #104Economics, Econometrics and Finance#43
  6. #170Engineering#60
  7. #115Environmental Science#59
  8. #12Immunology and Microbiology#14
  9. -Materials Science#43
  10. #25Medicine#39
  11. #37Neuroscience-
  12. #40Physics and Astronomy#42
  13. #92Social Sciences#169

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. Veterinary3.6× 0.2×
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.2× 0.2×
  3. Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.3×
  4. Health Professions0.8× 0.3×
  5. Psychology1.2× 0.5×
  6. Nursing1.1× 0.5×
  7. Decision Sciences1.4× 0.7×
  8. Social Sciences0.8× 0.4×
  9. Medicine1.3× 1.0×
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.5×
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 1.0×
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 1.5×
  13. Environmental Science0.9× 0.8×
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.8× 1.6×
  15. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.7×
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 1.2×
  17. Neuroscience1.4× 1.6×
  18. Mathematics1.1× 1.7×
  19. Computer Science0.8× 1.6×
  20. Dentistry0.2× 0.5×
  21. Chemistry0.8× 1.7×
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 1.1×
  23. Engineering0.6× 1.2×
  24. Energy0.5× 1.3×
  25. Materials Science0.7× 1.8×
  26. Chemical Engineering0.5× 1.5×
Cornell UniversityFudan 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 Cornell University leans further are at the top, Fudan University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kFudan University6,136 in 2025Cornell University5,216 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Cornell University or Fudan University?

Fudan University publishes 1.1× as much research as Cornell University in 2022-now (23k against 20k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Cornell University or Fudan University?

25.1% of Fudan University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.6% for Cornell University.

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