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ETH Zurich vs Fudan University

On research quality in 2022–now, ETH Zurich ranks #20 in the world and Fudan University #23, of 28,054 institutions. ETH Zurich stands higher in 8 of the 16 fields both publish in, Fudan University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.66similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

ETH Zurich

Switzerland · Zurich

World rank, 2022–now
#20
#24 all time
Works, 2022–now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
30.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
47%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science, Hardware and Architecture.

Fudan University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022–now
#23
#153 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?

ETH Zurich stands higher in 8 of 16 fields, Fudan University in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

ETH Zurich 88 Fudan University
  1. #19Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #43Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#29
  3. #95Business, Management and Accounting—
  4. #60Chemistry#36
  5. #17Computer Science#40
  6. #9Earth and Planetary Sciences#29
  7. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#60
  8. #78Engineering#50
  9. #17Environmental Science#63
  10. —Immunology and Microbiology#25
  11. #89Materials Science#24
  12. #12Mathematics—
  13. #386Medicine#65
  14. —Neuroscience#28
  15. #8Physics and Astronomy#41
  16. #153Social Sciences#233

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.2×
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.2× 1.2×
  3. Veterinary0.6× 0.2×
  4. Physics and Astronomy3.3× 1.7×
  5. Decision Sciences1.2× 0.7×
  6. Environmental Science1.5× 0.8×
  7. Mathematics2.6× 1.7×
  8. Chemical Engineering2.1× 1.5×
  9. Engineering1.6× 1.2×
  10. Chemistry2.1× 1.7×
  11. Social Sciences0.4× 0.4×
  12. Computer Science1.6× 1.6×
  13. Energy1.3× 1.3×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.5×
  15. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.3×
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.0×
  17. Nursing0.4× 0.5×
  18. Psychology0.4× 0.5×
  19. Materials Science1.4× 1.8×
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.6×
  21. Health Professions0.2× 0.3×
  22. Neuroscience1.1× 1.6×
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 1.1×
  24. Medicine0.3× 1.0×
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 1.5×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.5×
ETH ZurichFudan 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 ETH Zurich 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 2025ETH Zurich3,251 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, ETH Zurich or Fudan University?

Fudan University publishes 1.7× as much research as ETH Zurich in 2022–now (23k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, ETH Zurich or Fudan University?

30.1% of ETH Zurich's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.1% for Fudan University.

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