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Fudan University vs University College London

On research quality in 2022–now, University College London ranks #21 in the world and Fudan University #23, of 28,054 institutions. Fudan University stands higher in 7 of the 16 fields both publish in, University College London in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.27somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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.

University College London

United Kingdom · London

World rank, 2022–now
#21
#23 all time
Works, 2022–now
28k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
46%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Space and Planetary Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

Fudan University stands higher in 7 of 16 fields, University College London in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Fudan University 79 University College London
  1. —Arts and Humanities#17
  2. #29Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#26
  3. #36Chemistry—
  4. #40Computer Science#35
  5. #29Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  6. #60Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. #50Engineering—
  8. #63Environmental Science#32
  9. —Health Professions#9
  10. #25Immunology and Microbiology—
  11. #24Materials Science—
  12. #65Medicine#9
  13. #28Neuroscience#3
  14. #41Physics and Astronomy—
  15. —Psychology#2
  16. #233Social Sciences#3

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. Materials Science1.8× 0.5×
  2. Chemistry1.7× 0.5×
  3. Chemical Engineering1.5× 0.7×
  4. Computer Science1.6× 0.7×
  5. Energy1.3× 0.6×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.1× 0.6×
  7. Engineering1.2× 0.7×
  8. Mathematics1.7× 1.0×
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.1×
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 1.0×
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.7× 1.2×
  12. Environmental Science0.8× 0.7×
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 0.9×
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.6×
  16. Medicine1.0× 1.3×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.0× 1.2×
  18. Nursing0.5× 0.6×
  19. Veterinary0.2× 0.3×
  20. Dentistry0.5× 0.7×
  21. Neuroscience1.6× 2.6×
  22. Decision Sciences0.7× 1.2×
  23. Social Sciences0.4× 1.1×
  24. Psychology0.5× 1.9×
  25. Health Professions0.3× 1.4×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.3× 1.5×
Fudan UniversityUniversity College London

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 Fudan University leans further are at the top, University College London’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity College London6,895 in 2025Fudan University6,136 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Fudan University or University College London?

University College London publishes 1.2× as much research as Fudan University in 2022–now (28k against 23k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Fudan University or University College London?

26.3% of University College London's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.1% for Fudan University.

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