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Fuzhou University vs University of Edinburgh

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Edinburgh ranks #99 in the world and Fuzhou University #102, of 28,054 institutions. Fuzhou University stands higher in 6 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of Edinburgh in 12.

Research profiles alike: -0.36different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Fuzhou University

China · Fuzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#102
#409 all time
Works, 2022–now
12k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
23%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Catalysis, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Inorganic Chemistry.

University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom · Edinburgh

World rank, 2022–now
#99
#83 all time
Works, 2022–now
15k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
44%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Classics, Equine, History and Philosophy of Science.

Who leads in each field?

Fuzhou University stands higher in 6 of 18 fields, University of Edinburgh in 12. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Fuzhou University 612 University of Edinburgh
  1. —Arts and Humanities#12
  2. #437Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#99
  3. #291Business, Management and Accounting#192
  4. #21Chemical Engineering—
  5. #34Chemistry—
  6. #206Computer Science#89
  7. #119Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  8. #30Energy—
  9. #73Engineering#284
  10. #201Environmental Science#125
  11. —Health Professions#136
  12. #38Materials Science—
  13. —Mathematics#27
  14. #1,973Medicine#167
  15. —Neuroscience#71
  16. #242Physics and Astronomy#124
  17. —Psychology#34
  18. —Social Sciences#53

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. Energy4.9× 0.6×
  2. Materials Science3.3× 0.4×
  3. Chemical Engineering4.4× 0.7×
  4. Chemistry2.8× 0.7×
  5. Engineering2.5× 0.7×
  6. Computer Science1.7× 1.1×
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.5×
  8. Environmental Science1.0× 0.8×
  9. Decision Sciences1.1× 1.1×
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.8×
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.1×
  12. Mathematics0.9× 1.3×
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.9× 1.6×
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 1.2×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.1×
  16. Dentistry0.2× 0.3×
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  18. Nursing0.2× 0.5×
  19. Neuroscience0.6× 1.6×
  20. Medicine0.2× 0.7×
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 0.9×
  22. Health Professions0.1× 1.0×
  23. Psychology0.2× 1.7×
  24. Social Sciences0.2× 1.4×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.1× 3.0×
  26. Veterinary0.0× 3.4×
Fuzhou UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh

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 Fuzhou University leans further are at the top, University of Edinburgh’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4kUniversity of Edinburgh3,774 in 2025Fuzhou University3,327 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Fuzhou University or University of Edinburgh?

University of Edinburgh publishes 1.3× as much research as Fuzhou University in 2022–now (15k against 12k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Fuzhou University or University of Edinburgh?

23.6% of University of Edinburgh's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.7% for Fuzhou University.