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Fuzhou University vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

On research quality in 2022–now, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks #100 in the world and Fuzhou University #102, of 28,054 institutions. Fuzhou University stands higher in 10 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 8.

Research profiles alike: -0.37different 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States · Chapel Hill

World rank, 2022–now
#100
#45 all time
Works, 2022–now
35k
fractional
Top-10% rate
9.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
56%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Virology, Instrumentation, Infectious Diseases.

Who leads in each field?

Fuzhou University stands higher in 10 of 18 fields, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Fuzhou University 108 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  1. —Arts and Humanities#104
  2. #437Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#59
  3. #291Business, Management and Accounting—
  4. #21Chemical Engineering—
  5. #34Chemistry—
  6. #206Computer Science#270
  7. #119Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  8. #30Energy—
  9. #73Engineering—
  10. #201Environmental Science#268
  11. —Health Professions#42
  12. —Immunology and Microbiology#44
  13. #38Materials Science—
  14. #1,973Medicine#29
  15. —Neuroscience#46
  16. #242Physics and Astronomy—
  17. —Psychology#91
  18. —Social Sciences#46

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× 0.4×
  2. Engineering2.5× 0.2×
  3. Chemical Engineering4.4× 0.5×
  4. Materials Science3.3× 0.4×
  5. Computer Science1.7× 0.4×
  6. Chemistry2.8× 0.8×
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.4×
  8. Environmental Science1.0× 0.7×
  9. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.8×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 0.8×
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  12. Mathematics0.9× 1.3×
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.1×
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 1.1×
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.9× 1.7×
  16. Neuroscience0.6× 1.8×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.8×
  18. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.6×
  19. Social Sciences0.2× 0.8×
  20. Dentistry0.2× 1.0×
  21. Nursing0.2× 1.5×
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 1.9×
  23. Psychology0.2× 2.0×
  24. Medicine0.2× 1.8×
  25. Health Professions0.1× 2.2×
  26. Veterinary0.0× 0.5×
Fuzhou UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

10k20kUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill12k 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes 3.0× as much research as Fuzhou University in 2022–now (35k against 12k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Fuzhou University or University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

22.7% of Fuzhou University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 9.6% for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.