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Harvard University vs Sichuan University

On research quality in 2022-now, Sichuan University ranks #6 in the world and Harvard University #8, of 28,054 institutions. Harvard University stands higher in 8 of the 14 fields both publish in, Sichuan University in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.07different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Harvard University

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022-now
#8
#1 all time
Works, 2022-now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
42%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Family Practice.

Sichuan University

China · Chengdu

World rank, 2022-now
#6
#180 all time
Works, 2022-now
35k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Polymers and Plastics, Complementary and Manual Therapy.

Who leads in each field?

Harvard University stands higher in 8 of 14 fields, Sichuan University in 6. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Harvard University 86 Sichuan University
  1. #1Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4
  2. -Chemistry#15
  3. -Computer Science#54
  4. -Dentistry#3
  5. #4Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  6. -Engineering#29
  7. -Environmental Science#38
  8. #1Health Professions-
  9. #1Immunology and Microbiology#2
  10. -Materials Science#9
  11. #1Medicine#2
  12. #1Neuroscience-
  13. #8Physics and Astronomy-
  14. #5Psychology#33

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. Psychology1.7× 0.4×
  2. Health Professions1.7× 0.4×
  3. Neuroscience3.0× 1.0×
  4. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.2×
  5. Social Sciences0.4× 0.2×
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.6×
  7. Mathematics1.2× 0.7×
  8. Medicine2.2× 1.3×
  9. Immunology and Microbiology2.4× 1.4×
  10. Veterinary0.5× 0.3×
  11. Nursing1.3× 0.8×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.1× 1.6×
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 0.9×
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.4× 0.4×
  15. Environmental Science0.6× 0.8×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 1.3×
  17. Decision Sciences0.6× 0.9×
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  19. Dentistry1.3× 2.6×
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.6×
  21. Computer Science0.3× 0.9×
  22. Engineering0.3× 1.4×
  23. Chemistry0.4× 2.3×
  24. Energy0.2× 1.7×
  25. Materials Science0.3× 2.7×
  26. Chemical Engineering0.2× 2.4×
Harvard UniversitySichuan 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 Harvard University leans further are at the top, Sichuan University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSichuan University9,041 in 2025Harvard University5,663 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Harvard University or Sichuan University?

Sichuan University publishes 1.4× as much research as Harvard University in 2022-now (35k against 25k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Harvard University or Sichuan University?

28.6% of Harvard University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.8% for Sichuan University.

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