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Harvard University vs University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks #3 in the world and Harvard University #4, of 28,054 institutions. Harvard University stands higher in 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 10.

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

Harvard University

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022–now
#4
#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.

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#3
#82 all time
Works, 2022–now
34k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science.

Who leads in each field?

Harvard University stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Harvard University 610 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#6
  2. #1Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#8
  3. —Chemical Engineering#3
  4. —Chemistry#3
  5. —Computer Science#30
  6. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#2
  7. —Energy#7
  8. —Engineering#19
  9. —Environmental Science#2
  10. #1Health Professions—
  11. #1Immunology and Microbiology—
  12. —Materials Science#7
  13. #1Medicine—
  14. #1Neuroscience—
  15. —Physics and Astronomy#10
  16. #1Psychology—

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. Health Professions1.7× 0.1×
  2. Dentistry1.3× 0.1×
  3. Medicine2.2× 0.2×
  4. Psychology1.7× 0.3×
  5. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.1×
  6. Social Sciences0.4× 0.1×
  7. Nursing1.3× 0.4×
  8. Immunology and Microbiology2.4× 0.7×
  9. Veterinary0.5× 0.1×
  10. Neuroscience3.0× 0.9×
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.4×
  12. Mathematics1.2× 0.5×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.1× 1.3×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.2×
  15. Decision Sciences0.6× 0.5×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.9×
  17. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 3.7×
  18. Computer Science0.3× 1.3×
  19. Environmental Science0.6× 2.2×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.9×
  21. Chemistry0.4× 2.6×
  22. Engineering0.3× 1.7×
  23. Materials Science0.3× 2.6×
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.4× 3.9×
  25. Energy0.2× 2.0×
  26. Chemical Engineering0.2× 3.5×
Harvard UniversityUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences8,173 in 2025Harvard University5,663 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Harvard University or University of Chinese Academy of Sciences?

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes 1.3× as much research as Harvard University in 2022–now (34k against 25k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Harvard University or University of Chinese Academy of Sciences?

28.6% of Harvard University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 27.9% for University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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