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Johns Hopkins University vs Southern University of Science and Technology

On research quality in 2022–now, Johns Hopkins University ranks #51 in the world and Southern University of Science and Technology #54, of 28,054 institutions. Johns Hopkins University stands higher in 8 of the 14 fields both publish in, Southern University of Science and Technology in 6.

Research profiles alike: -0.18different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Johns Hopkins University

United States · Baltimore

World rank, 2022–now
#51
#25 all time
Works, 2022–now
22k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Family Practice, Health.

Southern University of Science and Technology

China · Shenzhen

World rank, 2022–now
#54
#404 all time
Works, 2022–now
11k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
41%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Condensed Matter Physics, Geophysics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Who leads in each field?

Johns Hopkins University stands higher in 8 of 14 fields, Southern University of Science and Technology in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Johns Hopkins University 86 Southern University of Science and Technology
  1. #28Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#148
  2. —Chemistry#9
  3. #108Computer Science#124
  4. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#94
  5. —Engineering#41
  6. —Environmental Science#168
  7. #11Health Professions—
  8. —Materials Science#47
  9. #3Medicine#516
  10. #10Neuroscience—
  11. #3Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics—
  12. —Physics and Astronomy#36
  13. #22Psychology—
  14. #130Social Sciences—

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 Professions1.9× 0.1×
  2. Veterinary0.9× 0.1×
  3. Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.1×
  4. Psychology1.5× 0.2×
  5. Nursing1.4× 0.3×
  6. Social Sciences0.6× 0.1×
  7. Medicine2.1× 0.4×
  8. Immunology and Microbiology2.0× 0.7×
  9. Neuroscience2.6× 0.9×
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.0× 0.5×
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.1× 0.6×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.7× 1.1×
  13. Dentistry0.3× 0.3×
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.3×
  16. Decision Sciences0.7× 0.8×
  17. Mathematics1.1× 1.5×
  18. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 2.2×
  19. Computer Science0.6× 1.4×
  20. Environmental Science0.4× 0.9×
  21. Engineering0.4× 2.2×
  22. Chemistry0.5× 3.1×
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.3× 2.4×
  24. Chemical Engineering0.3× 2.3×
  25. Materials Science0.3× 2.8×
  26. Energy0.2× 1.9×
Johns Hopkins UniversitySouthern University of Science and Technology

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 Johns Hopkins University leans further are at the top, Southern University of Science and Technology’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kJohns Hopkins University5,437 in 2025Southern University of Science and Technology2,967 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Johns Hopkins University or Southern University of Science and Technology?

Johns Hopkins University publishes 2.0× as much research as Southern University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (22k against 11k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Johns Hopkins University or Southern University of Science and Technology?

28.1% of Southern University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.5% for Johns Hopkins University.