King Saud University vs Shanghai University
On research quality in 2022–now, Shanghai University ranks #86 in the world and King Saud University #89, of 28,054 institutions. King Saud University stands higher in 10 of the 17 fields both publish in, Shanghai University in 7.
Research profiles alike: 0.06different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
King Saud University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #89
- #387 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 19k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 25.0%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 52%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Orthodontics, General Dentistry, Dentistry.
Shanghai University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #86
- #360 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 15k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 20.8%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 24%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Metals and Alloys, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.
Who leads in each field?
King Saud University stands higher in 10 of 17 fields, Shanghai University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #23Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
- #227Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#254
- —Business, Management and Accounting#75
- #31Chemistry#94
- #83Computer Science#191
- #6Dentistry—
- —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#71
- —Energy#64
- #124Engineering#51
- #77Environmental Science#253
- #8Health Professions—
- #62Materials Science#53
- —Mathematics#5
- #218Medicine#1,013
- #7Nursing—
- —Physics and Astronomy#136
- #331Social Sciences#462
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.
- Dentistry5.1× 0.1×
- Veterinary1.1× 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.8× 0.2×
- Nursing1.8× 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.7× 0.6×
- Health Professions0.8× 0.2×
- Medicine0.9× 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 0.3×
- Psychology0.7× 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 0.6×
- Chemistry2.8× 1.4×
- Arts and Humanities0.4× 0.2×
- Environmental Science1.0× 0.7×
- Neuroscience0.9× 0.7×
- Energy2.5× 1.9×
- Mathematics2.1× 1.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 0.6×
- Social Sciences0.3× 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering2.1× 2.2×
- Materials Science2.6× 2.9×
- Decision Sciences0.9× 1.4×
- Computer Science0.9× 1.6×
- Engineering1.0× 2.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 1.1×
- Physics and Astronomy0.6× 1.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 1.2×
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 King Saud University leans further are at the top, Shanghai University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, King Saud University or Shanghai University?
King Saud University publishes 1.2× as much research as Shanghai University in 2022–now (19k against 15k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, King Saud University or Shanghai University?
25.0% of King Saud University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.8% for Shanghai University.