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Lanzhou University vs Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

On research quality in 2022–now, Lanzhou University ranks #95 in the world and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory #97, of 28,054 institutions. Lanzhou University stands higher in 6 of the 12 fields both publish in, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.77very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Lanzhou University

China · Lanzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#95
#378 all time
Works, 2022–now
12k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.0%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Atmospheric Science, Organic Chemistry, Earth-Surface Processes.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

United States · Berkeley

World rank, 2022–now
#97
#29 all time
Works, 2022–now
5.3k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
49%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Who leads in each field?

Lanzhou University stands higher in 6 of 12 fields, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Lanzhou University 66 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  1. #22Agricultural and Biological Sciences#479
  2. #182Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#93
  3. #32Chemistry#158
  4. #646Computer Science#492
  5. #15Earth and Planetary Sciences#134
  6. #83Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. —Energy#216
  8. #263Engineering#175
  9. #44Environmental Science#128
  10. #157Materials Science#109
  11. #336Medicine#2,821
  12. #139Physics and Astronomy#25

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. Dentistry0.8× 0.1×
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.0× 0.2×
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 0.2×
  4. Veterinary0.6× 0.1×
  5. Nursing0.9× 0.1×
  6. Medicine0.9× 0.1×
  7. Psychology0.4× 0.1×
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.7× 0.1×
  9. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.0×
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.1×
  11. Social Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  12. Mathematics1.5× 0.4×
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.3× 0.4×
  14. Health Professions0.3× 0.1×
  15. Neuroscience1.0× 0.4×
  16. Chemistry3.5× 1.9×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.7× 1.1×
  18. Computer Science0.6× 0.8×
  19. Materials Science1.9× 2.8×
  20. Environmental Science2.3× 3.3×
  21. Engineering0.9× 1.4×
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.4× 5.7×
  23. Energy1.7× 3.1×
  24. Chemical Engineering1.2× 2.5×
  25. Decision Sciences0.4× 0.9×
  26. Physics and Astronomy2.3× 7.2×
Lanzhou UniversityLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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 Lanzhou University leans further are at the top, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4kLanzhou University3,397 in 2025Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory1,060 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Lanzhou University or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory?

Lanzhou University publishes 2.3× as much research as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2022–now (12k against 5.3k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Lanzhou University or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory?

26.0% of Lanzhou University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.2% for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.