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Lanzhou University vs The University of Texas at Austin

On research quality in 2022–now, The University of Texas at Austin ranks #92 in the world and Lanzhou University #95, of 28,054 institutions. Lanzhou University stands higher in 6 of the 15 fields both publish in, The University of Texas at Austin in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.09different 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.

The University of Texas at Austin

United States · Austin

World rank, 2022–now
#92
#32 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
28%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Geophysics, Behavioral Neuroscience, Instrumentation.

Who leads in each field?

Lanzhou University stands higher in 6 of 15 fields, The University of Texas at Austin in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Lanzhou University 69 The University of Texas at Austin
  1. #22Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. —Arts and Humanities#63
  3. #182Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#141
  4. #32Chemistry—
  5. #646Computer Science#50
  6. #15Earth and Planetary Sciences#99
  7. #83Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  8. #263Engineering#97
  9. #44Environmental Science#212
  10. #157Materials Science#189
  11. #336Medicine#303
  12. —Neuroscience#80
  13. #139Physics and Astronomy#77
  14. —Psychology#33
  15. —Social Sciences#26

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.3× 0.3×
  3. Veterinary0.6× 0.2×
  4. Chemistry3.5× 1.1×
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.0× 0.6×
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 0.4×
  7. Environmental Science2.3× 0.9×
  8. Materials Science1.9× 0.8×
  9. Energy1.7× 0.7×
  10. Nursing0.9× 0.5×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.7× 1.0×
  12. Medicine0.9× 0.6×
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.4× 2.3×
  14. Physics and Astronomy2.3× 1.9×
  15. Chemical Engineering1.2× 1.1×
  16. Mathematics1.5× 1.4×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.7× 1.0×
  18. Engineering0.9× 1.2×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.5×
  20. Neuroscience1.0× 1.7×
  21. Computer Science0.6× 1.1×
  22. Decision Sciences0.4× 1.2×
  23. Health Professions0.3× 0.9×
  24. Psychology0.4× 1.8×
  25. Social Sciences0.2× 1.1×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.2× 1.4×
Lanzhou UniversityThe University of Texas at Austin

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, The University of Texas at Austin’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kThe University of Texas at Austin4,173 in 2025Lanzhou University3,397 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Lanzhou University or The University of Texas at Austin?

The University of Texas at Austin publishes 1.4× as much research as Lanzhou University in 2022–now (17k against 12k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Lanzhou University or The University of Texas at Austin?

26.0% of Lanzhou University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for The University of Texas at Austin.