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Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs Sun Yat-sen University

On research quality in 2022–now, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks #12 in the world and Sun Yat-sen University #15, of 28,054 institutions. Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 5 of the 14 fields both publish in, Sun Yat-sen University in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.57similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022–now
#12
#3 all time
Works, 2022–now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
36%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Sun Yat-sen University

China · Guangzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#15
#140 all time
Works, 2022–now
32k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Hepatology.

Who leads in each field?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 5 of 14 fields, Sun Yat-sen University in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 59 Sun Yat-sen University
  1. #16Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#12
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#14
  3. #61Chemistry#15
  4. #23Computer Science#42
  5. #30Earth and Planetary Sciences#17
  6. #63Engineering#46
  7. #111Environmental Science#23
  8. —Immunology and Microbiology#5
  9. #48Materials Science#30
  10. #7Mathematics—
  11. #283Medicine#14
  12. #57Neuroscience—
  13. #1Physics and Astronomy#34
  14. #184Social 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. Decision Sciences1.7× 0.6×
  2. Mathematics2.7× 1.0×
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.7× 1.8×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.5×
  5. Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.2×
  6. Social Sciences0.5× 0.2×
  7. Chemical Engineering2.2× 1.2×
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.4×
  9. Psychology0.6× 0.4×
  10. Engineering1.6× 1.2×
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.9× 1.5×
  12. Energy1.4× 1.2×
  13. Neuroscience1.4× 1.2×
  14. Computer Science1.6× 1.4×
  15. Materials Science1.7× 1.5×
  16. Health Professions0.3× 0.3×
  17. Chemistry1.4× 1.5×
  18. Environmental Science0.8× 1.0×
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.9×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.9×
  22. Veterinary0.2× 0.4×
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.8× 1.9×
  24. Medicine0.3× 1.2×
  25. Nursing0.1× 0.6×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.7×
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySun Yat-sen University

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leans further are at the top, Sun Yat-sen University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSun Yat-sen University8,934 in 2025Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,956 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or Sun Yat-sen University?

Sun Yat-sen University publishes 2.6× as much research as Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2022–now (32k against 13k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or Sun Yat-sen University?

27.8% of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.8% for Sun Yat-sen University.

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