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Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

On research quality in 2022-now, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks #17 in the world and Massachusetts Institute of Technology #19, of 28,054 institutions. Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 5 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.70very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022-now
#19
#4 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.

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022-now
#17
#136 all time
Works, 2022-now
34k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.9%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science.

Who leads in each field?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 5 of 14 fields, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 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 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#14
  2. #24Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#9
  3. #28Chemistry#4
  4. #36Computer Science#48
  5. #50Decision Sciences-
  6. #36Earth and Planetary Sciences#2
  7. -Energy#3
  8. #89Engineering#19
  9. #78Environmental Science#2
  10. #66Materials Science#10
  11. #8Mathematics-
  12. #353Medicine#109
  13. #19Neuroscience-
  14. #1Physics and Astronomy#6

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. Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.1×
  2. Mathematics2.7× 0.5×
  3. Social Sciences0.5× 0.1×
  4. Health Professions0.3× 0.1×
  5. Decision Sciences1.7× 0.5×
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.2×
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.4×
  8. Psychology0.6× 0.3×
  9. Neuroscience1.4× 0.9×
  10. Physics and Astronomy4.7× 3.7×
  11. Computer Science1.6× 1.3×
  12. Medicine0.3× 0.2×
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.8× 0.7×
  14. Veterinary0.2× 0.1×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.3×
  16. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  17. Engineering1.6× 1.7×
  18. Energy1.4× 2.0×
  19. Materials Science1.7× 2.6×
  20. Chemical Engineering2.2× 3.5×
  21. Chemistry1.4× 2.6×
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.9×
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.9× 3.9×
  24. Nursing0.1× 0.4×
  25. Environmental Science0.8× 2.2×
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.9×
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences8,173 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 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences?

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes 2.7× as much research as Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2022-now (34k against 13k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or University of Chinese Academy of Sciences?

27.9% of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 27.8% for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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