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Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs University of Science and Technology of China

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Science and Technology of China ranks #10 in the world and Massachusetts Institute of Technology #12, of 28,054 institutions. Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 8 of the 15 fields both publish in, University of Science and Technology of China in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.83very similar 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.

University of Science and Technology of China

China · Hefei

World rank, 2022–now
#10
#92 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
25%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Instrumentation, Condensed Matter Physics.

Who leads in each field?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 8 of 15 fields, University of Science and Technology of China in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 87 University of Science and Technology of China
  1. #16Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#52
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#72
  3. —Chemical Engineering#5
  4. #61Chemistry#6
  5. #23Computer Science#12
  6. #30Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  7. —Energy#4
  8. #63Engineering#22
  9. #111Environmental Science#139
  10. #48Materials Science#12
  11. #7Mathematics—
  12. #283Medicine#287
  13. #57Neuroscience—
  14. #1Physics and Astronomy#12
  15. #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. Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.1×
  2. Social Sciences0.5× 0.1×
  3. Psychology0.6× 0.2×
  4. Health Professions0.3× 0.1×
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.4×
  6. Veterinary0.2× 0.1×
  7. Decision Sciences1.7× 0.9×
  8. Mathematics2.7× 1.5×
  9. Neuroscience1.4× 0.8×
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 0.8×
  11. Environmental Science0.8× 0.6×
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.5×
  14. Physics and Astronomy4.7× 4.0×
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.9× 1.7×
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.8× 0.7×
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.5×
  18. Medicine0.3× 0.3×
  19. Engineering1.6× 1.9×
  20. Computer Science1.6× 2.2×
  21. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  22. Chemical Engineering2.2× 3.5×
  23. Chemistry1.4× 2.3×
  24. Nursing0.1× 0.2×
  25. Materials Science1.7× 3.1×
  26. Energy1.4× 2.6×
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Science and Technology of China

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 Science and Technology of China’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity of Science and Technology of China6,520 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 Science and Technology of China?

University of Science and Technology of China publishes 2.0× as much research as Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2022–now (25k against 13k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or University of Science and Technology of China?

27.8% of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.2% for University of Science and Technology of China.

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