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Nanjing University of Science and Technology vs Shanghai University

On research quality in 2022–now, Shanghai University ranks #86 in the world and Nanjing University of Science and Technology #119, of 28,054 institutions. Nanjing University of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of the 13 fields both publish in, Shanghai University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.97very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China · Nanjing

World rank, 2022–now
#119
#401 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
19.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
23%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Aerospace Engineering, Instrumentation.

Shanghai University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022–now
#86
#360 all time
Works, 2022–now
15k
fractional
Top-10% rate
20.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
24%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Metals and Alloys, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Who leads in each field?

Nanjing University of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of 13 fields, Shanghai University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Nanjing University of Science and Technology 67 Shanghai University
  1. #574Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#254
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#75
  3. #155Chemistry#94
  4. #71Computer Science#191
  5. #108Economics, Econometrics and Finance#71
  6. #46Energy#64
  7. #42Engineering#51
  8. #239Environmental Science#253
  9. #49Materials Science#53
  10. #91Mathematics#5
  11. —Medicine#1,013
  12. #132Physics and Astronomy#136
  13. —Social Sciences#462

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. Computer Science2.1× 1.6×
  2. Energy2.3× 1.9×
  3. Engineering3.2× 2.6×
  4. Chemical Engineering2.4× 2.2×
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 0.6×
  6. Chemistry1.5× 1.4×
  7. Materials Science2.8× 2.9×
  8. Decision Sciences1.3× 1.4×
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.9×
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.1×
  11. Environmental Science0.5× 0.7×
  12. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  13. Psychology0.2× 0.3×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 1.2×
  15. Mathematics1.1× 1.9×
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.6×
  18. Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
  19. Medicine0.1× 0.2×
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 0.6×
  21. Neuroscience0.3× 0.7×
  22. Veterinary0.0× 0.1×
  23. Social Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.3×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.2×
  26. Nursing0.0× 0.2×
Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyShanghai 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 Nanjing University of Science and Technology leans further are at the top, Shanghai University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kNanjing University of Science and Technology4,805 in 2025Shanghai University3,791 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Nanjing University of Science and Technology or Shanghai University?

Nanjing University of Science and Technology publishes 1.1× as much research as Shanghai University in 2022–now (17k against 15k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Nanjing University of Science and Technology or Shanghai University?

20.8% of Shanghai University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 19.5% for Nanjing University of Science and Technology.