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Qingdao University vs University of California, San Francisco

On research quality in 2022–now, Qingdao University ranks #84 in the world and University of California, San Francisco #85, of 28,054 institutions. Qingdao University stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of California, San Francisco in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.02different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Qingdao University

China · Qingdao

World rank, 2022–now
#84
#513 all time
Works, 2022–now
11k
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: Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

University of California, San Francisco

United States · San Francisco

World rank, 2022–now
#85
#37 all time
Works, 2022–now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
39%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Family Practice, Virology.

Who leads in each field?

Qingdao University stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, University of California, San Francisco in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Qingdao University 97 University of California, San Francisco
  1. #168Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#34
  2. #167Business, Management and Accounting—
  3. #45Chemistry—
  4. #286Computer Science—
  5. #9Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  6. #25Energy—
  7. #85Engineering—
  8. #249Environmental Science—
  9. —Health Professions#15
  10. —Immunology and Microbiology#20
  11. #41Materials Science—
  12. #210Medicine#6
  13. #106Neuroscience#7
  14. —Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#2
  15. —Psychology#63
  16. #866Social 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. Energy2.8× 0.0×
  2. Materials Science3.1× 0.1×
  3. Chemical Engineering2.3× 0.1×
  4. Engineering1.4× 0.1×
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.4× 0.0×
  6. Chemistry1.8× 0.3×
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.1×
  8. Computer Science0.7× 0.1×
  9. Environmental Science0.8× 0.2×
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.1×
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.5× 0.2×
  12. Mathematics0.6× 0.3×
  13. Decision Sciences0.5× 0.3×
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.0× 0.6×
  15. Nursing1.2× 1.1×
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.9× 1.9×
  17. Dentistry1.2× 1.3×
  18. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.0× 1.5×
  20. Veterinary0.3× 0.5×
  21. Immunology and Microbiology1.7× 2.8×
  22. Neuroscience1.4× 2.6×
  23. Social Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  24. Medicine1.2× 3.0×
  25. Psychology0.4× 1.6×
  26. Health Professions0.3× 2.2×
Qingdao UniversityUniversity of California, San Francisco

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 Qingdao University leans further are at the top, University of California, San Francisco’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4kUniversity of California, San Francisco3,155 in 2025Qingdao University3,084 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Qingdao University or University of California, San Francisco?

University of California, San Francisco publishes 1.1× as much research as Qingdao University in 2022–now (13k against 11k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Qingdao University or University of California, San Francisco?

27.9% of Qingdao University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.4% for University of California, San Francisco.