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Shandong University vs University of Michigan

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Michigan ranks #35 in the world and Shandong University #37, of 28,054 institutions. Shandong University stands higher in 8 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Michigan in 9.

Research profiles alike: -0.01different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Shandong University

China · Jinan

World rank, 2022–now
#37
#232 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
29%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Control and Systems Engineering.

University of Michigan

United States · Ann Arbor

World rank, 2022–now
#35
#7 all time
Works, 2022–now
28k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
40%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Aging.

Who leads in each field?

Shandong University stands higher in 8 of 17 fields, University of Michigan in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Shandong University 89 University of Michigan
  1. #62Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#22
  2. #128Business, Management and Accounting—
  3. #33Chemistry—
  4. #90Computer Science#63
  5. —Decision Sciences#18
  6. #31Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. #26Energy—
  8. #36Engineering#112
  9. #50Environmental Science#116
  10. —Health Professions#10
  11. #16Materials Science—
  12. #34Mathematics#39
  13. #227Medicine#10
  14. —Neuroscience#39
  15. #94Physics and Astronomy#45
  16. #118Psychology#9
  17. #238Social Sciences#20

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. Energy2.6× 0.5×
  2. Materials Science2.6× 0.6×
  3. Chemical Engineering2.0× 0.7×
  4. Engineering2.2× 0.8×
  5. Chemistry1.7× 0.7×
  6. Environmental Science1.0× 0.6×
  7. Computer Science1.1× 0.8×
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.8×
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.3×
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.7×
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.2× 1.2×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.0×
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.9×
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.5×
  15. Mathematics1.3× 1.6×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.5×
  17. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.1×
  18. Nursing0.5× 0.6×
  19. Dentistry0.8× 1.5×
  20. Neuroscience0.8× 1.6×
  21. Medicine0.5× 1.4×
  22. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.7×
  23. Psychology0.5× 1.5×
  24. Social Sciences0.2× 0.9×
  25. Health Professions0.3× 1.5×
  26. Veterinary0.1× 1.1×
Shandong UniversityUniversity of Michigan

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 Shandong University leans further are at the top, University of Michigan’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Michigan6,921 in 2025Shandong University6,183 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Shandong University or University of Michigan?

University of Michigan publishes 1.1× as much research as Shandong University in 2022–now (28k against 25k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Shandong University or University of Michigan?

23.8% of Shandong University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.5% for University of Michigan.

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