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Shandong University vs University of Pennsylvania

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Pennsylvania ranks #36 in the world and Shandong University #37, of 28,054 institutions. Shandong University stands higher in 10 of the 19 fields both publish in, University of Pennsylvania in 9.

Research profiles alike: -0.32different 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 Pennsylvania

United States · Philadelphia

World rank, 2022–now
#36
#17 all time
Works, 2022–now
19k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
39%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, Transplantation, Aging.

Who leads in each field?

Shandong University stands higher in 10 of 19 fields, University of Pennsylvania in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Shandong University 109 University of Pennsylvania
  1. #62Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#14
  2. #128Business, Management and Accounting—
  3. #33Chemistry—
  4. #90Computer Science#152
  5. —Decision Sciences#20
  6. #31Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. #26Energy—
  8. #36Engineering—
  9. #50Environmental Science—
  10. —Health Professions#20
  11. —Immunology and Microbiology#4
  12. #16Materials Science—
  13. #34Mathematics—
  14. #227Medicine#8
  15. —Neuroscience#16
  16. —Nursing#2
  17. #94Physics and Astronomy—
  18. #118Psychology#42
  19. #238Social Sciences#95

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× 0.2×
  2. Engineering2.2× 0.3×
  3. Materials Science2.6× 0.5×
  4. Chemical Engineering2.0× 0.4×
  5. Environmental Science1.0× 0.3×
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.3×
  7. Chemistry1.7× 0.7×
  8. Computer Science1.1× 0.5×
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 0.9×
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
  11. Mathematics1.3× 1.2×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.8×
  13. Decision Sciences0.8× 0.8×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.5×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.2×
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 2.0×
  17. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.5×
  18. Dentistry0.8× 1.7×
  19. Immunology and Microbiology1.2× 2.5×
  20. Nursing0.5× 1.0×
  21. Social Sciences0.2× 0.6×
  22. Neuroscience0.8× 2.5×
  23. Psychology0.5× 1.5×
  24. Medicine0.5× 2.1×
  25. Health Professions0.3× 1.4×
  26. Veterinary0.1× 4.6×
Shandong UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kShandong University6,183 in 2025University of Pennsylvania4,286 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Shandong University publishes 1.3× as much research as University of Pennsylvania in 2022–now (25k against 19k fractional works).

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

23.8% of Shandong University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.5% for University of Pennsylvania.

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