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Shanghai Jiao Tong University vs Sichuan University

On research quality in 2022-now, Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranks #3 in the world and Sichuan University #6, of 28,054 institutions. Shanghai Jiao Tong University stands higher in 9 of the 14 fields both publish in, Sichuan University in 5.

Research profiles alike: 0.83very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022-now
#3
#105 all time
Works, 2022-now
44k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
26%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Sichuan University

China · Chengdu

World rank, 2022-now
#6
#180 all time
Works, 2022-now
35k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Polymers and Plastics, Complementary and Manual Therapy.

Who leads in each field?

Shanghai Jiao Tong University stands higher in 9 of 14 fields, Sichuan University in 5. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University 95 Sichuan University
  1. #7Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4
  2. #10Chemistry#15
  3. #6Computer Science#54
  4. #9Decision Sciences-
  5. -Dentistry#3
  6. #5Engineering#29
  7. #20Environmental Science#38
  8. #6Immunology and Microbiology#2
  9. #8Materials Science#9
  10. #9Medicine#2
  11. #14Neuroscience-
  12. #19Physics and Astronomy-
  13. -Psychology#33
  14. #76Social 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. Computer Science1.6× 0.9×
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 0.9×
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 0.4×
  4. Engineering2.3× 1.4×
  5. Neuroscience1.1× 1.0×
  6. Psychology0.4× 0.4×
  7. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.2×
  8. Mathematics0.7× 0.7×
  9. Chemical Engineering2.3× 2.4×
  10. Energy1.6× 1.7×
  11. Social Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.3×
  13. Decision Sciences0.8× 0.9×
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.6×
  15. Environmental Science0.6× 0.8×
  16. Immunology and Microbiology1.1× 1.4×
  17. Nursing0.6× 0.8×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 0.6×
  19. Materials Science1.7× 2.7×
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.6×
  21. Veterinary0.2× 0.3×
  22. Medicine0.8× 1.3×
  23. Health Professions0.2× 0.4×
  24. Chemistry1.1× 2.3×
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 1.3×
  26. Dentistry0.7× 2.6×
Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySichuan 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 Shanghai Jiao Tong University leans further are at the top, Sichuan University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kShanghai Jiao Tong University12k in 2025Sichuan University9,041 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University or Sichuan University?

Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes 1.3× as much research as Sichuan University in 2022-now (44k against 35k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Shanghai Jiao Tong University or Sichuan University?

25.8% of Sichuan University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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