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Shanghai Jiao Tong University vs Tsinghua University

On research quality in 2022-now, Tsinghua University ranks #2 in the world and Shanghai Jiao Tong University #3, of 28,054 institutions. Shanghai Jiao Tong University stands higher in 5 of the 15 fields both publish in, Tsinghua University in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.78very 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.

Tsinghua University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022-now
#2
#84 all time
Works, 2022-now
40k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.2%
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, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes.

Who leads in each field?

Shanghai Jiao Tong University stands higher in 5 of 15 fields, Tsinghua University in 10. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University 510 Tsinghua University
  1. #7Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#27
  2. -Chemical Engineering#1
  3. #10Chemistry#6
  4. #6Computer Science#1
  5. #9Decision Sciences#4
  6. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#8
  7. -Energy#4
  8. #5Engineering#1
  9. #20Environmental Science#4
  10. #6Immunology and Microbiology-
  11. #8Materials Science#2
  12. #9Medicine-
  13. #14Neuroscience-
  14. #19Physics and Astronomy#4
  15. #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. Dentistry0.7× 0.1×
  2. Veterinary0.2× 0.0×
  3. Nursing0.6× 0.1×
  4. Medicine0.8× 0.2×
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.1× 0.3×
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 0.6×
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.3×
  9. Neuroscience1.1× 0.7×
  10. Health Professions0.2× 0.2×
  11. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.2×
  12. Psychology0.4× 0.4×
  13. Engineering2.3× 2.7×
  14. Materials Science1.7× 2.0×
  15. Chemistry1.1× 1.3×
  16. Computer Science1.6× 1.9×
  17. Chemical Engineering2.3× 2.9×
  18. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 2.0×
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 1.0×
  20. Social Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.5×
  22. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.1×
  23. Energy1.6× 2.3×
  24. Mathematics0.7× 1.2×
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 0.7×
  26. Environmental Science0.6× 1.1×
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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, Tsinghua University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kShanghai Jiao Tong University12k in 2025Tsinghua University10k in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes 1.1× as much research as Tsinghua University in 2022-now (44k against 40k fractional works).

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

27.2% of Tsinghua University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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