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Shanghai Jiao Tong University vs University of Oxford

On research quality in 2022–now, Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranks #6 in the world and University of Oxford #9, of 28,054 institutions. Shanghai Jiao Tong University stands higher in 7 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Oxford in 9.

Research profiles alike: -0.11different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022–now
#6
#94 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.

University of Oxford

United Kingdom · Oxford

World rank, 2022–now
#9
#11 all time
Works, 2022–now
26k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
43%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Classics, Theoretical Computer Science, History and Philosophy of Science.

Who leads in each field?

Shanghai Jiao Tong University stands higher in 7 of 16 fields, University of Oxford in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University 79 University of Oxford
  1. —Arts and Humanities#5
  2. #13Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#17
  3. #17Chemistry—
  4. #9Computer Science#22
  5. —Decision Sciences#6
  6. #5Engineering—
  7. #21Environmental Science#25
  8. —Health Professions#5
  9. #6Immunology and Microbiology—
  10. #6Materials Science—
  11. —Mathematics#1
  12. #33Medicine#20
  13. #14Neuroscience#12
  14. #19Physics and Astronomy#9
  15. —Psychology#10
  16. —Social Sciences#1

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. Engineering2.3× 0.5×
  3. Chemical Engineering2.3× 0.7×
  4. Energy1.6× 0.6×
  5. Materials Science1.7× 0.6×
  6. Computer Science1.6× 0.8×
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.5×
  8. Nursing0.6× 0.5×
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.1×
  10. Chemistry1.1× 1.0×
  11. Medicine0.8× 0.8×
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.1× 1.3×
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.9×
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.4×
  15. Environmental Science0.6× 0.8×
  16. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.1×
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 1.2×
  18. Neuroscience1.1× 1.9×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.6×
  20. Veterinary0.2× 0.5×
  21. Mathematics0.7× 2.1×
  22. Psychology0.4× 1.4×
  23. Health Professions0.2× 0.9×
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 1.6×
  25. Social Sciences0.2× 1.4×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.2× 3.2×
Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityUniversity of Oxford

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, University of Oxford’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kShanghai Jiao Tong University12k in 2025University of Oxford6,151 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University or University of Oxford?

Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes 1.7× as much research as University of Oxford in 2022–now (44k against 26k fractional works).

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

26.7% of University of Oxford's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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