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Shanghai Jiao Tong University vs Zhejiang University

On research quality in 2022–now, Zhejiang University ranks #5 in the world and Shanghai Jiao Tong University #6, of 28,054 institutions. Shanghai Jiao Tong University stands higher in 5 of the 12 fields both publish in, Zhejiang University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.92very similar 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.

Zhejiang University

China · Hangzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#5
#74 all time
Works, 2022–now
41k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

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

Who leads in each field?

Shanghai Jiao Tong University stands higher in 5 of 12 fields, Zhejiang University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University 57 Zhejiang University
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#11
  2. #13Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#7
  3. #17Chemistry#4
  4. #9Computer Science#6
  5. #5Engineering#8
  6. #21Environmental Science#7
  7. #6Immunology and Microbiology#7
  8. #6Materials Science#11
  9. #33Medicine#48
  10. #14Neuroscience#17
  11. #19Physics and Astronomy#15
  12. —Social Sciences#86

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. Medicine0.8× 0.6×
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.2×
  3. Dentistry0.7× 0.6×
  4. Mathematics0.7× 0.6×
  5. Health Professions0.2× 0.2×
  6. Computer Science1.6× 1.4×
  7. Decision Sciences0.8× 0.7×
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.1× 1.0×
  9. Engineering2.3× 2.2×
  10. Neuroscience1.1× 1.1×
  11. Chemical Engineering2.3× 2.4×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.4×
  13. Materials Science1.7× 1.8×
  14. Energy1.6× 1.8×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 0.5×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.7×
  18. Nursing0.6× 0.7×
  19. Psychology0.4× 0.5×
  20. Social Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  21. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.2×
  22. Chemistry1.1× 1.5×
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 1.2×
  24. Environmental Science0.6× 1.0×
  25. Veterinary0.2× 0.4×
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.8×
Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityZhejiang 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, Zhejiang University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kShanghai Jiao Tong University12k in 2025Zhejiang University11k in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes 1.1× as much research as Zhejiang University in 2022–now (44k against 41k fractional works).

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

26.1% of Zhejiang University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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