Shanghai University vs University of California, San Francisco
On research quality in 2022–now, University of California, San Francisco ranks #85 in the world and Shanghai University #86, of 28,054 institutions. Shanghai University stands higher in 11 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of California, San Francisco in 7.
Research profiles alike: -0.53different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Shanghai University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #86
- #360 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 15k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 20.8%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 24%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Metals and Alloys, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.
University of California, San Francisco
- World rank, 2022–now
- #85
- #37 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 13k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.4%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 39%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Family Practice, Virology.
Who leads in each field?
Shanghai University stands higher in 11 of 18 fields, University of California, San Francisco in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #254Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#34
- #75Business, Management and Accounting—
- #94Chemistry—
- #191Computer Science—
- #71Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- #64Energy—
- #51Engineering—
- #253Environmental Science—
- —Health Professions#15
- —Immunology and Microbiology#20
- #53Materials Science—
- #5Mathematics—
- #1,013Medicine#6
- —Neuroscience#7
- —Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#2
- #136Physics and Astronomy—
- —Psychology#63
- #462Social 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.
- Energy1.9× 0.0×
- Materials Science2.9× 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering2.2× 0.1×
- Engineering2.6× 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 0.0×
- Computer Science1.6× 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting1.2× 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy1.9× 0.2×
- Mathematics1.9× 0.3×
- Chemistry1.4× 0.3×
- Decision Sciences1.4× 0.3×
- Environmental Science0.7× 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
- Social Sciences0.3× 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 1.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.9×
- Neuroscience0.7× 2.6×
- Nursing0.2× 1.1×
- Psychology0.3× 1.6×
- Veterinary0.1× 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 2.8×
- Dentistry0.1× 1.3×
- Health Professions0.2× 2.2×
- Medicine0.2× 3.0×
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 University leans further are at the top, University of California, San Francisco’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, Shanghai University or University of California, San Francisco?
Shanghai University publishes 1.2× as much research as University of California, San Francisco in 2022–now (15k against 13k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Shanghai University or University of California, San Francisco?
22.4% of University of California, San Francisco's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.8% for Shanghai University.