Shanghai University vs University of Manchester
On research quality in 2022–now, Shanghai University ranks #86 in the world and University of Manchester #87, of 28,054 institutions. Shanghai University stands higher in 5 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Manchester in 11.
Research profiles alike: 0.42similar 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 Manchester
- World rank, 2022–now
- #87
- #64 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 16k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 23.2%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 36%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, History and Philosophy of Science.
Who leads in each field?
Shanghai University stands higher in 5 of 16 fields, University of Manchester in 11. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Arts and Humanities#84
- #254Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#145
- #75Business, Management and Accounting#51
- #94Chemistry#43
- #191Computer Science#161
- #71Economics, Econometrics and Finance#111
- #64Energy—
- #51Engineering#137
- #253Environmental Science#115
- —Health Professions#57
- #53Materials Science#92
- #5Mathematics—
- #1,013Medicine#122
- #136Physics and Astronomy#128
- —Psychology#53
- #462Social Sciences#40
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.
- Engineering2.6× 1.1×
- Materials Science2.9× 1.3×
- Energy1.9× 0.9×
- Computer Science1.6× 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering2.2× 1.1×
- Mathematics1.9× 1.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting1.2× 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.7×
- Decision Sciences1.4× 1.3×
- Chemistry1.4× 1.5×
- Environmental Science0.7× 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 0.9×
- Neuroscience0.7× 1.1×
- Nursing0.2× 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 0.8×
- Medicine0.2× 0.8×
- Social Sciences0.3× 1.2×
- Psychology0.3× 1.5×
- Arts and Humanities0.2× 1.4×
- Veterinary0.1× 0.5×
- Health Professions0.2× 1.3×
- Dentistry0.1× 1.3×
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 Manchester’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 Manchester?
University of Manchester publishes 1.1× as much research as Shanghai University in 2022–now (16k against 15k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Shanghai University or University of Manchester?
23.2% of University of Manchester's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.8% for Shanghai University.