Shanghai University vs University of Wisconsin–Madison
On research quality in 2022–now, University of Wisconsin–Madison ranks #83 in the world and Shanghai University #86, of 28,054 institutions. Shanghai University stands higher in 6 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Wisconsin–Madison in 11.
Research profiles alike: -0.14different 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 Wisconsin–Madison
- World rank, 2022–now
- #83
- #21 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 19k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.5%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 32%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Structural Biology, Small Animals.
Who leads in each field?
Shanghai University stands higher in 6 of 17 fields, University of Wisconsin–Madison in 11. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#212
- #254Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#81
- #75Business, Management and Accounting—
- #94Chemistry#62
- #191Computer Science#130
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#68
- #71Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- #64Energy—
- #51Engineering#259
- #253Environmental Science#102
- —Health Professions#67
- #53Materials Science—
- #5Mathematics#54
- #1,013Medicine#62
- #136Physics and Astronomy#120
- —Psychology#40
- #462Social Sciences#83
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.
- Materials Science2.9× 0.7×
- Energy1.9× 0.5×
- Engineering2.6× 0.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting1.2× 0.4×
- Computer Science1.6× 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering2.2× 1.0×
- Decision Sciences1.4× 1.1×
- Chemistry1.4× 1.1×
- Mathematics1.9× 1.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.8×
- Environmental Science0.7× 0.9×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 1.3×
- Neuroscience0.7× 1.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.6×
- Social Sciences0.3× 0.9×
- Nursing0.2× 0.7×
- Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 1.4×
- Psychology0.3× 1.6×
- Medicine0.2× 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 1.0×
- Health Professions0.2× 1.2×
- Veterinary0.1× 3.6×
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 Wisconsin–Madison’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 Wisconsin–Madison?
University of Wisconsin–Madison publishes 1.3× as much research as Shanghai University in 2022–now (19k against 15k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Shanghai University or University of Wisconsin–Madison?
21.5% of University of Wisconsin–Madison's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.8% for Shanghai University.