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Sichuan University vs University of Science and Technology of China

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Science and Technology of China ranks #10 in the world and Sichuan University #11, of 28,054 institutions. Sichuan University stands higher in 6 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of Science and Technology of China in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.65similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Sichuan University

China · Chengdu

World rank, 2022–now
#11
#180 all time
Works, 2022–now
35k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Polymers and Plastics, Complementary and Manual Therapy.

University of Science and Technology of China

China · Hefei

World rank, 2022–now
#10
#92 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
25%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Instrumentation, Condensed Matter Physics.

Who leads in each field?

Sichuan University stands higher in 6 of 14 fields, University of Science and Technology of China in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Sichuan University 68 University of Science and Technology of China
  1. #5Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#52
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#72
  3. —Chemical Engineering#5
  4. #7Chemistry#6
  5. —Computer Science#12
  6. #25Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. —Energy#4
  8. #31Engineering#22
  9. #33Environmental Science#139
  10. #4Health Professions—
  11. #3Immunology and Microbiology—
  12. #13Materials Science#12
  13. #12Medicine#287
  14. —Physics and Astronomy#12

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. Dentistry2.6× 0.1×
  2. Veterinary0.3× 0.1×
  3. Health Professions0.4× 0.1×
  4. Medicine1.3× 0.3×
  5. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.1×
  6. Nursing0.8× 0.2×
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.3× 0.5×
  8. Social Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.1×
  10. Psychology0.4× 0.2×
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 0.7×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 0.8×
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 0.4×
  14. Environmental Science0.8× 0.6×
  15. Neuroscience1.0× 0.8×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.5×
  17. Decision Sciences0.9× 0.9×
  18. Chemistry2.3× 2.3×
  19. Materials Science2.7× 3.1×
  20. Engineering1.4× 1.9×
  21. Chemical Engineering2.4× 3.5×
  22. Energy1.7× 2.6×
  23. Mathematics0.7× 1.5×
  24. Computer Science0.9× 2.2×
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.4× 1.7×
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.9× 4.0×
Sichuan UniversityUniversity of Science and Technology of China

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 Sichuan University leans further are at the top, University of Science and Technology of China’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSichuan University9,041 in 2025University of Science and Technology of China6,520 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Sichuan University or University of Science and Technology of China?

Sichuan University publishes 1.4× as much research as University of Science and Technology of China in 2022–now (35k against 25k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Sichuan University or University of Science and Technology of China?

25.8% of Sichuan University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.2% for University of Science and Technology of China.

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