Sichuan University vs Zhejiang University

On research quality in 2022-now, Zhejiang University ranks #4 in the world and Sichuan University #6, of 28,054 institutions. Sichuan University stands higher in 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, Zhejiang University in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.73very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Sichuan University

China · Chengdu

World rank, 2022-now: #6; #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.

Zhejiang University

China · Hangzhou

World rank, 2022-now: #4; #124 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?

Sichuan University stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, Zhejiang University in 10. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Sichuan University 610 Zhejiang University

-Agricultural and Biological Sciences#10
#4Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5
-Business, Management and Accounting#40
#15Chemistry#7
#54Computer Science#4
#3Dentistry-
-Earth and Planetary Sciences#20
-Economics, Econometrics and Finance#31
#29Engineering#11
#38Environmental Science#5
#2Immunology and Microbiology#10
#9Materials Science#18
#2Medicine#26
-Nursing#2
#33Psychology-
-Social Sciences#48

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.

¼×½×1×2×4×
Dentistry2.6× 0.6×
Medicine1.3× 0.6×
Health Professions0.4× 0.2×
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.3× 0.7×
Chemistry2.3× 1.5×
Materials Science2.7× 1.8×
Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 1.0×
Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.4×
Decision Sciences0.9× 0.7×
Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 0.5×
Mathematics0.7× 0.6×
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.4×
Nursing0.8× 0.7×
Chemical Engineering2.4× 2.4×
Energy1.7× 1.8×
Neuroscience1.0× 1.1×
Social Sciences0.2× 0.3×
Veterinary0.3× 0.4×
Environmental Science0.8× 1.0×
Psychology0.4× 0.5×
Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.2×
Physics and Astronomy0.9× 1.2×
Engineering1.4× 2.2×
Computer Science0.9× 1.4×
Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.8×
Earth and Planetary Sciences0.4× 1.2×

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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, Zhejiang University'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, Sichuan University or Zhejiang University?

Zhejiang University publishes 1.2× as much research as Sichuan University in 2022-now (41k against 35k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Sichuan University or Zhejiang University?

26.1% of Zhejiang University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.8% for Sichuan University.

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