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Southern University of Science and Technology vs Tongji University

On research quality in 2022–now, Southern University of Science and Technology ranks #54 in the world and Tongji University #55, of 28,054 institutions. Southern University of Science and Technology stands higher in 2 of the 9 fields both publish in, Tongji University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.86very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Southern University of Science and Technology

China · Shenzhen

World rank, 2022–now
#54
#404 all time
Works, 2022–now
11k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
41%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Condensed Matter Physics, Geophysics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Tongji University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022–now
#55
#293 all time
Works, 2022–now
26k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

Who leads in each field?

Southern University of Science and Technology stands higher in 2 of 9 fields, Tongji University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Southern University of Science and Technology 27 Tongji University
  1. #148Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#147
  2. #9Chemistry#47
  3. #124Computer Science#75
  4. #94Earth and Planetary Sciences#32
  5. #41Engineering#17
  6. #168Environmental Science#19
  7. #47Materials Science#40
  8. #516Medicine#247
  9. #36Physics and Astronomy—

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. Chemistry3.1× 0.9×
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.2× 0.9×
  3. Mathematics1.5× 0.6×
  4. Materials Science2.8× 1.5×
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.3×
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 0.7×
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  8. Neuroscience0.9× 0.6×
  9. Chemical Engineering2.3× 1.6×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.4× 1.9×
  11. Energy1.9× 1.7×
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 0.7×
  13. Computer Science1.4× 1.3×
  14. Nursing0.3× 0.2×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.5×
  16. Medicine0.4× 0.4×
  17. Engineering2.2× 3.0×
  18. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.1×
  19. Veterinary0.1× 0.1×
  20. Environmental Science0.9× 1.4×
  21. Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.6×
  23. Dentistry0.3× 0.6×
  24. Psychology0.2× 0.5×
  25. Social Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.2×
Southern University of Science and TechnologyTongji University

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

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kTongji University7,315 in 2025Southern University of Science and Technology2,967 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Southern University of Science and Technology or Tongji University?

Tongji University publishes 2.4× as much research as Southern University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (26k against 11k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Southern University of Science and Technology or Tongji University?

28.1% of Southern University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.4% for Tongji University.