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Southern University of Science and Technology 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 Southern University of Science and Technology #54, of 28,054 institutions. Southern University of Science and Technology stands higher in 1 of the 12 fields both publish in, University of Science and Technology of China in 11.

Research profiles alike: 0.97very 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.

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?

Southern University of Science and Technology stands higher in 1 of 12 fields, University of Science and Technology of China in 11. 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 111 University of Science and Technology of China
  1. #148Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#52
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#72
  3. —Chemical Engineering#5
  4. #9Chemistry#6
  5. #124Computer Science#12
  6. #94Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  7. —Energy#4
  8. #41Engineering#22
  9. #168Environmental Science#139
  10. #47Materials Science#12
  11. #516Medicine#287
  12. #36Physics 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. Dentistry0.3× 0.1×
  2. Health Professions0.1× 0.1×
  3. Veterinary0.1× 0.1×
  4. Environmental Science0.9× 0.6×
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.4× 1.7×
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 0.8×
  8. Chemistry3.1× 2.3×
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.5×
  10. Social Sciences0.1× 0.1×
  11. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
  12. Engineering2.2× 1.9×
  13. Psychology0.2× 0.2×
  14. Neuroscience0.9× 0.8×
  15. Medicine0.4× 0.3×
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.4×
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 0.7×
  18. Nursing0.3× 0.2×
  19. Mathematics1.5× 1.5×
  20. Materials Science2.8× 3.1×
  21. Decision Sciences0.8× 0.9×
  22. Energy1.9× 2.6×
  23. Chemical Engineering2.3× 3.5×
  24. Computer Science1.4× 2.2×
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.5×
  26. Physics and Astronomy2.2× 4.0×
Southern University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 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 Southern University of Science and Technology 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?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity of Science and Technology of China6,520 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 University of Science and Technology of China?

University of Science and Technology of China publishes 2.2× as much research as Southern University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (25k against 11k fractional works).

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

28.1% of Southern University of Science and Technology'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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