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Stanford University vs Sun Yat-sen University

On research quality in 2022-now, Sun Yat-sen University ranks #13 in the world and Stanford University #14, of 28,054 institutions. Stanford University stands higher in 10 of the 16 fields both publish in, Sun Yat-sen University in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.37somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Stanford University

United States · Stanford

World rank, 2022-now
#14
#2 all time
Works, 2022-now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
34%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Transplantation, Statistics and Probability.

Sun Yat-sen University

China · Guangzhou

World rank, 2022-now
#13
#175 all time
Works, 2022-now
32k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Hepatology.

Who leads in each field?

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

Stanford University 106 Sun Yat-sen University
  1. #8Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#6
  2. -Business, Management and Accounting#41
  3. #22Computer Science#30
  4. #10Decision Sciences-
  5. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#17
  6. #28Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  7. #81Engineering#41
  8. #65Environmental Science#13
  9. #32Health Professions-
  10. -Immunology and Microbiology#3
  11. #3Mathematics-
  12. #7Medicine#10
  13. #3Neuroscience-
  14. #7Physics and Astronomy#21
  15. #20Psychology-
  16. #61Social Sciences#115

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. Arts and Humanities0.8× 0.2×
  2. Health Professions1.0× 0.3×
  3. Psychology1.3× 0.4×
  4. Social Sciences0.7× 0.2×
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.5×
  6. Neuroscience2.3× 1.2×
  7. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.6×
  8. Mathematics1.6× 1.0×
  9. Medicine1.6× 1.2×
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.8×
  11. Veterinary0.4× 0.4×
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.4×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.9×
  14. Nursing0.5× 0.6×
  15. Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 1.9×
  16. Chemical Engineering0.9× 1.2×
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 1.5×
  18. Computer Science0.9× 1.4×
  19. Environmental Science0.6× 1.0×
  20. Engineering0.7× 1.2×
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.9×
  23. Energy0.5× 1.2×
  24. Materials Science0.5× 1.5×
  25. Dentistry0.2× 0.7×
  26. Chemistry0.5× 1.5×
Stanford UniversitySun Yat-sen 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 Stanford University leans further are at the top, Sun Yat-sen University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSun Yat-sen University8,934 in 2025Stanford University6,042 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Stanford University or Sun Yat-sen University?

Sun Yat-sen University publishes 1.3× as much research as Stanford University in 2022-now (32k against 24k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Stanford University or Sun Yat-sen University?

25.8% of Sun Yat-sen University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Stanford University.

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