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Stanford University vs University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

On research quality in 2022-now, Stanford University ranks #14 in the world and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences #17, of 28,054 institutions. Stanford University stands higher in 10 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.18somewhat 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.

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022-now
#17
#136 all time
Works, 2022-now
34k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.9%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science.

Who leads in each field?

Stanford University stands higher in 10 of 18 fields, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Stanford University 108 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#14
  2. #8Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#9
  3. -Chemistry#4
  4. #22Computer Science#48
  5. #10Decision Sciences-
  6. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#2
  7. #28Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  8. -Energy#3
  9. #81Engineering#19
  10. #65Environmental Science#2
  11. #32Health Professions-
  12. -Materials Science#10
  13. #3Mathematics-
  14. #7Medicine#109
  15. #3Neuroscience-
  16. #7Physics and Astronomy#6
  17. #20Psychology-
  18. #61Social Sciences-

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. Health Professions1.0× 0.1×
  2. Arts and Humanities0.8× 0.1×
  3. Social Sciences0.7× 0.1×
  4. Medicine1.6× 0.2×
  5. Psychology1.3× 0.3×
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.4×
  7. Mathematics1.6× 0.5×
  8. Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
  9. Veterinary0.4× 0.1×
  10. Neuroscience2.3× 0.9×
  11. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.5×
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.2×
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 0.7×
  14. Nursing0.5× 0.4×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.3×
  16. Computer Science0.9× 1.3×
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.9×
  18. Physics and Astronomy1.9× 3.7×
  19. Engineering0.7× 1.7×
  20. Environmental Science0.6× 2.2×
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 3.9×
  22. Energy0.5× 2.0×
  23. Chemical Engineering0.9× 3.5×
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.9×
  25. Materials Science0.5× 2.6×
  26. Chemistry0.5× 2.6×
Stanford UniversityUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences8,173 in 2025Stanford University6,042 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Stanford University or University of Chinese Academy of Sciences?

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes 1.4× as much research as Stanford University in 2022-now (34k against 24k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Stanford University or University of Chinese Academy of Sciences?

27.9% of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Stanford University.

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