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Stanford University vs University of Science and Technology of China

On research quality in 2022–now, Stanford University ranks #8 in the world and University of Science and Technology of China #10, of 28,054 institutions. Stanford University stands higher in 11 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Science and Technology of China in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.32somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Stanford University

United States · Stanford

World rank, 2022–now
#8
#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 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?

Stanford University stands higher in 11 of 17 fields, University of Science and Technology of China in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Stanford University 116 University of Science and Technology of China
  1. #4Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#52
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#72
  3. —Chemical Engineering#5
  4. —Chemistry#6
  5. #8Computer Science#12
  6. #10Decision Sciences—
  7. —Energy#4
  8. #68Engineering#22
  9. #43Environmental Science#139
  10. #27Health Professions—
  11. —Materials Science#12
  12. #6Mathematics—
  13. #2Medicine#287
  14. #2Neuroscience—
  15. #6Physics and Astronomy#12
  16. #5Psychology—
  17. #11Social 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. Arts and Humanities0.8× 0.1×
  2. Health Professions1.0× 0.1×
  3. Social Sciences0.7× 0.1×
  4. Psychology1.3× 0.2×
  5. Veterinary0.4× 0.1×
  6. Medicine1.6× 0.3×
  7. Neuroscience2.3× 0.8×
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.4×
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 0.7×
  10. Nursing0.5× 0.2×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 0.8×
  12. Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  14. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.9×
  15. Mathematics1.6× 1.5×
  16. Environmental Science0.6× 0.6×
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.5×
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.5×
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 1.7×
  20. Physics and Astronomy1.9× 4.0×
  21. Computer Science0.9× 2.2×
  22. Engineering0.7× 1.9×
  23. Chemical Engineering0.9× 3.5×
  24. Energy0.5× 2.6×
  25. Chemistry0.5× 2.3×
  26. Materials Science0.5× 3.1×
Stanford UniversityUniversity 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 Stanford University 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 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 Science and Technology of China?

University of Science and Technology of China publishes 1.0× as much research as Stanford University in 2022–now (25k against 24k fractional works).

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

25.5% of Stanford University'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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