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Stanford University vs Zhejiang University

On research quality in 2022–now, Zhejiang University ranks #5 in the world and Stanford University #8, of 28,054 institutions. Stanford University stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, Zhejiang University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.10somewhat 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.

Zhejiang University

China · Hangzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#5
#74 all time
Works, 2022–now
41k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Engineering, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology.

Who leads in each field?

Stanford University stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, Zhejiang University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Stanford University 97 Zhejiang University
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#11
  2. #4Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#7
  3. —Chemistry#4
  4. #8Computer Science#6
  5. #10Decision Sciences—
  6. #68Engineering#8
  7. #43Environmental Science#7
  8. #27Health Professions—
  9. —Immunology and Microbiology#7
  10. —Materials Science#11
  11. #6Mathematics—
  12. #2Medicine#48
  13. #2Neuroscience#17
  14. #6Physics and Astronomy#15
  15. #5Psychology—
  16. #11Social Sciences#86

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× 0.2×
  2. Arts and Humanities0.8× 0.2×
  3. Medicine1.6× 0.6×
  4. Social Sciences0.7× 0.3×
  5. Mathematics1.6× 0.6×
  6. Psychology1.3× 0.5×
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.5×
  8. Neuroscience2.3× 1.1×
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.2×
  10. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.7×
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 1.0×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.4×
  13. Veterinary0.4× 0.4×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.4×
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 1.2×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.7×
  17. Computer Science0.9× 1.4×
  18. Nursing0.5× 0.7×
  19. Environmental Science0.6× 1.0×
  20. Dentistry0.2× 0.6×
  21. Chemical Engineering0.9× 2.4×
  22. Engineering0.7× 2.2×
  23. Energy0.5× 1.8×
  24. Materials Science0.5× 1.8×
  25. Chemistry0.5× 1.5×
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.8×
Stanford UniversityZhejiang 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, Zhejiang University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kZhejiang University11k in 2025Stanford University6,042 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Stanford University or Zhejiang University?

Zhejiang University publishes 1.7× as much research as Stanford University in 2022–now (41k against 24k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Stanford University or Zhejiang University?

26.1% of Zhejiang University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Stanford University.

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