Sun Yat-sen University vs University College London

On research quality in 2022-now, Sun Yat-sen University ranks #13 in the world and University College London #15, of 28,054 institutions. Sun Yat-sen University stands higher in 8 of the 14 fields both publish in, University College London in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.03different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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.

University College London

United Kingdom · London

World rank, 2022-now: #15; #17 all time
Works, 2022-now: 28k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 26.3%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 46%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Space and Planetary Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

Sun Yat-sen University stands higher in 8 of 14 fields, University College London in 6. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Sun Yat-sen University 86 University College London

#6Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#41
#41Business, Management and Accounting-
#30Computer Science#53
-Decision Sciences#12
#17Earth and Planetary Sciences-
#41Engineering#66
#13Environmental Science#49
-Health Professions#13
#3Immunology and Microbiology-
#10Medicine#6
-Neuroscience#2
#21Physics and Astronomy-
-Psychology#1
#115Social Sciences#4

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.

¼×½×1×2×4×
Materials Science1.5× 0.5×
Chemistry1.5× 0.5×
Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.4× 0.2×
Energy1.2× 0.6×
Computer Science1.4× 0.7×
Immunology and Microbiology1.9× 1.0×
Engineering1.2× 0.7×
Chemical Engineering1.2× 0.7×
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.6×
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.9× 1.1×
Earth and Planetary Sciences1.5× 0.9×
Environmental Science1.0× 0.7×
Physics and Astronomy1.8× 1.2×
Veterinary0.4× 0.3×
Dentistry0.7× 0.7×
Nursing0.6× 0.6×
Mathematics1.0× 1.0×
Medicine1.2× 1.3×
Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.6×
Neuroscience1.2× 2.6×
Decision Sciences0.6× 1.2×
Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.2×
Social Sciences0.2× 1.1×
Psychology0.4× 1.9×
Health Professions0.3× 1.4×
Arts and Humanities0.2× 1.5×

Sun Yat-sen UniversityUniversity College London

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 Sun Yat-sen University leans further are at the top, University College London's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

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

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

Sun Yat-sen University publishes 1.2× as much research as University College London in 2022-now (32k against 28k fractional works).

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

26.3% of University College London's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.8% for Sun Yat-sen University.

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