Sun Yat-sen University vs University of Cambridge

On research quality in 2022-now, Sun Yat-sen University ranks #13 in the world and University of Cambridge #16, of 28,054 institutions. Sun Yat-sen University stands higher in 8 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Cambridge in 8.

Research profiles alike: -0.05different 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 of Cambridge

United Kingdom · Cambridge

World rank, 2022-now: #16; #10 all time
Works, 2022-now: 22k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 25.0%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 38%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, Classics, History and Philosophy of Science.

Who leads in each field?

Sun Yat-sen University stands higher in 8 of 16 fields, University of Cambridge in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Sun Yat-sen University 88 University of Cambridge

-Arts and Humanities#6
#6Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#16
#41Business, Management and Accounting-
#30Computer Science#59
#17Earth and Planetary Sciences-
-Economics, Econometrics and Finance#30
#41Engineering#114
#13Environmental Science-
-Health Professions#12
#3Immunology and Microbiology-
-Mathematics#20
#10Medicine#46
-Neuroscience#8
#21Physics and Astronomy#15
-Psychology#9
#115Social Sciences#5

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×
Dentistry0.7× 0.1×
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.3×
Immunology and Microbiology1.9× 0.8×
Medicine1.2× 0.6×
Chemistry1.5× 0.8×
Nursing0.6× 0.4×
Materials Science1.5× 0.9×
Computer Science1.4× 0.8×
Engineering1.2× 0.8×
Energy1.2× 0.7×
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.9× 1.2×
Environmental Science1.0× 0.8×
Chemical Engineering1.2× 1.0×
Earth and Planetary Sciences1.5× 1.4×
Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.4× 0.4×
Physics and Astronomy1.8× 2.5×
Neuroscience1.2× 1.8×
Decision Sciences0.6× 0.9×
Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.7×
Mathematics1.0× 1.8×
Health Professions0.3× 0.6×
Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.5×
Psychology0.4× 1.3×
Veterinary0.4× 1.6×
Social Sciences0.2× 1.4×
Arts and Humanities0.2× 3.5×

Sun Yat-sen UniversityUniversity of Cambridge

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 of Cambridge'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 of Cambridge?

Sun Yat-sen University publishes 1.5× as much research as University of Cambridge in 2022-now (32k against 22k fractional works).

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

25.8% of Sun Yat-sen University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.0% for University of Cambridge.

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