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Sun Yat-sen University vs Wuhan University

On research quality in 2022–now, Sun Yat-sen University ranks #15 in the world and Wuhan University #17, of 28,054 institutions. Sun Yat-sen University stands higher in 6 of the 14 fields both publish in, Wuhan University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.82very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Sun Yat-sen University

China · Guangzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#15
#140 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.

Wuhan University

China · Wuhan

World rank, 2022–now
#17
#139 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
29.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
28%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Media Technology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Environmental Engineering.

Who leads in each field?

Sun Yat-sen University stands higher in 6 of 14 fields, Wuhan University 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 68 Wuhan University
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#66
  2. #12Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#40
  3. #14Business, Management and Accounting#35
  4. #15Chemistry#10
  5. #42Computer Science#28
  6. #17Earth and Planetary Sciences#5
  7. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#10
  8. #46Engineering#23
  9. #23Environmental Science#6
  10. #5Immunology and Microbiology—
  11. #30Materials Science#44
  12. #14Medicine#78
  13. #34Physics and Astronomy—
  14. —Social Sciences#70

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. Veterinary0.4× 0.1×
  2. Medicine1.2× 0.6×
  3. Nursing0.6× 0.4×
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.9× 1.2×
  5. Neuroscience1.2× 0.8×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.7×
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.9× 1.3×
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 1.6×
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.4× 0.3×
  10. Health Professions0.3× 0.3×
  11. Chemistry1.5× 1.4×
  12. Mathematics1.0× 1.0×
  13. Materials Science1.5× 1.5×
  14. Chemical Engineering1.2× 1.2×
  15. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.2×
  16. Psychology0.4× 0.4×
  17. Computer Science1.4× 1.6×
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.6×
  19. Engineering1.2× 1.7×
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.5× 2.2×
  21. Energy1.2× 1.7×
  22. Social Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  23. Environmental Science1.0× 1.6×
  24. Decision Sciences0.6× 1.0×
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.0×
  26. Dentistry0.7× 1.7×
Sun Yat-sen UniversityWuhan 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 Sun Yat-sen University leans further are at the top, Wuhan University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSun Yat-sen University8,934 in 2025Wuhan University6,439 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Sun Yat-sen University publishes 1.3× as much research as Wuhan University in 2022–now (32k against 25k fractional works).

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

29.3% of Wuhan University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.8% for Sun Yat-sen University.

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