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Tianjin University vs University of California, Los Angeles

On research quality in 2022–now, University of California, Los Angeles ranks #38 in the world and Tianjin University #41, of 28,054 institutions. Tianjin University stands higher in 10 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of California, Los Angeles in 8.

Research profiles alike: -0.01different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Tianjin University

China · Tianjin

World rank, 2022–now
#41
#230 all time
Works, 2022–now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
22%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Catalysis, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Chemical Engineering.

University of California, Los Angeles

United States · Los Angeles

World rank, 2022–now
#38
#16 all time
Works, 2022–now
19k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Environmental Chemistry, Structural Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Who leads in each field?

Tianjin University stands higher in 10 of 18 fields, University of California, Los Angeles in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Tianjin University 108 University of California, Los Angeles
  1. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#32
  2. #152Business, Management and Accounting—
  3. #4Chemical Engineering—
  4. #25Chemistry—
  5. #88Computer Science#127
  6. #27Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  7. #87Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  8. #8Energy—
  9. #29Engineering#118
  10. #34Environmental Science#133
  11. —Health Professions#76
  12. #17Materials Science—
  13. —Mathematics#23
  14. —Medicine#21
  15. —Neuroscience#13
  16. #84Physics and Astronomy#42
  17. —Psychology#35
  18. #373Social Sciences#81

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. Chemical Engineering5.8× 0.7×
  2. Energy3.3× 0.4×
  3. Materials Science2.8× 0.5×
  4. Engineering2.9× 0.6×
  5. Chemistry2.0× 0.8×
  6. Computer Science1.4× 0.7×
  7. Environmental Science1.2× 0.8×
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.3×
  9. Decision Sciences0.7× 0.8×
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.7×
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.3× 1.9×
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.5× 2.3×
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.0×
  15. Mathematics0.7× 1.6×
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.4×
  17. Neuroscience0.9× 2.4×
  18. Nursing0.2× 0.6×
  19. Social Sciences0.1× 0.8×
  20. Dentistry0.1× 1.0×
  21. Psychology0.2× 1.6×
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 1.5×
  23. Health Professions0.1× 1.0×
  24. Medicine0.2× 1.5×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.9×
  26. Veterinary0.1× 0.5×
Tianjin UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles

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 Tianjin University leans further are at the top, University of California, Los Angeles’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kTianjin University6,290 in 2025University of California, Los Angeles4,467 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Tianjin University or University of California, Los Angeles?

Tianjin University publishes 1.3× as much research as University of California, Los Angeles in 2022–now (24k against 19k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Tianjin University or University of California, Los Angeles?

22.6% of Tianjin University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.7% for University of California, Los Angeles.

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