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Tsinghua University vs University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

On research quality in 2022–now, Tsinghua University ranks #2 in the world and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences #3, of 28,054 institutions. Tsinghua University stands higher in 5 of the 11 fields both publish in, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.77very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Tsinghua University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#2
#36 all time
Works, 2022–now
40k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
23%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes.

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#3
#82 all time
Works, 2022–now
34k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science.

Who leads in each field?

Tsinghua University stands higher in 5 of 11 fields, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Tsinghua University 56 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#6
  2. #19Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#8
  3. —Chemical Engineering#3
  4. #5Chemistry#3
  5. #1Computer Science#30
  6. #8Earth and Planetary Sciences#2
  7. #2Energy#7
  8. #1Engineering#19
  9. #4Environmental Science#2
  10. #3Materials Science#7
  11. #3Physics and Astronomy#10

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. Social Sciences0.3× 0.1×
  2. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.2×
  3. Health Professions0.2× 0.1×
  4. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.5×
  5. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.1×
  6. Mathematics1.2× 0.5×
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.7× 0.4×
  8. Psychology0.4× 0.3×
  9. Engineering2.7× 1.7×
  10. Computer Science1.9× 1.3×
  11. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  12. Energy2.3× 2.0×
  13. Medicine0.2× 0.2×
  14. Chemical Engineering2.9× 3.5×
  15. Neuroscience0.7× 0.9×
  16. Materials Science2.0× 2.6×
  17. Physics and Astronomy2.0× 3.7×
  18. Chemistry1.3× 2.6×
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 0.7×
  20. Environmental Science1.1× 2.2×
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.3×
  22. Nursing0.1× 0.4×
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.9×
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 3.9×
  25. Veterinary0.0× 0.1×
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.9×
Tsinghua UniversityUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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 Tsinghua University leans further are at the top, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kTsinghua University10k in 2025University of Chinese Academy of Sciences8,173 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Tsinghua University or University of Chinese Academy of Sciences?

Tsinghua University publishes 1.2× as much research as University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2022–now (40k against 34k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Tsinghua University or University of Chinese Academy of Sciences?

27.9% of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 27.2% for Tsinghua University.

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