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University College London vs University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

On research quality in 2022-now, University College London ranks #15 in the world and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences #17, of 28,054 institutions. University College London stands higher in 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 10.

Research profiles alike: -0.20different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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.

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022-now
#17
#136 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?

University College London stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 10. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

University College London 610 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#14
  2. #41Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#9
  3. -Chemistry#4
  4. #53Computer Science#48
  5. #12Decision Sciences-
  6. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#2
  7. -Energy#3
  8. #66Engineering#19
  9. #49Environmental Science#2
  10. #13Health Professions-
  11. -Materials Science#10
  12. #6Medicine#109
  13. #2Neuroscience-
  14. -Physics and Astronomy#6
  15. #1Psychology-
  16. #4Social Sciences-

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. Arts and Humanities1.5× 0.1×
  2. Health Professions1.4× 0.1×
  3. Social Sciences1.1× 0.1×
  4. Dentistry0.7× 0.1×
  5. Psychology1.9× 0.3×
  6. Medicine1.3× 0.2×
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.4×
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.2×
  9. Neuroscience2.6× 0.9×
  10. Decision Sciences1.2× 0.5×
  11. Veterinary0.3× 0.1×
  12. Mathematics1.0× 0.5×
  13. Nursing0.6× 0.4×
  14. Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 0.7×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 1.3×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.9×
  17. Computer Science0.7× 1.3×
  18. Engineering0.7× 1.7×
  19. Physics and Astronomy1.2× 3.7×
  20. Energy0.6× 2.0×
  21. Environmental Science0.7× 2.2×
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 3.9×
  23. Chemical Engineering0.7× 3.5×
  24. Chemistry0.5× 2.6×
  25. Materials Science0.5× 2.6×
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.9×
University College LondonUniversity 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 University College London 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?

5k10kUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences8,173 in 2025University College London6,895 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes 1.2× as much research as University College London in 2022-now (34k against 28k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, University College London 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 26.3% for University College London.

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