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University of Cambridge vs University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

On research quality in 2022-now, University of Cambridge ranks #16 in the world and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences #17, of 28,054 institutions. University of Cambridge stands higher in 8 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.10somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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.

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 of Cambridge stands higher in 8 of 18 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 of Cambridge 810 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#14
  2. #6Arts and Humanities-
  3. #16Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#9
  4. -Chemistry#4
  5. #59Computer Science#48
  6. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#2
  7. #30Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  8. -Energy#3
  9. #114Engineering#19
  10. -Environmental Science#2
  11. #12Health Professions-
  12. -Materials Science#10
  13. #20Mathematics-
  14. #46Medicine#109
  15. #8Neuroscience-
  16. #15Physics and Astronomy#6
  17. #9Psychology-
  18. #5Social 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 Humanities3.5× 0.1×
  2. Social Sciences1.4× 0.1×
  3. Veterinary1.6× 0.1×
  4. Health Professions0.6× 0.1×
  5. Psychology1.3× 0.3×
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.5× 0.4×
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.7× 0.2×
  8. Mathematics1.8× 0.5×
  9. Medicine0.6× 0.2×
  10. Neuroscience1.8× 0.9×
  11. Decision Sciences0.9× 0.5×
  12. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.8× 0.7×
  14. Nursing0.4× 0.4×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.3×
  16. Physics and Astronomy2.5× 3.7×
  17. Computer Science0.8× 1.3×
  18. Engineering0.8× 1.7×
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.4× 0.9×
  20. Energy0.7× 2.0×
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.4× 3.9×
  22. Environmental Science0.8× 2.2×
  23. Materials Science0.9× 2.6×
  24. Chemistry0.8× 2.6×
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.9×
  26. Chemical Engineering1.0× 3.5×
University of CambridgeUniversity 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 of Cambridge 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 of Cambridge5,445 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes 1.5× as much research as University of Cambridge in 2022-now (34k against 22k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, University of Cambridge 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 25.0% for University of Cambridge.

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