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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences vs Zhejiang University

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks #3 in the world and Zhejiang University #5, of 28,054 institutions. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences stands higher in 8 of the 15 fields both publish in, Zhejiang University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.91very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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.

Zhejiang University

China · Hangzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#5
#74 all time
Works, 2022–now
41k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Engineering, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology.

Who leads in each field?

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences stands higher in 8 of 15 fields, Zhejiang University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 87 Zhejiang University
  1. #6Agricultural and Biological Sciences#11
  2. #8Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#7
  3. #3Chemical Engineering—
  4. #3Chemistry#4
  5. #30Computer Science#6
  6. #2Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  7. #7Energy—
  8. #19Engineering#8
  9. #2Environmental Science#7
  10. —Immunology and Microbiology#7
  11. #7Materials Science#11
  12. —Medicine#48
  13. —Neuroscience#17
  14. #10Physics and Astronomy#15
  15. —Social Sciences#86

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. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.9× 1.2×
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.7× 1.2×
  3. Environmental Science2.2× 1.0×
  4. Chemistry2.6× 1.5×
  5. Chemical Engineering3.5× 2.4×
  6. Materials Science2.6× 1.8×
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.7×
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.9× 0.8×
  9. Energy2.0× 1.8×
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.4×
  11. Computer Science1.3× 1.4×
  12. Mathematics0.5× 0.6×
  13. Neuroscience0.9× 1.1×
  14. Engineering1.7× 2.2×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 0.5×
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 1.0×
  17. Decision Sciences0.5× 0.7×
  18. Psychology0.3× 0.5×
  19. Nursing0.4× 0.7×
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.4×
  21. Medicine0.2× 0.6×
  22. Veterinary0.1× 0.4×
  23. Social Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  24. Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.2×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.6×
University of Chinese Academy of SciencesZhejiang 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 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences leans further are at the top, Zhejiang University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kZhejiang University11k 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, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences or Zhejiang University?

Zhejiang University publishes 1.2× as much research as University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2022–now (41k against 34k fractional works).

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

27.9% of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.1% for Zhejiang University.

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