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University of Science and Technology Beijing vs Washington University in St. Louis

On research quality in 2022–now, Washington University in St. Louis ranks #69 in the world and University of Science and Technology Beijing #71, of 28,054 institutions. University of Science and Technology Beijing stands higher in 9 of the 17 fields both publish in, Washington University in St. Louis in 8.

Research profiles alike: -0.42different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

University of Science and Technology Beijing

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#71
#305 all time
Works, 2022–now
16k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
26%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Metals and Alloys, Ceramics and Composites, Archeology.

Washington University in St. Louis

United States · St Louis

World rank, 2022–now
#69
#41 all time
Works, 2022–now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
20.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
41%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Transplantation, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

University of Science and Technology Beijing stands higher in 9 of 17 fields, Washington University in St. Louis in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

University of Science and Technology Beijing 98 Washington University in St. Louis
  1. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#27
  2. #282Business, Management and Accounting—
  3. #52Chemistry—
  4. #284Computer Science—
  5. —Decision Sciences#34
  6. #172Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  7. #182Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  8. #33Energy—
  9. #34Engineering—
  10. #118Environmental Science—
  11. —Health Professions#111
  12. —Immunology and Microbiology#9
  13. #4Materials Science—
  14. —Medicine#19
  15. —Neuroscience#6
  16. —Psychology#28
  17. #425Social Sciences#250

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. Materials Science4.9× 0.3×
  2. Engineering3.4× 0.3×
  3. Energy2.4× 0.3×
  4. Chemical Engineering2.4× 0.5×
  5. Computer Science1.0× 0.4×
  6. Chemistry1.2× 0.5×
  7. Environmental Science0.9× 0.5×
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 0.7×
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.4×
  10. Decision Sciences0.8× 0.7×
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.8× 1.0×
  12. Mathematics0.7× 0.9×
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.9×
  15. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.6×
  16. Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
  17. Social Sciences0.1× 0.6×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.7×
  19. Veterinary0.1× 0.5×
  20. Psychology0.2× 1.5×
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 2.2×
  22. Neuroscience0.3× 3.0×
  23. Nursing0.1× 0.7×
  24. Health Professions0.1× 1.2×
  25. Medicine0.1× 2.1×
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.0× 2.9×
University of Science and Technology BeijingWashington University in St. Louis

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 Science and Technology Beijing leans further are at the top, Washington University in St. Louis’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing4,060 in 2025Washington University in St. Louis3,600 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, University of Science and Technology Beijing or Washington University in St. Louis?

University of Science and Technology Beijing publishes 1.1× as much research as Washington University in St. Louis in 2022–now (16k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, University of Science and Technology Beijing or Washington University in St. Louis?

22.3% of University of Science and Technology Beijing's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.9% for Washington University in St. Louis.