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Aarhus University vs Nanjing University of Science and Technology

On research quality in 2022–now, Nanjing University of Science and Technology ranks #119 in the world and Aarhus University #120, of 28,054 institutions. Aarhus University stands higher in 11 of the 19 fields both publish in, Nanjing University of Science and Technology in 8.

Research profiles alike: -0.49different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Aarhus University

Denmark · Aarhus

World rank, 2022–now
#120
#138 all time
Works, 2022–now
15k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
40%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Space and Planetary Science, Small Animals.

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China · Nanjing

World rank, 2022–now
#119
#401 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
19.5%
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, Aerospace Engineering, Instrumentation.

Who leads in each field?

Aarhus University stands higher in 11 of 19 fields, Nanjing University of Science and Technology in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Aarhus University 118 Nanjing University of Science and Technology
  1. #25Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #45Arts and Humanities—
  3. #176Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#574
  4. #61Business, Management and Accounting—
  5. —Chemistry#155
  6. #252Computer Science#71
  7. #65Decision Sciences—
  8. #74Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  9. #158Economics, Econometrics and Finance#108
  10. —Energy#46
  11. #341Engineering#42
  12. #36Environmental Science#239
  13. #94Health Professions—
  14. —Materials Science#49
  15. —Mathematics#91
  16. #226Medicine—
  17. —Physics and Astronomy#132
  18. #87Psychology—
  19. #45Social 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. Veterinary4.1× 0.0×
  2. Arts and Humanities1.9× 0.1×
  3. Nursing1.1× 0.0×
  4. Dentistry1.4× 0.1×
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.3× 0.1×
  6. Health Professions1.0× 0.1×
  7. Social Sciences1.3× 0.1×
  8. Psychology1.8× 0.2×
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 0.1×
  10. Medicine0.7× 0.1×
  11. Neuroscience1.5× 0.3×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 0.3×
  13. Environmental Science1.5× 0.5×
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.6× 0.7×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.3×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting1.1× 0.8×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.8×
  18. Mathematics1.2× 1.1×
  19. Decision Sciences1.3× 1.3×
  20. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 1.6×
  21. Chemistry0.9× 1.5×
  22. Chemical Engineering1.1× 2.4×
  23. Computer Science0.8× 2.1×
  24. Energy0.7× 2.3×
  25. Materials Science0.5× 2.8×
  26. Engineering0.5× 3.2×
Aarhus UniversityNanjing University of Science and Technology

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 Aarhus University leans further are at the top, Nanjing University of Science and Technology’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kNanjing University of Science and Technology4,805 in 2025Aarhus University3,016 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Aarhus University or Nanjing University of Science and Technology?

Nanjing University of Science and Technology publishes 1.2× as much research as Aarhus University in 2022–now (17k against 15k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Aarhus University or Nanjing University of Science and Technology?

23.1% of Aarhus University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 19.5% for Nanjing University of Science and Technology.