Beihang University vs Imperial College London
On research quality in 2022–now, Beihang University ranks #43 in the world and Imperial College London #44, of 28,054 institutions. Beihang University stands higher in 5 of the 9 fields both publish in, Imperial College London in 4.
Research profiles alike: 0.56similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Beihang University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #43
- #172 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 23k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 25.4%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 22%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Aerospace Engineering, Software, Computational Mechanics.
Imperial College London
- World rank, 2022–now
- #44
- #35 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 18k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 24.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 40%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Computational Mechanics, Computational Mathematics.
Who leads in each field?
Beihang University stands higher in 5 of 9 fields, Imperial College London in 4. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#36
- #10Computer Science#56
- #118Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- #11Engineering#47
- —Environmental Science#53
- —Health Professions#47
- #19Materials Science#88
- #432Medicine#26
- #16Physics and Astronomy#72
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.
- Computer Science2.6× 1.1×
- Engineering3.3× 1.5×
- Materials Science1.6× 1.1×
- Decision Sciences1.6× 1.2×
- Physics and Astronomy2.6× 2.0×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering1.8× 1.7×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.3×
- Energy0.8× 1.3×
- Mathematics1.0× 1.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 1.2×
- Social Sciences0.1× 0.2×
- Environmental Science0.4× 1.0×
- Neuroscience0.6× 1.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 0.8×
- Psychology0.3× 0.7×
- Chemistry0.4× 1.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.2× 1.2×
- Medicine0.2× 1.3×
- Health Professions0.1× 0.9×
- Veterinary0.1× 0.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.7×
- Nursing0.0× 0.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 1.5×
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 Beihang University leans further are at the top, Imperial College London’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, Beihang University or Imperial College London?
Beihang University publishes 1.2× as much research as Imperial College London in 2022–now (23k against 18k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Beihang University or Imperial College London?
25.4% of Beihang University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.6% for Imperial College London.