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Beihang University vs Princeton University

On research quality in 2022–now, Princeton University ranks #40 in the world and Beihang University #43, of 28,054 institutions. Beihang University stands higher in 4 of the 16 fields both publish in, Princeton University in 12.

Research profiles alike: 0.60similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Beihang University

China · Beijing

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.

Princeton University

United States · Princeton

World rank, 2022–now
#40
#14 all time
Works, 2022–now
8.8k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
33%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, General Psychology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Who leads in each field?

Beihang University stands higher in 4 of 16 fields, Princeton University in 12. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Beihang University 412 Princeton University
  1. —Arts and Humanities#103
  2. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#66
  3. —Chemistry#26
  4. #10Computer Science#86
  5. —Decision Sciences#2
  6. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#64
  7. #118Economics, Econometrics and Finance#117
  8. #11Engineering#238
  9. —Environmental Science#119
  10. #19Materials Science—
  11. —Mathematics#20
  12. #432Medicine—
  13. —Neuroscience#70
  14. #16Physics and Astronomy#5
  15. —Psychology#214
  16. —Social Sciences#107

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. Engineering3.3× 0.9×
  2. Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
  3. Computer Science2.6× 1.2×
  4. Materials Science1.6× 0.9×
  5. Decision Sciences1.6× 1.3×
  6. Chemical Engineering1.8× 1.8×
  7. Medicine0.2× 0.2×
  8. Energy0.8× 0.9×
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
  10. Physics and Astronomy2.6× 5.2×
  11. Environmental Science0.4× 1.0×
  12. Neuroscience0.6× 1.6×
  13. Health Professions0.1× 0.3×
  14. Mathematics1.0× 3.1×
  15. Psychology0.3× 0.9×
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 2.2×
  17. Chemistry0.4× 1.4×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 1.6×
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.2× 1.1×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  21. Nursing0.0× 0.2×
  22. Veterinary0.1× 0.3×
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.4×
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.5×
  25. Social Sciences0.1× 1.2×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.1× 2.4×
Beihang UniversityPrinceton 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 Beihang University leans further are at the top, Princeton University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kBeihang University6,636 in 2025Princeton University2,150 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Beihang University or Princeton University?

Beihang University publishes 2.6× as much research as Princeton University in 2022–now (23k against 8.8k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Beihang University or Princeton University?

28.4% of Princeton University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.4% for Beihang University.

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