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Beihang University vs South China University of Technology

On research quality in 2022–now, Beihang University ranks #43 in the world and South China University of Technology #46, of 28,054 institutions. Beihang University stands higher in 4 of the 11 fields both publish in, South China University of Technology in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.65similar 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.

South China University of Technology

China · Guangzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#46
#207 all time
Works, 2022–now
22k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
21%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Polymers and Plastics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Process Chemistry and Technology.

Who leads in each field?

Beihang University stands higher in 4 of 11 fields, South China University of Technology in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Beihang University 47 South China University of Technology
  1. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#131
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#99
  3. —Chemistry#29
  4. #10Computer Science#57
  5. #118Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  6. —Energy#44
  7. #11Engineering#18
  8. —Environmental Science#98
  9. #19Materials Science#15
  10. #432Medicine#363
  11. #16Physics and Astronomy#73

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. Physics and Astronomy2.6× 1.1×
  2. Decision Sciences1.6× 0.7×
  3. Computer Science2.6× 1.5×
  4. Mathematics1.0× 0.7×
  5. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
  6. Engineering3.3× 2.7×
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 0.5×
  8. Psychology0.3× 0.3×
  9. Neuroscience0.6× 0.7×
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 0.5×
  11. Medicine0.2× 0.2×
  12. Dentistry0.2× 0.3×
  13. Chemical Engineering1.8× 2.6×
  14. Social Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  15. Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.5×
  17. Materials Science1.6× 3.4×
  18. Environmental Science0.4× 0.9×
  19. Veterinary0.1× 0.1×
  20. Energy0.8× 2.7×
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.2× 0.7×
  22. Chemistry0.4× 2.1×
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.5×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.4×
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.7×
  26. Nursing0.0× 1.2×
Beihang UniversitySouth China University of 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 Beihang University leans further are at the top, South China University of Technology’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kBeihang University6,636 in 2025South China University of Technology5,923 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Beihang University or South China University of Technology?

Beihang University publishes 1.0× as much research as South China University of Technology in 2022–now (23k against 22k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Beihang University or South China University of Technology?

25.4% of Beihang University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.6% for South China University of Technology.