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Beihang University vs University of Toronto

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Toronto ranks #42 in the world and Beihang University #43, of 28,054 institutions. Beihang University stands higher in 5 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of Toronto in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.06different 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.

University of Toronto

Canada · Toronto

World rank, 2022–now
#42
#28 all time
Works, 2022–now
29k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, General Decision Sciences, Library and Information Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

Beihang University stands higher in 5 of 14 fields, University of Toronto in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Beihang University 59 University of Toronto
  1. —Arts and Humanities#24
  2. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#41
  3. #10Computer Science#33
  4. —Decision Sciences#3
  5. #118Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  6. #11Engineering#122
  7. —Environmental Science#101
  8. —Health Professions#16
  9. #19Materials Science—
  10. #432Medicine#11
  11. —Neuroscience#19
  12. #16Physics and Astronomy—
  13. —Psychology#6
  14. —Social Sciences#7

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× 0.6×
  2. Computer Science2.6× 0.8×
  3. Materials Science1.6× 0.5×
  4. Chemical Engineering1.8× 0.6×
  5. Physics and Astronomy2.6× 0.9×
  6. Energy0.8× 0.5×
  7. Decision Sciences1.6× 1.2×
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 0.7×
  9. Mathematics1.0× 1.4×
  10. Environmental Science0.4× 0.7×
  11. Chemistry0.4× 0.6×
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.6×
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 1.1×
  14. Neuroscience0.6× 2.1×
  15. Dentistry0.2× 0.8×
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.2× 1.1×
  18. Veterinary0.1× 0.3×
  19. Psychology0.3× 1.9×
  20. Medicine0.2× 1.3×
  21. Social Sciences0.1× 1.2×
  22. Arts and Humanities0.1× 1.7×
  23. Health Professions0.1× 1.6×
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.8×
  25. Nursing0.0× 0.8×
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.9×
Beihang UniversityUniversity of Toronto

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, University of Toronto’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Toronto7,204 in 2025Beihang University6,636 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Beihang University or University of Toronto?

University of Toronto publishes 1.3× as much research as Beihang University in 2022–now (29k against 23k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Beihang University or University of Toronto?

25.4% of Beihang University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Toronto.