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Beijing Institute of Technology vs Nanjing University

On research quality in 2022–now, Beijing Institute of Technology ranks #26 in the world and Nanjing University #28, of 28,054 institutions. Beijing Institute of Technology stands higher in 5 of the 12 fields both publish in, Nanjing University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.85very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Beijing Institute of Technology

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#26
#195 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.7%
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, Automotive Engineering.

Nanjing University

China · Nanjing

World rank, 2022–now
#28
#142 all time
Works, 2022–now
16k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
24%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Software, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Who leads in each field?

Beijing Institute of Technology stands higher in 5 of 12 fields, Nanjing University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Beijing Institute of Technology 57 Nanjing University
  1. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#137
  2. #39Chemistry#8
  3. #44Computer Science#29
  4. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#10
  5. #13Economics, Econometrics and Finance#79
  6. #24Energy—
  7. #6Engineering#52
  8. #108Environmental Science#20
  9. #10Materials Science#34
  10. —Medicine#599
  11. #18Physics and Astronomy#30
  12. —Social Sciences#302

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× 1.2×
  2. Computer Science2.2× 1.9×
  3. Materials Science2.6× 2.7×
  4. Chemical Engineering2.5× 2.6×
  5. Neuroscience0.7× 0.7×
  6. Decision Sciences1.0× 1.2×
  7. Energy1.7× 2.1×
  8. Mathematics1.0× 1.3×
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.7×
  10. Psychology0.2× 0.4×
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 2.9×
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.6×
  13. Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
  14. Chemistry1.4× 2.9×
  15. Medicine0.1× 0.3×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.2× 0.7×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.1×
  18. Social Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  20. Environmental Science0.4× 1.7×
  21. Nursing0.1× 0.4×
  22. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.4×
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 3.4×
  24. Veterinary0.0× 0.2×
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.8×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.9×
Beijing Institute of TechnologyNanjing 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 Beijing Institute of Technology leans further are at the top, Nanjing University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kBeijing Institute of Technology6,505 in 2025Nanjing University3,971 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Beijing Institute of Technology or Nanjing University?

Beijing Institute of Technology publishes 1.5× as much research as Nanjing University in 2022–now (25k against 16k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Beijing Institute of Technology or Nanjing University?

26.3% of Nanjing University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.7% for Beijing Institute of Technology.

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