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Beijing Institute of Technology vs Northwestern Polytechnical University

On research quality in 2022–now, Beijing Institute of Technology ranks #26 in the world and Northwestern Polytechnical University #34, of 28,054 institutions. Beijing Institute of Technology stands higher in 6 of the 9 fields both publish in, Northwestern Polytechnical University in 3.

Research profiles alike: 0.98very 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.

Northwestern Polytechnical University

China · Xi'an

World rank, 2022–now
#34
#213 all time
Works, 2022–now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
20%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Ceramics and Composites, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics.

Who leads in each field?

Beijing Institute of Technology stands higher in 6 of 9 fields, Northwestern Polytechnical University in 3. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Beijing Institute of Technology 63 Northwestern Polytechnical University
  1. #39Chemistry#78
  2. #44Computer Science#31
  3. #13Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  4. #24Energy—
  5. #6Engineering#7
  6. #108Environmental Science—
  7. #10Materials Science#2
  8. —Mathematics#26
  9. #18Physics and Astronomy#78

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. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.2×
  2. Chemistry1.4× 0.8×
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.2× 0.1×
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 1.1×
  5. Chemical Engineering2.5× 1.7×
  6. Energy1.7× 1.2×
  7. Psychology0.2× 0.2×
  8. Neuroscience0.7× 0.5×
  9. Social Sciences0.1× 0.1×
  10. Medicine0.1× 0.1×
  11. Mathematics1.0× 0.8×
  12. Environmental Science0.4× 0.4×
  13. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  14. Health Professions0.1× 0.1×
  15. Computer Science2.2× 2.1×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.3×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 0.3×
  18. Engineering3.3× 3.5×
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.1×
  20. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
  21. Materials Science2.6× 3.2×
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.1×
  23. Nursing0.1× 0.1×
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 0.9×
  25. Veterinary0.0× 0.0×
  26. Decision Sciences1.0× 1.5×
Beijing Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern Polytechnical 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, Northwestern Polytechnical University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kBeijing Institute of Technology6,505 in 2025Northwestern Polytechnical University6,315 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Beijing Institute of Technology publishes 1.0× as much research as Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2022–now (25k against 24k fractional works).

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

27.7% of Northwestern Polytechnical University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.7% for Beijing Institute of Technology.

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