Beijing Normal University vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
On research quality in 2022–now, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ranks #80 in the world and Beijing Normal University #82, of 28,054 institutions. Beijing Normal University stands higher in 8 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 10.
Research profiles alike: 0.46similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Beijing Normal University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #82
- #372 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 14k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 28.3%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 30%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- World rank, 2022–now
- #80
- #19 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 18k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.9%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 28%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Equine, Library and Information Sciences, Structural Biology.
Who leads in each field?
Beijing Normal University stands higher in 8 of 18 fields, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #57Agricultural and Biological Sciences#144
- —Arts and Humanities#148
- —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#55
- —Business, Management and Accounting#177
- #80Chemistry#89
- #128Computer Science#25
- —Decision Sciences#45
- #13Earth and Planetary Sciences—
- #70Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- #217Engineering#169
- #5Environmental Science#159
- —Health Professions#135
- #60Materials Science#133
- —Mathematics#43
- —Medicine#582
- —Physics and Astronomy#31
- #30Psychology#107
- #55Social Sciences#59
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.
- Environmental Science3.3× 1.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2.5× 1.0×
- Energy1.3× 0.6×
- Psychology2.8× 1.4×
- Mathematics2.8× 1.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.4× 1.0×
- Neuroscience1.8× 1.3×
- Chemistry1.4× 1.0×
- Social Sciences1.1× 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy2.4× 2.1×
- Materials Science1.1× 1.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.4×
- Computer Science1.2× 1.6×
- Arts and Humanities0.7× 0.9×
- Decision Sciences1.1× 1.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 1.1×
- Chemical Engineering0.7× 1.2×
- Health Professions0.4× 0.8×
- Engineering0.6× 1.2×
- Medicine0.2× 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.5× 1.2×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 0.7×
- Nursing0.3× 0.9×
- Veterinary0.1× 3.4×
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 Normal University leans further are at the top, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, Beijing Normal University or University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign publishes 1.2× as much research as Beijing Normal University in 2022–now (18k against 14k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Beijing Normal University or University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
28.3% of Beijing Normal University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.