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Beijing Normal University vs University of Wisconsin–Madison

On research quality in 2022–now, Beijing Normal University ranks #82 in the world and University of Wisconsin–Madison #83, of 28,054 institutions. Beijing Normal University stands higher in 9 of the 15 fields both publish in, University of Wisconsin–Madison in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.23somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Beijing Normal University

China · Beijing

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 Wisconsin–Madison

United States · Madison

World rank, 2022–now
#83
#21 all time
Works, 2022–now
19k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Structural Biology, Small Animals.

Who leads in each field?

Beijing Normal University stands higher in 9 of 15 fields, University of Wisconsin–Madison in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Beijing Normal University 96 University of Wisconsin–Madison
  1. #57Agricultural and Biological Sciences#212
  2. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#81
  3. #80Chemistry#62
  4. #128Computer Science#130
  5. #13Earth and Planetary Sciences#68
  6. #70Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. #217Engineering#259
  8. #5Environmental Science#102
  9. —Health Professions#67
  10. #60Materials Science—
  11. —Mathematics#54
  12. —Medicine#62
  13. —Physics and Astronomy#120
  14. #30Psychology#40
  15. #55Social Sciences#83

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. Environmental Science3.3× 0.9×
  2. Energy1.3× 0.5×
  3. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.4×
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.5× 1.3×
  5. Mathematics2.8× 1.5×
  6. Computer Science1.2× 0.7×
  7. Psychology2.8× 1.6×
  8. Materials Science1.1× 0.7×
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.4× 0.9×
  10. Physics and Astronomy2.4× 1.8×
  11. Social Sciences1.1× 0.9×
  12. Chemistry1.4× 1.1×
  13. Decision Sciences1.1× 1.1×
  14. Neuroscience1.8× 1.8×
  15. Engineering0.6× 0.6×
  16. Arts and Humanities0.7× 0.9×
  17. Chemical Engineering0.7× 1.0×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.5×
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 1.0×
  20. Nursing0.3× 0.7×
  21. Health Professions0.4× 1.2×
  22. Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.5× 1.6×
  24. Medicine0.2× 1.2×
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 1.4×
  26. Veterinary0.1× 3.6×
Beijing Normal UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison

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 Wisconsin–Madison’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison4,769 in 2025Beijing Normal University3,742 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Beijing Normal University or University of Wisconsin–Madison?

University of Wisconsin–Madison publishes 1.3× as much research as Beijing Normal University in 2022–now (19k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Beijing Normal University or University of Wisconsin–Madison?

28.3% of Beijing Normal University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.5% for University of Wisconsin–Madison.