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China Agricultural University vs KU Leuven

On research quality in 2022–now, China Agricultural University ranks #106 in the world and KU Leuven #108, of 28,054 institutions. China Agricultural University stands higher in 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, KU Leuven in 10.

Research profiles alike: -0.42different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

China Agricultural University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#106
#540 all time
Works, 2022–now
11k
fractional
Top-10% rate
35.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Soil Science.

KU Leuven

Belgium · Leuven

World rank, 2022–now
#108
#89 all time
Works, 2022–now
18k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
41%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science, Medical Terminology.

Who leads in each field?

China Agricultural University stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, KU Leuven in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

China Agricultural University 610 KU Leuven
  1. #2Agricultural and Biological Sciences#242
  2. —Arts and Humanities#36
  3. #35Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#123
  4. #299Business, Management and Accounting—
  5. —Computer Science#142
  6. —Decision Sciences#38
  7. —Dentistry#24
  8. #95Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  9. #239Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  10. #298Engineering#166
  11. #14Environmental Science#226
  12. —Health Professions#40
  13. —Mathematics#33
  14. #375Medicine#45
  15. —Psychology#102
  16. —Social Sciences#111

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.5× 0.6×
  2. Nursing4.4× 1.2×
  3. Veterinary3.7× 1.1×
  4. Environmental Science2.3× 0.7×
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.7× 1.0×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.2× 0.7×
  7. Chemistry1.7× 1.1×
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 0.9×
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 0.6×
  10. Energy0.8× 0.7×
  11. Materials Science0.8× 0.8×
  12. Chemical Engineering0.9× 1.1×
  13. Engineering0.8× 1.1×
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 1.0×
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.7×
  16. Computer Science0.5× 1.0×
  17. Medicine0.4× 1.1×
  18. Decision Sciences0.4× 1.1×
  19. Neuroscience0.6× 1.7×
  20. Social Sciences0.2× 0.9×
  21. Mathematics0.3× 1.6×
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.2× 1.4×
  23. Dentistry0.1× 1.1×
  24. Health Professions0.1× 0.8×
  25. Psychology0.1× 1.4×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.0× 1.8×
China Agricultural UniversityKU Leuven

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 China Agricultural University leans further are at the top, KU Leuven’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kKU Leuven4,258 in 2025China Agricultural University2,936 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, China Agricultural University or KU Leuven?

KU Leuven publishes 1.6× as much research as China Agricultural University in 2022–now (18k against 11k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, China Agricultural University or KU Leuven?

35.5% of China Agricultural University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.9% for KU Leuven.