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China Agricultural University vs Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

On research quality in 2022–now, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ranks #105 in the world and China Agricultural University #106, of 28,054 institutions. China Agricultural University stands higher in 7 of the 17 fields both publish in, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 10.

Research profiles alike: -0.28different 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.

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Germany · Munich

World rank, 2022–now
#105
#88 all time
Works, 2022–now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Classics, Equine, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

China Agricultural University stands higher in 7 of 17 fields, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 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 710 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  1. #2Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. —Arts and Humanities#92
  3. #35Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#122
  4. #299Business, Management and Accounting#409
  5. —Computer Science#135
  6. —Decision Sciences#33
  7. —Dentistry#43
  8. #95Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  9. #239Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  10. #298Engineering#978
  11. #14Environmental Science—
  12. —Immunology and Microbiology#88
  13. #375Medicine#99
  14. —Neuroscience#85
  15. —Physics and Astronomy#60
  16. —Psychology#55
  17. —Social Sciences#89

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× 0.5×
  2. Nursing4.4× 0.5×
  3. Environmental Science2.3× 0.5×
  4. Chemical Engineering0.9× 0.2×
  5. Engineering0.8× 0.3×
  6. Energy0.8× 0.3×
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.7× 1.5×
  8. Materials Science0.8× 0.5×
  9. Chemistry1.7× 1.2×
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.2× 0.9×
  11. Veterinary3.7× 3.9×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 0.8×
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 1.8×
  14. Computer Science0.5× 0.7×
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 1.2×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.6×
  17. Decision Sciences0.4× 1.0×
  18. Medicine0.4× 1.4×
  19. Mathematics0.3× 1.1×
  20. Neuroscience0.6× 2.4×
  21. Social Sciences0.2× 1.1×
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.2× 1.9×
  23. Health Professions0.1× 0.8×
  24. Dentistry0.1× 1.7×
  25. Psychology0.1× 1.5×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.0× 2.8×
China Agricultural UniversityLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4kLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München3,151 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 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München?

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München publishes 1.1× as much research as China Agricultural University in 2022–now (13k against 11k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, China Agricultural University or Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München?

35.5% of China Agricultural University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.1% for Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.