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China University of Geosciences vs Purdue University West Lafayette

On research quality in 2022–now, Purdue University West Lafayette ranks #113 in the world and China University of Geosciences #116, of 28,054 institutions. China University of Geosciences stands higher in 7 of the 16 fields both publish in, Purdue University West Lafayette in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.68similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

China University of Geosciences

China · Wuhan

World rank, 2022–now
#116
#554 all time
Works, 2022–now
9.4k
fractional
Top-10% rate
30.0%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
26%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Purdue University West Lafayette

United States · West Lafayette

World rank, 2022–now
#113
#51 all time
Works, 2022–now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
17.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography.

Who leads in each field?

China University of Geosciences stands higher in 7 of 16 fields, Purdue University West Lafayette in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

China University of Geosciences 79 Purdue University West Lafayette
  1. #399Agricultural and Biological Sciences#185
  2. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#96
  3. #165Chemistry—
  4. #208Computer Science#74
  5. #4Earth and Planetary Sciences#124
  6. #72Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. #41Energy—
  8. #80Engineering#130
  9. #8Environmental Science#110
  10. —Health Professions#81
  11. #107Materials Science#126
  12. —Mathematics#70
  13. —Medicine#720
  14. —Physics and Astronomy#67
  15. —Psychology#85
  16. —Social Sciences#117

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. Energy3.0× 0.6×
  2. Environmental Science3.4× 1.2×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.6×
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3× 6.3×
  5. Engineering2.0× 1.4×
  6. Materials Science1.3× 1.0×
  7. Computer Science1.5× 1.3×
  8. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  9. Chemistry1.1× 1.2×
  10. Chemical Engineering1.1× 1.3×
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.5×
  12. Physics and Astronomy1.2× 2.5×
  13. Decision Sciences0.6× 1.4×
  14. Mathematics0.6× 1.6×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.0×
  16. Social Sciences0.2× 0.6×
  17. Nursing0.2× 0.8×
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 1.0×
  19. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.6×
  20. Health Professions0.1× 0.6×
  21. Psychology0.2× 1.2×
  22. Medicine0.1× 0.3×
  23. Neuroscience0.2× 1.1×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.5×
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 1.0×
China University of GeosciencesPurdue University West Lafayette

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 University of Geosciences leans further are at the top, Purdue University West Lafayette’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kPurdue University West Lafayette4,455 in 2025China University of Geosciences2,499 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, China University of Geosciences or Purdue University West Lafayette?

Purdue University West Lafayette publishes 2.1× as much research as China University of Geosciences in 2022–now (20k against 9.4k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, China University of Geosciences or Purdue University West Lafayette?

30.0% of China University of Geosciences's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 17.7% for Purdue University West Lafayette.