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Cornell University vs Nankai University

On research quality in 2022–now, Nankai University ranks #29 in the world and Cornell University #31, of 28,054 institutions. Cornell University stands higher in 10 of the 19 fields both publish in, Nankai University in 9.

Research profiles alike: -0.28different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Cornell University

United States · Ithaca

World rank, 2022–now
#31
#9 all time
Works, 2022–now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, Structural Biology, General Decision Sciences.

Nankai University

China · Tianjin

World rank, 2022–now
#29
#173 all time
Works, 2022–now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
23%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Process Chemistry and Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Who leads in each field?

Cornell University stands higher in 10 of 19 fields, Nankai University in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Cornell University 109 Nankai University
  1. #33Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #9Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#95
  3. —Business, Management and Accounting#91
  4. —Chemical Engineering#10
  5. #51Chemistry#2
  6. #55Computer Science#109
  7. #16Decision Sciences—
  8. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#57
  9. —Energy#14
  10. #201Engineering#39
  11. #58Environmental Science#47
  12. #12Immunology and Microbiology—
  13. —Materials Science#28
  14. —Mathematics#19
  15. #23Medicine#538
  16. #22Neuroscience—
  17. #47Physics and Astronomy#106
  18. #21Psychology—
  19. #71Social Sciences#389

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. Veterinary3.6× 0.1×
  2. Health Professions0.8× 0.2×
  3. Medicine1.3× 0.4×
  4. Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.3×
  5. Psychology1.2× 0.3×
  6. Nursing1.1× 0.4×
  7. Social Sciences0.8× 0.3×
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.2× 0.5×
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 0.9×
  10. Neuroscience1.4× 0.7×
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 0.6×
  12. Decision Sciences1.4× 0.9×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.8× 1.4×
  14. Dentistry0.2× 0.2×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 1.3×
  16. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.8×
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.8×
  18. Environmental Science0.9× 1.3×
  19. Computer Science0.8× 1.3×
  20. Mathematics1.1× 2.2×
  21. Engineering0.6× 1.4×
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 1.4×
  23. Materials Science0.7× 2.7×
  24. Chemistry0.8× 5.0×
  25. Energy0.5× 3.7×
  26. Chemical Engineering0.5× 4.2×
Cornell UniversityNankai University

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 Cornell University leans further are at the top, Nankai University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kCornell University5,216 in 2025Nankai University3,668 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Cornell University or Nankai University?

Cornell University publishes 1.5× as much research as Nankai University in 2022–now (20k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Cornell University or Nankai University?

28.7% of Nankai University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.6% for Cornell University.

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