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Cornell University vs Nanyang Technological University

On research quality in 2022-now, Nanyang Technological University ranks #22 in the world and Cornell University #23, of 28,054 institutions. Cornell University stands higher in 9 of the 15 fields both publish in, Nanyang Technological University in 6.

Research profiles alike: -0.14different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Cornell University

United States · Ithaca

World rank, 2022-now
#23
#6 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.

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore · Singapore

World rank, 2022-now
#22
#69 all time
Works, 2022-now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
32.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Hardware and Architecture.

Who leads in each field?

Cornell University stands higher in 9 of 15 fields, Nanyang Technological University in 6. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Cornell University 96 Nanyang Technological University
  1. #29Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #18Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-
  3. #30Chemistry-
  4. #74Computer Science#2
  5. #104Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  6. -Energy#10
  7. #170Engineering#13
  8. #115Environmental Science-
  9. #12Immunology and Microbiology-
  10. -Materials Science#33
  11. #25Medicine#225
  12. #37Neuroscience#40
  13. #40Physics and Astronomy-
  14. -Psychology#31
  15. #92Social Sciences#24

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.2× 0.2×
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 0.4×
  4. Medicine1.3× 0.3×
  5. Nursing1.1× 0.2×
  6. Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.8× 0.6×
  8. Health Professions0.8× 0.3×
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.6×
  10. Mathematics1.1× 0.6×
  11. Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.6×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.3×
  13. Environmental Science0.9× 0.7×
  14. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.3×
  15. Neuroscience1.4× 1.1×
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 0.8×
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.5×
  18. Decision Sciences1.4× 1.2×
  19. Social Sciences0.8× 0.7×
  20. Psychology1.2× 1.2×
  21. Chemistry0.8× 1.2×
  22. Chemical Engineering0.5× 1.2×
  23. Materials Science0.7× 1.6×
  24. Computer Science0.8× 2.5×
  25. Energy0.5× 1.7×
  26. Engineering0.6× 2.1×
Cornell UniversityNanyang Technological 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, Nanyang Technological University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kCornell University5,216 in 2025Nanyang Technological University4,285 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Cornell University or Nanyang Technological University?

Cornell University publishes 1.2× as much research as Nanyang Technological University in 2022-now (20k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Cornell University or Nanyang Technological University?

32.2% of Nanyang Technological University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.6% for Cornell University.

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