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Cornell University vs Northwestern Polytechnical University

On research quality in 2022–now, Cornell University ranks #31 in the world and Northwestern Polytechnical University #34, of 28,054 institutions. Cornell University stands higher in 11 of the 15 fields both publish in, Northwestern Polytechnical University in 4.

Research profiles alike: -0.27different 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.

Northwestern Polytechnical University

China · Xi'an

World rank, 2022–now
#34
#213 all time
Works, 2022–now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
20%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Ceramics and Composites, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics.

Who leads in each field?

Cornell University stands higher in 11 of 15 fields, Northwestern Polytechnical University in 4. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Cornell University 114 Northwestern Polytechnical University
  1. #33Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #9Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology—
  3. #51Chemistry#78
  4. #55Computer Science#31
  5. #16Decision Sciences—
  6. #201Engineering#7
  7. #58Environmental Science—
  8. #12Immunology and Microbiology—
  9. —Materials Science#2
  10. —Mathematics#26
  11. #23Medicine—
  12. #22Neuroscience—
  13. #47Physics and Astronomy#78
  14. #21Psychology—
  15. #71Social Sciences—

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× 0.0×
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 0.1×
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.2× 0.1×
  4. Medicine1.3× 0.1×
  5. Nursing1.1× 0.1×
  6. Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.1×
  7. Social Sciences0.8× 0.1×
  8. Health Professions0.8× 0.1×
  9. Psychology1.2× 0.2×
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.8× 0.3×
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.2×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.1×
  13. Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
  14. Neuroscience1.4× 0.5×
  15. Environmental Science0.9× 0.4×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.3×
  17. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.1×
  18. Mathematics1.1× 0.8×
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 0.9×
  20. Chemistry0.8× 0.8×
  21. Decision Sciences1.4× 1.5×
  22. Energy0.5× 1.2×
  23. Computer Science0.8× 2.1×
  24. Chemical Engineering0.5× 1.7×
  25. Materials Science0.7× 3.2×
  26. Engineering0.6× 3.5×
Cornell UniversityNorthwestern Polytechnical 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, Northwestern Polytechnical University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kNorthwestern Polytechnical University6,315 in 2025Cornell University5,216 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Cornell University or Northwestern Polytechnical University?

Northwestern Polytechnical University publishes 1.2× as much research as Cornell University in 2022–now (24k against 20k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Cornell University or Northwestern Polytechnical University?

27.7% of Northwestern Polytechnical University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.6% for Cornell University.

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