Duke University vs Lanzhou University
On research quality in 2022–now, Lanzhou University ranks #95 in the world and Duke University #98, of 28,054 institutions. Duke University stands higher in 10 of the 17 fields both publish in, Lanzhou University in 7.
Research profiles alike: -0.24different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Duke University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #98
- #56 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 14k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.4%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 36%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, Transplantation, Statistics and Probability.
Lanzhou University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #95
- #378 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 12k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 26.0%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 38%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Atmospheric Science, Organic Chemistry, Earth-Surface Processes.
Who leads in each field?
Duke University stands higher in 10 of 17 fields, Lanzhou University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#22
- #159Arts and Humanities—
- #31Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#182
- —Chemistry#32
- #271Computer Science#646
- #12Decision Sciences—
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#15
- #150Economics, Econometrics and Finance#83
- #550Engineering#263
- #335Environmental Science#44
- #88Health Professions—
- —Materials Science#157
- #41Medicine#336
- #53Neuroscience—
- #105Physics and Astronomy#139
- #113Psychology—
- #208Social 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.
- Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.2×
- Health Professions1.4× 0.3×
- Social Sciences0.8× 0.2×
- Psychology1.3× 0.4×
- Decision Sciences1.1× 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.4× 0.7×
- Neuroscience2.1× 1.0×
- Medicine1.8× 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 1.3×
- Veterinary0.6× 0.6×
- Nursing1.0× 0.9×
- Computer Science0.7× 0.6×
- Mathematics1.6× 1.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.7×
- Engineering0.5× 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy1.0× 2.3×
- Environmental Science0.8× 2.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 2.0×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 1.3×
- Materials Science0.4× 1.9×
- Chemical Engineering0.2× 1.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 3.4×
- Energy0.2× 1.7×
- Chemistry0.4× 3.5×
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 Duke University leans further are at the top, Lanzhou University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, Duke University or Lanzhou University?
Duke University publishes 1.2× as much research as Lanzhou University in 2022–now (14k against 12k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Duke University or Lanzhou University?
26.0% of Lanzhou University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.4% for Duke University.