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East China Normal University vs KU Leuven

On research quality in 2022–now, East China Normal University ranks #107 in the world and KU Leuven #108, of 28,054 institutions. East China Normal University stands higher in 7 of the 18 fields both publish in, KU Leuven in 11.

Research profiles alike: 0.02different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

East China Normal University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022–now
#107
#377 all time
Works, 2022–now
10k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
23%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Process Chemistry and Technology, Software.

KU Leuven

Belgium · Leuven

World rank, 2022–now
#108
#89 all time
Works, 2022–now
18k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
41%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science, Medical Terminology.

Who leads in each field?

East China Normal University stands higher in 7 of 18 fields, KU Leuven in 11. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

East China Normal University 711 KU Leuven
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#242
  2. —Arts and Humanities#36
  3. #250Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#123
  4. #35Chemistry—
  5. #116Computer Science#142
  6. —Decision Sciences#38
  7. —Dentistry#24
  8. #115Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  9. #156Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  10. #236Engineering#166
  11. #83Environmental Science#226
  12. —Health Professions#40
  13. #130Materials Science—
  14. —Mathematics#33
  15. —Medicine#45
  16. #149Physics and Astronomy—
  17. #176Psychology#102
  18. #193Social Sciences#111

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. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.8× 0.6×
  2. Chemistry2.9× 1.1×
  3. Chemical Engineering2.6× 1.1×
  4. Computer Science2.4× 1.0×
  5. Environmental Science1.6× 0.7×
  6. Materials Science1.6× 0.8×
  7. Energy1.3× 0.7×
  8. Mathematics2.8× 1.6×
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.4×
  10. Psychology1.7× 1.4×
  11. Decision Sciences1.3× 1.1×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.7×
  13. Social Sciences0.8× 0.9×
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.0×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 1.0×
  16. Neuroscience1.5× 1.7×
  17. Engineering0.9× 1.1×
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.7×
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 0.9×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.5× 0.6×
  21. Health Professions0.3× 0.8×
  22. Arts and Humanities0.6× 1.8×
  23. Nursing0.3× 1.2×
  24. Medicine0.2× 1.1×
  25. Veterinary0.0× 1.1×
  26. Dentistry0.0× 1.1×
East China Normal UniversityKU Leuven

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 East China Normal University leans further are at the top, KU Leuven’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kKU Leuven4,258 in 2025East China Normal University2,759 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, East China Normal University or KU Leuven?

KU Leuven publishes 1.8× as much research as East China Normal University in 2022–now (18k against 10k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, East China Normal University or KU Leuven?

25.9% of East China Normal University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.9% for KU Leuven.