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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne vs Southeast University

On research quality in 2022–now, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ranks #63 in the world and Southeast University #64, of 28,054 institutions. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, Southeast University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.88very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Switzerland · Lausanne

World rank, 2022–now
#63
#38 all time
Works, 2022–now
8.5k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
66%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Condensed Matter Physics.

Southeast University

China · Nanjing

World rank, 2022–now
#64
#292 all time
Works, 2022–now
28k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
21%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Civil and Structural Engineering, General Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering.

Who leads in each field?

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, Southeast University in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 78 Southeast University
  1. #39Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#53
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#121
  3. #116Chemistry—
  4. #39Computer Science#64
  5. #208Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  6. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#55
  7. —Energy#19
  8. #87Engineering#13
  9. #305Environmental Science#59
  10. #95Materials Science#31
  11. #121Mathematics—
  12. #876Medicine#503
  13. #169Neuroscience—
  14. #21Physics and Astronomy#92
  15. —Psychology#86

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. Physics and Astronomy4.5× 1.2×
  2. Chemistry2.4× 0.7×
  3. Mathematics2.5× 0.7×
  4. Neuroscience1.9× 0.7×
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 0.5×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.3×
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.3× 0.7×
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  9. Veterinary0.1× 0.1×
  10. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.1×
  11. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.8×
  12. Chemical Engineering2.2× 1.6×
  13. Medicine0.3× 0.2×
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 0.3×
  15. Health Professions0.2× 0.1×
  16. Social Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  17. Environmental Science0.8× 0.8×
  18. Materials Science1.9× 1.9×
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.5×
  20. Computer Science1.7× 1.7×
  21. Psychology0.3× 0.3×
  22. Energy1.8× 2.1×
  23. Nursing0.2× 0.2×
  24. Engineering2.0× 3.4×
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.4×
  26. Dentistry0.0× 0.1×
École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSoutheast 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 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne leans further are at the top, Southeast University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSoutheast University7,571 in 2025École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne1,911 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne or Southeast University?

Southeast University publishes 3.3× as much research as École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in 2022–now (28k against 8.5k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne or Southeast University?

25.1% of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.4% for Southeast University.