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École Polytechnique vs Northeast Forestry University

On research quality in 2022-now, Northeast Forestry University ranks #878 in the world and École Polytechnique #881, of 22,385 institutions. École Polytechnique stands higher in 4 of the 13 fields both publish in, Northeast Forestry University in 9.

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École Polytechnique

France · Palaiseau

World rank, 2022-now
#881
#851 all time
Works, 2022-now
1.7k
fractional
Top-10% rate
8.7%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
40%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology.

Northeast Forestry University

China · Harbin

World rank, 2022-now
#878
#1,260 all time
Works, 2022-now
7.2k
fractional
Top-10% rate
12.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
34%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Nature and Landscape Conservation, Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Northeast Forestry University leads on 5 of 8 measures: research quality, citation excellence for its fields, output, top-10% rate and growth. École Polytechnique leads on 3 of 8 measures: citations per work, open access and international co-authorship.

École Polytechnique 35 Northeast Forestry University
  1. #881Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#878
  2. 1.03×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.13×
  3. 1.7kOutputfractional works, 2022-now7.2k
  4. 8.7%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited12.6%
  5. 26.8Citations per workall time, per fractional work12.2
  6. 40%Open accessof its works free to read, all time34%
  7. 34%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time8%
  8. -4%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+107%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

École Polytechnique stands higher in 4 of 13 fields, Northeast Forestry University in 9. Northeast Forestry University leads most in Materials Science (#244 against #914); École Polytechnique leads most in Computer Science (#616 against #1,252). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

École Polytechnique 49 Northeast Forestry University
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#302
  2. #993Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#734
  3. -Business, Management and Accounting#1,322
  4. -Chemistry#428
  5. #616Computer Science#1,252
  6. -Energy#342
  7. #852Engineering#521
  8. #1,018Environmental Science#462
  9. #914Materials Science#244
  10. #287Mathematics-
  11. -Medicine#2,684
  12. #199Physics and Astronomy-
  13. #1,939Social 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.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field École Polytechnique rankNortheast Forestry University rank École Polytechnique top 10%Northeast Forestry University top 10% École Polytechnique worksNortheast Forestry University works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences - #302 - 14.0% - 825
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #993 #734 6.6% 11.1% 78 564
Business, Management and Accounting - #1,322 - 16.8% - 68
Chemistry - #428 - 14.3% - 214
Computer Science #616 #1,252 7.6% 12.3% 210 303
Energy - #342 - 10.9% - 142
Engineering #852 #521 7.6% 12.2% 287 1.6k
Environmental Science #1,018 #462 7.2% 11.7% 63 863
Materials Science #914 #244 5.3% 14.6% 68 725
Mathematics #287 - 8.4% - 115 -
Medicine - #2,684 - 14.4% - 235
Physics and Astronomy #199 - 10.7% - 265 -
Social Sciences #1,939 - 10.7% - 92 -

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 Astronomy7.5× 0.3×
  2. Mathematics6.2× 0.7×
  3. Arts and Humanities0.7× 0.1×
  4. Health Professions0.3× 0.1×
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.7× 0.5×
  6. Decision Sciences1.7× 0.5×
  7. Social Sciences0.4× 0.1×
  8. Computer Science1.7× 0.6×
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.3×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.2× 1.4×
  11. Psychology0.2× 0.1×
  12. Neuroscience0.4× 0.4×
  13. Medicine0.2× 0.2×
  14. Chemistry1.9× 2.1×
  15. Engineering1.2× 1.8×
  16. Veterinary0.3× 0.5×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.9× 1.7×
  18. Chemical Engineering0.9× 1.8×
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.8×
  20. Energy1.1× 2.6×
  21. Materials Science1.2× 3.3×
  22. Environmental Science0.8× 2.8×
  23. Nursing0.2× 0.8×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.5×
  25. Dentistry0.0× 0.0×
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.5× 2.8×
École PolytechniqueNortheast Forestry 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 leans further are at the top, Northeast Forestry University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

École Polytechnique

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning73▲ 1.24×69 topics
  2. Machine Learning69▲ 1.20×68 topics
  3. Climate Change61▲ 1.30×79 topics
  4. Neural Networks36▲ 1.34×34 topics
  5. Monte Carlo Simulation35▲ 10×9 topics
  6. Remote Sensing33▲ 1.55×32 topics
  7. Lattice QCD27▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Dark Matter23▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Entanglement22▲ 8.6×4 topics
  10. Evolutionary Algorithms22▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Particle Physics21▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Community Engagement21▲ 3.7×6 topics
  13. Territorial Governance21▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Local Development20▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Quantum Information20▲ 9.9×3 topics
  16. Higgs Boson20▲ 23×1 topic
  17. High-Energy Collider20▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Crystal Growth19▲ 4.0×11 topics
  19. Molecular Dynamics18▲ 6.1×6 topics
  20. Renormalization Group18▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Quantum Gravity18▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Stability18▲ 4.5×6 topics
  23. Nonlinear Optics17▲ 9.2×4 topics
  24. Superconductivity17▲ 5.7×9 topics
  25. QCD16▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Solar Wind16▲ 10×2 topics
  27. charmonium16▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Particle Swarm Optimization16▲ 7.7×4 topics
  29. Inverse Problems15▲ 7.8×4 topics
  30. Multiobjective Optimization15▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Ocean Circulation15▲ 6.4×3 topics
  32. Citizen Participation15▲ 7.6×1 topic
  33. Environmental Participation15▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Bell Inequality15▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Decoherence15▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Hydrodynamics15▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Hydrological Cycle14▲ 8.1×2 topics
  38. Approximation Algorithms14▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Option Pricing13▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Stochastic Calculus13▲ 32×1 topic

Northeast Forestry University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change528▲ 2.7×89 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications393▲ 4.6×36 topics
  3. Deep Learning342▲ 1.38×79 topics
  4. Nanomaterials278▲ 3.7×20 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties273▲ 3.9×37 topics
  6. Nanocomposites262▲ 4.6×20 topics
  7. Remote Sensing260▲ 3.0×36 topics
  8. Environmental Impact255▲ 2.1×51 topics
  9. Gene Expression213▲ 4.7×17 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress189▲ 1.60×51 topics
  11. Biomass Estimation177▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Graphene176▲ 3.6×11 topics
  13. Nanoparticles170▲ 1.88×37 topics
  14. Transcription Factors169▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation157▲ 5.8×13 topics
  16. Antioxidant139▲ 2.8×47 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering137▲ 3.1×12 topics
  18. Ecosystem Resilience137▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Biodegradable Polymers134▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Energy Storage133▲ 2.9×12 topics
  21. Aboveground Biomass131▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Invasive Species129▲ 4.2×20 topics
  23. Metal-Organic Frameworks129▲ 4.3×6 topics
  24. Global Change128▲ 6.8×7 topics
  25. Ecosystem Functioning128▲ 8.7×7 topics
  26. Ionic Liquids123▲ 6.1×10 topics
  27. Reactive Oxygen Species122▲ 4.1×11 topics
  28. Antioxidants120▲ 3.8×16 topics
  29. Land Use Change117▲ 5.5×8 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services114▲ 4.1×10 topics
  31. Polymer Composites102▲ 5.3×6 topics
  32. Epigenetic Regulation100▲ 6.6×5 topics
  33. Recycled Materials99▲ 12×2 topics
  34. MicroRNA89▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Auxin84▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Plant84▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Anthocyanins83▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Signal Transduction83▲ 7.4×6 topics
  39. Hydrology81▲ 8.8×4 topics
  40. Forest Management80▲ 18×4 topics

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Northeast Forestry University has out-published École Polytechnique every year since 2017, when it overtook it.

still counting1k2kNortheast Forestry University1,888 in 2025École Polytechnique338 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Northeast Forestry University0.032% in 2025École Polytechnique0.0058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%Northeast Forestry University13.0% in 2025École Polytechnique7.7% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, École Polytechnique or Northeast Forestry University?

Northeast Forestry University publishes 4.2× as much research as École Polytechnique in 2022-now (7.2k against 1.7k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, École Polytechnique or Northeast Forestry University?

12.6% of Northeast Forestry University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 8.7% for École Polytechnique.

Is École Polytechnique or Northeast Forestry University growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +107% against 2018-21 for Northeast Forestry University, and -4% for École Polytechnique.

Which has more open access research, École Polytechnique or Northeast Forestry University?

40% of École Polytechnique's research is free to read, against 34% of Northeast Forestry University's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

École Polytechnique

  1. 1 P. Bruel #1,275 worldwide 45k citations · 267 works
  2. 2 S. V. Rusakov #5,162 worldwide 55k citations · 566 works
  3. 3 G. Selvaggi #15,071 worldwide 7.2k citations · 95 works
  4. 4 B. Giebels #17,017 worldwide 42k citations · 293 works
  5. 5 M. Baber #17,427 worldwide 17k citations · 205 works

Northeast Forestry University

  1. 1 Haipeng Yu #7,591 worldwide 17k citations · 184 works
  2. 2 Wenshuai Chen #28,413 worldwide 14k citations · 212 works
  3. 3 Zhenghu Zhou #29,784 worldwide 4.9k citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Qinqin Xia #41,358 worldwide 5.2k citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Siqi Huan #51,110 worldwide 5.9k citations · 105 works