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ETH Zurich vs Nanyang Technological University

On research quality in 2022-now, ETH Zurich ranks #21 in the world and Nanyang Technological University #22, of 28,054 institutions. ETH Zurich stands higher in 8 of the 15 fields both publish in, Nanyang Technological University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.66similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

ETH Zurich

Switzerland · Zurich

World rank, 2022-now
#21
#25 all time
Works, 2022-now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
30.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
47%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science, Hardware and Architecture.

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore · Singapore

World rank, 2022-now
#22
#69 all time
Works, 2022-now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
32.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Hardware and Architecture.

Who leads in each field?

ETH Zurich stands higher in 8 of 15 fields, Nanyang Technological University in 7. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

ETH Zurich 87 Nanyang Technological University
  1. #34Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #17Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-
  3. #25Chemistry-
  4. #18Computer Science#2
  5. #6Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  6. -Energy#10
  7. #44Engineering#13
  8. #15Environmental Science-
  9. #85Materials Science#33
  10. #9Mathematics-
  11. #207Medicine#225
  12. #53Neuroscience#40
  13. #5Physics and Astronomy-
  14. -Psychology#31
  15. -Social Sciences#24

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. Veterinary0.6× 0.1×
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.2× 0.8×
  3. Mathematics2.6× 0.6×
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.2×
  5. Physics and Astronomy3.3× 1.3×
  6. Environmental Science1.5× 0.7×
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 0.6×
  8. Chemistry2.1× 1.2×
  9. Chemical Engineering2.1× 1.2×
  10. Nursing0.4× 0.2×
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.3×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 0.6×
  13. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 0.4×
  15. Medicine0.3× 0.3×
  16. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.2×
  17. Neuroscience1.1× 1.1×
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.5×
  19. Materials Science1.4× 1.6×
  20. Engineering1.6× 2.1×
  21. Energy1.3× 1.7×
  22. Health Professions0.2× 0.3×
  23. Computer Science1.6× 2.5×
  24. Social Sciences0.4× 0.7×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.6×
  26. Psychology0.4× 1.2×
ETH ZurichNanyang Technological 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 ETH Zurich leans further are at the top, Nanyang Technological University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kNanyang Technological University4,285 in 2025ETH Zurich3,251 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, ETH Zurich or Nanyang Technological University?

Nanyang Technological University publishes 1.2× as much research as ETH Zurich in 2022-now (17k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, ETH Zurich or Nanyang Technological University?

32.2% of Nanyang Technological University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 30.1% for ETH Zurich.

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