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ETH Zurich vs Wuhan University

On research quality in 2022–now, Wuhan University ranks #17 in the world and ETH Zurich #20, of 28,054 institutions. ETH Zurich stands higher in 4 of the 14 fields both publish in, Wuhan University in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.58similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

ETH Zurich

Switzerland · Zurich

World rank, 2022–now
#20
#24 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.

Wuhan University

China · Wuhan

World rank, 2022–now
#17
#139 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
29.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
28%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Media Technology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Environmental Engineering.

Who leads in each field?

ETH Zurich stands higher in 4 of 14 fields, Wuhan University in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

ETH Zurich 410 Wuhan University
  1. #19Agricultural and Biological Sciences#66
  2. #43Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#40
  3. #95Business, Management and Accounting#35
  4. #60Chemistry#10
  5. #17Computer Science#28
  6. #9Earth and Planetary Sciences#5
  7. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#10
  8. #78Engineering#23
  9. #17Environmental Science#6
  10. #89Materials Science#44
  11. #12Mathematics—
  12. #386Medicine#78
  13. #8Physics and Astronomy—
  14. #153Social Sciences#70

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. Mathematics2.6× 1.0×
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.3×
  4. Physics and Astronomy3.3× 1.6×
  5. Chemical Engineering2.1× 1.2×
  6. Chemistry2.1× 1.4×
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.2× 2.2×
  8. Neuroscience1.1× 0.8×
  9. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.2×
  10. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.0×
  11. Nursing0.4× 0.4×
  12. Social Sciences0.4× 0.4×
  13. Computer Science1.6× 1.6×
  14. Engineering1.6× 1.7×
  15. Materials Science1.4× 1.5×
  16. Psychology0.4× 0.4×
  17. Environmental Science1.5× 1.6×
  18. Health Professions0.2× 0.3×
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.3×
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.0×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.6×
  22. Energy1.3× 1.7×
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.7×
  24. Medicine0.3× 0.6×
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 1.2×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 1.7×
ETH ZurichWuhan 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, Wuhan University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kWuhan University6,439 in 2025ETH Zurich3,251 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, ETH Zurich or Wuhan University?

Wuhan University publishes 1.8× as much research as ETH Zurich in 2022–now (25k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, ETH Zurich or Wuhan University?

30.1% of ETH Zurich's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 29.3% for Wuhan University.

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