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ETH Zurich vs Xi'an Jiaotong University

On research quality in 2022–now, Xi'an Jiaotong University ranks #19 in the world and ETH Zurich #20, of 28,054 institutions. ETH Zurich stands higher in 8 of the 16 fields both publish in, Xi'an Jiaotong University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.59similar 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.

Xi'an Jiaotong University

China · Xi'an

World rank, 2022–now
#19
#146 all time
Works, 2022–now
33k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
22%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes.

Who leads in each field?

ETH Zurich stands higher in 8 of 16 fields, Xi'an Jiaotong University in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

ETH Zurich 88 Xi'an Jiaotong University
  1. #19Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #43Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology—
  3. #95Business, Management and Accounting#13
  4. —Chemical Engineering#6
  5. #60Chemistry#30
  6. #17Computer Science#43
  7. #9Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  8. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#4
  9. —Energy#3
  10. #78Engineering#9
  11. #17Environmental Science#95
  12. #89Materials Science#8
  13. #12Mathematics—
  14. #386Medicine#208
  15. #8Physics and Astronomy—
  16. #153Social 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.

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× 0.0×
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.1×
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.2× 0.7×
  4. Mathematics2.6× 0.7×
  5. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.1×
  6. Environmental Science1.5× 0.6×
  7. Social Sciences0.4× 0.2×
  8. Physics and Astronomy3.3× 1.5×
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 0.6×
  10. Chemistry2.1× 1.1×
  11. Neuroscience1.1× 0.7×
  12. Psychology0.4× 0.3×
  13. Decision Sciences1.2× 0.8×
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 0.4×
  15. Computer Science1.6× 1.2×
  16. Health Professions0.2× 0.2×
  17. Nursing0.4× 0.3×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.4×
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 0.8×
  20. Medicine0.3× 0.3×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.6×
  22. Chemical Engineering2.1× 3.6×
  23. Engineering1.6× 3.2×
  24. Materials Science1.4× 2.9×
  25. Energy1.3× 3.0×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.7×
ETH ZurichXi'an Jiaotong 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, Xi'an Jiaotong University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kXi'an Jiaotong University8,979 in 2025ETH Zurich3,251 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, ETH Zurich or Xi'an Jiaotong University?

Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes 2.4× as much research as ETH Zurich in 2022–now (33k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, ETH Zurich or Xi'an Jiaotong University?

30.1% of ETH Zurich's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.8% for Xi'an Jiaotong University.

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