Harvard University vs National University of Singapore

On research quality in 2022-now, National University of Singapore ranks #7 in the world and Harvard University #8, of 28,054 institutions. Harvard University stands higher in 8 of the 16 fields both publish in, National University of Singapore in 8.

Research profiles alike: -0.13different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Harvard University

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022-now: #8; #1 all time
Works, 2022-now: 25k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 28.6%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 42%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Family Practice.

National University of Singapore

Singapore · Singapore

World rank, 2022-now: #7; #48 all time
Works, 2022-now: 20k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 29.6%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 29%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Hardware and Architecture.

Who leads in each field?

Harvard University stands higher in 8 of 16 fields, National University of Singapore in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Harvard University 88 National University of Singapore

#1Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#65
-Business, Management and Accounting#18
-Chemistry#12
-Computer Science#10
#4Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
-Energy#16
-Engineering#16
-Environmental Science#11
#1Health Professions#25
#1Immunology and Microbiology-
-Materials Science#11
#1Medicine#38
#1Neuroscience#36
#8Physics and Astronomy#20
#5Psychology#27
-Social Sciences#26

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.

¼×½×1×2×4×
Medicine2.2× 0.6×
Immunology and Microbiology2.4× 0.7×
Neuroscience3.0× 1.0×
Veterinary0.5× 0.2×
Health Professions1.7× 0.7×
Dentistry1.3× 0.6×
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.1× 1.0×
Psychology1.7× 1.0×
Nursing1.3× 0.8×
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.8×
Mathematics1.2× 1.2×
Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.2×
Physics and Astronomy1.1× 1.5×
Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.5×
Earth and Planetary Sciences0.4× 0.6×
Environmental Science0.6× 1.0×
Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
Social Sciences0.4× 0.8×
Decision Sciences0.6× 1.3×
Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.8×
Chemistry0.4× 1.3×
Computer Science0.3× 1.6×
Materials Science0.3× 1.6×
Engineering0.3× 1.4×
Energy0.2× 1.6×
Chemical Engineering0.2× 1.9×

Harvard UniversityNational University of Singapore

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 Harvard University leans further are at the top, National University of Singapore's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

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

Which publishes more research, Harvard University or National University of Singapore?

Harvard University publishes 1.3× as much research as National University of Singapore in 2022-now (25k against 20k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Harvard University or National University of Singapore?

29.6% of National University of Singapore's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 28.6% for Harvard University.

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