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Harvard University vs Peking University

On research quality in 2022–now, Harvard University ranks #4 in the world and Peking University #7, of 28,054 institutions. Harvard University stands higher in 6 of the 15 fields both publish in, Peking University in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.34somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Harvard University

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022–now
#4
#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.

Peking University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#7
#75 all time
Works, 2022–now
32k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Psychology, Hardware and Architecture, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Who leads in each field?

Harvard University stands higher in 6 of 15 fields, Peking University in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Harvard University 69 Peking University
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#24
  2. #1Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#10
  3. —Computer Science#2
  4. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#6
  5. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#17
  6. —Engineering#32
  7. —Environmental Science#3
  8. #1Health Professions#26
  9. #1Immunology and Microbiology—
  10. —Materials Science#33
  11. #1Medicine#34
  12. #1Neuroscience—
  13. —Physics and Astronomy#13
  14. #1Psychology#3
  15. —Social Sciences#31

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. Health Professions1.7× 0.5×
  2. Neuroscience3.0× 1.4×
  3. Psychology1.7× 0.8×
  4. Veterinary0.5× 0.2×
  5. Nursing1.3× 0.7×
  6. Medicine2.2× 1.2×
  7. Immunology and Microbiology2.4× 1.3×
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.1× 1.4×
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.7×
  10. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.3×
  11. Mathematics1.2× 1.2×
  12. Social Sciences0.4× 0.5×
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.2×
  14. Dentistry1.3× 1.5×
  15. Decision Sciences0.6× 0.8×
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.5×
  18. Environmental Science0.6× 1.1×
  19. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 2.3×
  20. Chemistry0.4× 1.0×
  21. Materials Science0.3× 1.2×
  22. Engineering0.3× 1.0×
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.4× 1.7×
  24. Computer Science0.3× 1.5×
  25. Energy0.2× 0.9×
  26. Chemical Engineering0.2× 1.1×
Harvard UniversityPeking 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 Harvard University leans further are at the top, Peking University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kPeking University8,530 in 2025Harvard University5,663 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Harvard University or Peking University?

Peking University publishes 1.3× as much research as Harvard University in 2022–now (32k against 25k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Harvard University or Peking University?

28.6% of Harvard University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Peking University.

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