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Ikerbasque vs Northwest Normal University

On research quality in 2022-now, Ikerbasque ranks #762 in the world and Northwest Normal University #763, of 22,385 institutions. Ikerbasque stands higher in 4 of the 12 fields both publish in, Northwest Normal University in 8.

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Ikerbasque

Spain · Bilbao

World rank, 2022-now
#762
#434 all time
Works, 2022-now
1.5k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.7%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
67%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Polymers and Plastics.

Northwest Normal University

China · Lanzhou

World rank, 2022-now
#763
#1,489 all time
Works, 2022-now
5.6k
fractional
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
22%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Electrochemistry.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Ikerbasque leads on 6 of 8 measures: research quality, excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, citations per work, open access and international co-authorship. Northwest Normal University leads on 2 of 8 measures: output and growth.

Ikerbasque 62 Northwest Normal University
  1. #762Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#763
  2. 1.28×Excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected0.88×
  3. 1.5kOutputfractional works, 2022-now5.6k
  4. 15.7%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited9.9%
  5. 31.8Citations per workall time, per fractional work9.1
  6. 67%Open accessof its works free to read, all time22%
  7. 61%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time5%
  8. +20%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+74%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Ikerbasque stands higher in 4 of 12 fields, Northwest Normal University in 8. Northwest Normal University leads most in Computer Science (#409 against #1,088); Ikerbasque leads most in Medicine (#1,024 against #2,491). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Ikerbasque 48 Northwest Normal University
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#430
  2. #520Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,002
  3. #377Chemistry#219
  4. #1,088Computer Science#409
  5. #624Engineering#730
  6. #707Environmental Science#472
  7. #195Materials Science#153
  8. -Mathematics#485
  9. #1,024Medicine#2,491
  10. #352Physics and Astronomy-
  11. -Psychology#561
  12. -Social Sciences#851

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.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Ikerbasque rankNorthwest Normal University rank Ikerbasque top 10%Northwest Normal University top 10% Ikerbasque worksNorthwest Normal University works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences - #430 - 16.6% - 191
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #520 #1,002 12.3% 8.7% 112 149
Chemistry #377 #219 13.1% 8.8% 83 318
Computer Science #1,088 #409 17.1% 8.5% 65 813
Engineering #624 #730 13.8% 8.6% 272 768
Environmental Science #707 #472 18.1% 14.8% 61 452
Materials Science #195 #153 13.2% 10.1% 213 388
Mathematics - #485 - 5.7% - 273
Medicine #1,024 #2,491 19.8% 12.0% 92 149
Physics and Astronomy #352 - 16.7% - 135 -
Psychology - #561 - 14.0% - 195
Social Sciences - #851 - 10.8% - 294

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. Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 0.1×
  2. Veterinary0.5× 0.1×
  3. Dentistry0.1× 0.0×
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 0.6×
  5. Neuroscience2.7× 1.1×
  6. Medicine0.4× 0.2×
  7. Materials Science4.5× 2.2×
  8. Chemical Engineering4.9× 2.4×
  9. Physics and Astronomy4.4× 2.6×
  10. Nursing0.3× 0.2×
  11. Engineering1.4× 1.0×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.9×
  13. Chemistry4.0× 4.0×
  14. Arts and Humanities0.4× 0.4×
  15. Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
  16. Psychology0.9× 1.4×
  17. Social Sciences0.3× 0.5×
  18. Energy1.7× 3.0×
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.4× 0.8×
  20. Environmental Science0.9× 1.8×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.3×
  22. Mathematics1.7× 4.8×
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 0.5×
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 1.6×
  25. Decision Sciences0.4× 1.2×
  26. Computer Science0.6× 2.1×
IkerbasqueNorthwest Normal 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 Ikerbasque leans further are at the top, Northwest Normal University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Ikerbasque

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications89▲ 5.0×32 topics
  2. Nanocomposites69▲ 5.8×21 topics
  3. Nanoparticles65▲ 3.5×36 topics
  4. Catalysis47▲ 4.8×28 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering45▲ 5.0×12 topics
  6. Energy Storage43▲ 4.5×10 topics
  7. Graphene42▲ 4.1×11 topics
  8. Cathode Materials42▲ 7.2×3 topics
  9. Nanomaterials40▲ 2.6×20 topics
  10. Biosensors32▲ 4.3×12 topics
  11. Self-Assembly31▲ 6.5×12 topics
  12. Drug Delivery31▲ 3.8×15 topics
  13. Lithium-ion Batteries31▲ 5.0×3 topics
  14. Spintronics28▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Rechargeable Batteries24▲ 6.0×2 topics
  16. Conducting Polymers24▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Nanofibers24▲ 7.8×3 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials24▲ 6.9×4 topics
  19. Biodegradable Polymers23▲ 8.8×4 topics
  20. Electronic Structure22▲ 8.3×8 topics
  21. Organic Electronics22▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Flexible Electronics22▲ 8.4×3 topics
  23. Energy Harvesting21▲ 7.7×3 topics
  24. Battery Technology20▲ 4.8×2 topics
  25. Regenerative Medicine20▲ 5.3×6 topics
  26. Health Monitoring20▲ 6.5×3 topics
  27. Nanogenerators19▲ 9.9×1 topic
  28. Wearable19▲ 9.9×1 topic
  29. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries19▲ 9.0×2 topics
  30. Ionic Conductivity19▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Stability19▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. Battery Materials19▲ 7.6×1 topic
  33. Nanostructured Anodes19▲ 7.6×1 topic
  34. Raman Spectroscopy18▲ 6.4×6 topics
  35. Superconductivity18▲ 7.1×9 topics
  36. Entanglement18▲ 7.9×4 topics
  37. Nanostructured Cathodes18▲ 9.8×1 topic
  38. Solid-State Electrolytes18▲ 9.8×1 topic
  39. Room Temperature17▲ 7.7×3 topics
  40. Quantum Computing16▲ 11×4 topics

Northwest Normal University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning421▲ 2.2×79 topics
  2. Climate Change292▲ 1.92×70 topics
  3. Machine Learning274▲ 1.47×81 topics
  4. Nanomaterials272▲ 4.6×16 topics
  5. Neural Networks245▲ 2.8×35 topics
  6. Metal-Organic Frameworks182▲ 7.8×6 topics
  7. Remote Sensing167▲ 2.4×34 topics
  8. Graphene167▲ 4.4×11 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications159▲ 2.4×31 topics
  10. Energy Storage151▲ 4.2×10 topics
  11. Catalysis151▲ 4.0×27 topics
  12. Land Use Change140▲ 8.4×8 topics
  13. Water Splitting125▲ 6.0×4 topics
  14. Urbanization107▲ 4.7×9 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services104▲ 4.8×10 topics
  16. Cathode Materials102▲ 4.7×3 topics
  17. Chemical Sensors98▲ 7.6×3 topics
  18. Electrocatalysis97▲ 6.1×5 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation92▲ 4.4×8 topics
  20. Bioimaging87▲ 6.8×6 topics
  21. Nanostructures84▲ 3.7×15 topics
  22. Electrochemistry78▲ 6.4×3 topics
  23. Rechargeable Batteries78▲ 5.2×2 topics
  24. Synchronization78▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Controllability77▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Semiconductor73▲ 4.0×7 topics
  27. Visible Light71▲ 5.4×3 topics
  28. Environmental Policy71▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Social-Ecological Systems70▲ 9.0×3 topics
  30. Boundary Value Problems69▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Methane Storage68▲ 9.4×2 topics
  32. Global Impact68▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Human-Nature Interactions67▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Spatial Dynamics67▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Nonlinear Equations67▲ 9.4×6 topics
  36. CO2 Reduction66▲ 5.5×2 topics
  37. Catalysts63▲ 5.6×3 topics
  38. Attractors61▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Photocatalyst61▲ 6.3×1 topic
  40. Plasmonic61▲ 6.3×1 topic

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Northwest Normal University has out-published Ikerbasque every year since 2000.

still counting5001k1.5kNorthwest Normal University1,357 in 2025Ikerbasque351 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.020%0.040%Northwest Normal University0.023% in 2025Ikerbasque0.0060% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%30%Ikerbasque14.4% in 2025Northwest Normal University10.6% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, Ikerbasque or Northwest Normal University?

Northwest Normal University publishes 3.8× as much research as Ikerbasque in 2022-now (5.6k against 1.5k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Ikerbasque or Northwest Normal University?

15.7% of Ikerbasque's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 9.9% for Northwest Normal University.

Is Ikerbasque or Northwest Normal University growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +74% against 2018-21 for Northwest Normal University, and +20% for Ikerbasque.

Which has more open access research, Ikerbasque or Northwest Normal University?

67% of Ikerbasque's research is free to read, against 22% of Northwest Normal University's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Ikerbasque

  1. 1 Pablo Alonso‐González #22,821 worldwide 11k citations · 135 works
  2. 2 Alexey Y. Nikitin #66,442 worldwide 10k citations · 190 works
  3. 3 Raúl E. Angulo #75,891 worldwide 9.6k citations · 291 works
  4. 4 Antonio Dominguez‐Alfaro #75,909 worldwide 7.1k citations · 114 works
  5. 5 Ivo Souza #106,039 worldwide 18k citations · 156 works

Northwest Normal University

  1. 1 Peng Mu #27,826 worldwide 8.3k citations · 107 works
  2. 2 Jian Li #88,943 worldwide 19k citations · 441 works
  3. 3 Junye Zhang #137,582 worldwide 4k citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Peixuan Yang #143,824 worldwide 1k citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Kanjun Sun #153,824 worldwide 5.5k citations · 118 works