Imperial College London vs Tianjin University
On research quality in 2022–now, Tianjin University ranks #41 in the world and Imperial College London #44, of 28,054 institutions. Imperial College London stands higher in 5 of the 15 fields both publish in, Tianjin University in 10.
Research profiles alike: 0.69similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Imperial College London
- World rank, 2022–now
- #44
- #35 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 18k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 24.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 40%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Computational Mechanics, Computational Mathematics.
Tianjin University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #41
- #230 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 24k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 22%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Catalysis, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Chemical Engineering.
Who leads in each field?
Imperial College London stands higher in 5 of 15 fields, Tianjin University in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #36Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology—
- —Business, Management and Accounting#152
- —Chemical Engineering#4
- —Chemistry#25
- #56Computer Science#88
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#27
- —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#87
- —Energy#8
- #47Engineering#29
- #53Environmental Science#34
- #47Health Professions—
- #88Materials Science#17
- #26Medicine—
- #72Physics and Astronomy#84
- —Social Sciences#373
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.
- Veterinary0.4× 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 0.2×
- Health Professions0.9× 0.1×
- Medicine1.3× 0.2×
- Nursing0.7× 0.2×
- Psychology0.7× 0.2×
- Mathematics1.6× 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
- Neuroscience1.5× 0.9×
- Social Sciences0.2× 0.1×
- Decision Sciences1.2× 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy2.0× 1.5×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 1.3×
- Computer Science1.1× 1.4×
- Environmental Science1.0× 1.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.5×
- Engineering1.5× 2.9×
- Chemistry1.0× 2.0×
- Materials Science1.1× 2.8×
- Energy1.3× 3.3×
- Chemical Engineering1.7× 5.8×
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 Imperial College London leans further are at the top, Tianjin University’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, Imperial College London or Tianjin University?
Tianjin University publishes 1.3× as much research as Imperial College London in 2022–now (24k against 18k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Imperial College London or Tianjin University?
24.6% of Imperial College London's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.6% for Tianjin University.