Imperial College London vs Zhengzhou University
On research quality in 2022–now, Imperial College London ranks #44 in the world and Zhengzhou University #45, of 28,054 institutions. Imperial College London stands higher in 6 of the 12 fields both publish in, Zhengzhou University in 6.
Research profiles alike: 0.73very similar 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.
Zhengzhou University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #45
- #335 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 18k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 25.2%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 29%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Filtration and Separation, Process Chemistry and Technology, Organic Chemistry.
Who leads in each field?
Imperial College London stands higher in 6 of 12 fields, Zhengzhou University in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#292
- #36Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#111
- —Chemistry#13
- #56Computer Science#183
- —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#65
- —Energy#20
- #47Engineering#40
- #53Environmental Science#93
- #47Health Professions—
- #88Materials Science#14
- #26Medicine#253
- #72Physics and Astronomy—
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.
- Health Professions0.9× 0.2×
- Veterinary0.4× 0.1×
- Mathematics1.6× 0.7×
- Decision Sciences1.2× 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 0.6×
- Medicine1.3× 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy2.0× 1.0×
- Psychology0.7× 0.4×
- Neuroscience1.5× 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 1.1×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
- Social Sciences0.2× 0.2×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.2×
- Nursing0.7× 0.7×
- Computer Science1.1× 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
- Environmental Science1.0× 1.1×
- Engineering1.5× 1.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.5×
- Chemical Engineering1.7× 3.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 1.3×
- Energy1.3× 2.9×
- Materials Science1.1× 3.4×
- Chemistry1.0× 3.5×
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, Zhengzhou 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 Zhengzhou University?
Imperial College London publishes 1.0× as much research as Zhengzhou University in 2022–now (18k against 18k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Imperial College London or Zhengzhou University?
25.2% of Zhengzhou University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.6% for Imperial College London.