Lanzhou University vs Pennsylvania State University
On research quality in 2022–now, Pennsylvania State University ranks #93 in the world and Lanzhou University #95, of 28,054 institutions. Lanzhou University stands higher in 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, Pennsylvania State University in 10.
Research profiles alike: -0.10different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Lanzhou University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #95
- #378 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 12k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 26.0%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 38%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Atmospheric Science, Organic Chemistry, Earth-Surface Processes.
Pennsylvania State University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #93
- #34 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 20k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 28%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Architecture, Library and Information Sciences, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.
Who leads in each field?
Lanzhou University stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, Pennsylvania State University in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #22Agricultural and Biological Sciences#74
- —Arts and Humanities#68
- #182Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#150
- —Business, Management and Accounting#78
- #32Chemistry—
- #646Computer Science#170
- #15Earth and Planetary Sciences#76
- #83Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- #263Engineering#121
- #44Environmental Science#82
- #157Materials Science#75
- —Mathematics#64
- #336Medicine#409
- #139Physics and Astronomy#48
- —Psychology#51
- —Social Sciences#30
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.
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.0× 0.3×
- Chemistry3.5× 0.6×
- Dentistry0.8× 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences3.4× 1.4×
- Energy1.7× 0.7×
- Environmental Science2.3× 1.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.7× 1.0×
- Medicine0.9× 0.5×
- Materials Science1.9× 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.3× 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering1.2× 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy2.3× 1.8×
- Mathematics1.5× 1.4×
- Nursing0.9× 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.7× 0.8×
- Neuroscience1.0× 1.4×
- Engineering0.9× 1.3×
- Veterinary0.6× 0.8×
- Computer Science0.6× 1.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.8×
- Decision Sciences0.4× 1.4×
- Health Professions0.3× 1.0×
- Social Sciences0.2× 1.1×
- Arts and Humanities0.2× 1.1×
- Psychology0.4× 2.1×
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 Lanzhou University leans further are at the top, Pennsylvania State 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, Lanzhou University or Pennsylvania State University?
Pennsylvania State University publishes 1.6× as much research as Lanzhou University in 2022–now (20k against 12k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Lanzhou University or Pennsylvania State University?
26.0% of Lanzhou University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.6% for Pennsylvania State University.