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Nanjing University vs Nankai University

On research quality in 2022–now, Nanjing University ranks #28 in the world and Nankai University #29, of 28,054 institutions. Nanjing University stands higher in 5 of the 15 fields both publish in, Nankai University in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.83very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Nanjing University

China · Nanjing

World rank, 2022–now
#28
#142 all time
Works, 2022–now
16k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
24%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Software, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Nankai University

China · Tianjin

World rank, 2022–now
#29
#173 all time
Works, 2022–now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
23%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Process Chemistry and Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Who leads in each field?

Nanjing University stands higher in 5 of 15 fields, Nankai University in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Nanjing University 510 Nankai University
  1. #137Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#95
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#91
  3. —Chemical Engineering#10
  4. #8Chemistry#2
  5. #29Computer Science#109
  6. #10Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  7. #79Economics, Econometrics and Finance#57
  8. —Energy#14
  9. #52Engineering#39
  10. #20Environmental Science#47
  11. #34Materials Science#28
  12. —Mathematics#19
  13. #599Medicine#538
  14. #30Physics and Astronomy#106
  15. #302Social Sciences#389

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. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.4× 0.6×
  2. Dentistry0.9× 0.2×
  3. Veterinary0.2× 0.1×
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.9× 1.8×
  5. Computer Science1.9× 1.3×
  6. Environmental Science1.7× 1.3×
  7. Arts and Humanities0.4× 0.3×
  8. Decision Sciences1.2× 0.9×
  9. Health Professions0.2× 0.2×
  10. Psychology0.4× 0.3×
  11. Social Sciences0.3× 0.3×
  12. Neuroscience0.7× 0.7×
  13. Materials Science2.7× 2.7×
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.8× 0.9×
  15. Nursing0.4× 0.4×
  16. Medicine0.3× 0.4×
  17. Engineering1.2× 1.4×
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 1.4×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.8×
  20. Chemical Engineering2.6× 4.2×
  21. Mathematics1.3× 2.2×
  22. Chemistry2.9× 5.0×
  23. Energy2.1× 3.7×
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.7× 1.3×
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.5×
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 1.4×
Nanjing UniversityNankai 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 Nanjing University leans further are at the top, Nankai University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kNanjing University3,971 in 2025Nankai University3,668 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Nanjing University or Nankai University?

Nanjing University publishes 1.2× as much research as Nankai University in 2022–now (16k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Nanjing University or Nankai University?

28.7% of Nankai University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.3% for Nanjing University.

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