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Nanjing University vs Nanyang Technological University

On research quality in 2022–now, Nanyang Technological University ranks #27 in the world and Nanjing University #28, of 28,054 institutions. Nanjing University stands higher in 4 of the 12 fields both publish in, Nanyang Technological University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.64similar 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.

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore · Singapore

World rank, 2022–now
#27
#68 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
32.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Hardware and Architecture.

Who leads in each field?

Nanjing University stands higher in 4 of 12 fields, Nanyang Technological University in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Nanjing University 48 Nanyang Technological University
  1. #137Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#97
  2. #8Chemistry—
  3. #29Computer Science#4
  4. #10Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  5. #79Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  6. #52Engineering#16
  7. #20Environmental Science—
  8. #34Materials Science#27
  9. #599Medicine#328
  10. #30Physics and Astronomy#24
  11. —Psychology#32
  12. #302Social Sciences#43

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. Dentistry0.9× 0.1×
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.4× 0.8×
  3. Environmental Science1.7× 0.7×
  4. Chemistry2.9× 1.2×
  5. Physics and Astronomy2.9× 1.3×
  6. Chemical Engineering2.6× 1.2×
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.3×
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.8× 0.4×
  9. Veterinary0.2× 0.1×
  10. Mathematics1.3× 0.6×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 0.6×
  12. Materials Science2.7× 1.6×
  13. Nursing0.4× 0.2×
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
  15. Energy2.1× 1.7×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.5×
  17. Medicine0.3× 0.3×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.7× 0.6×
  19. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.2×
  20. Computer Science1.9× 2.5×
  21. Neuroscience0.7× 1.1×
  22. Arts and Humanities0.4× 0.6×
  23. Engineering1.2× 2.1×
  24. Health Professions0.2× 0.3×
  25. Social Sciences0.3× 0.7×
  26. Psychology0.4× 1.2×
Nanjing UniversityNanyang Technological 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, Nanyang Technological University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kNanyang Technological University4,285 in 2025Nanjing University3,971 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Nanjing University or Nanyang Technological University?

Nanyang Technological University publishes 1.0× as much research as Nanjing University in 2022–now (17k against 16k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Nanjing University or Nanyang Technological University?

32.2% of Nanyang Technological University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.3% for Nanjing University.

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