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Nankai University vs University of California, Berkeley

On research quality in 2022–now, Nankai University ranks #29 in the world and University of California, Berkeley #32, of 28,054 institutions. Nankai University stands higher in 7 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of California, Berkeley in 11.

Research profiles alike: 0.41similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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.

University of California, Berkeley

United States · Berkeley

World rank, 2022–now
#32
#4 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
36%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, Oceanography.

Who leads in each field?

Nankai University stands higher in 7 of 18 fields, University of California, Berkeley in 11. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Nankai University 711 University of California, Berkeley
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#98
  2. #95Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#18
  3. #91Business, Management and Accounting—
  4. #10Chemical Engineering—
  5. #2Chemistry#44
  6. #109Computer Science#19
  7. —Decision Sciences#14
  8. #57Economics, Econometrics and Finance#26
  9. #14Energy—
  10. #39Engineering#109
  11. #47Environmental Science#62
  12. #28Materials Science#104
  13. #19Mathematics#14
  14. #538Medicine#378
  15. —Neuroscience#52
  16. #106Physics and Astronomy#20
  17. —Psychology#70
  18. #389Social Sciences#38

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. Chemistry5.0× 0.8×
  2. Energy3.7× 0.7×
  3. Chemical Engineering4.2× 0.9×
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.4× 0.3×
  5. Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
  6. Materials Science2.7× 0.8×
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.9× 0.4×
  8. Engineering1.4× 0.8×
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.6×
  10. Medicine0.4× 0.3×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 1.0×
  12. Computer Science1.3× 1.1×
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.5× 0.5×
  14. Mathematics2.2× 2.1×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.3× 1.3×
  16. Nursing0.4× 0.4×
  17. Environmental Science1.3× 1.9×
  18. Decision Sciences0.9× 1.4×
  19. Neuroscience0.7× 1.4×
  20. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 4.1×
  21. Veterinary0.1× 0.2×
  22. Social Sciences0.3× 0.9×
  23. Psychology0.3× 1.1×
  24. Health Professions0.2× 0.5×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.3× 1.1×
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 7.4×
Nankai UniversityUniversity of California, Berkeley

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 Nankai University leans further are at the top, University of California, Berkeley’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kNankai University3,668 in 2025University of California, Berkeley3,352 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Nankai University or University of California, Berkeley?

University of California, Berkeley publishes 1.3× as much research as Nankai University in 2022–now (17k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Nankai University or University of California, Berkeley?

28.7% of Nankai University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.8% for University of California, Berkeley.

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