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Nanyang Technological University vs The University of Melbourne

On research quality in 2022-now, Nanyang Technological University ranks #22 in the world and The University of Melbourne #24, of 28,054 institutions. Nanyang Technological University stands higher in 4 of the 14 fields both publish in, The University of Melbourne in 10.

Research profiles alike: -0.36different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore · Singapore

World rank, 2022-now
#22
#69 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.

The University of Melbourne

Australia · Melbourne

World rank, 2022-now
#24
#47 all time
Works, 2022-now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Music, Equine.

Who leads in each field?

Nanyang Technological University stands higher in 4 of 14 fields, The University of Melbourne in 10. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Nanyang Technological University 410 The University of Melbourne
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#98
  2. -Arts and Humanities#85
  3. -Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#61
  4. #2Computer Science#80
  5. #10Energy-
  6. #13Engineering#186
  7. -Environmental Science#61
  8. -Health Professions#4
  9. #33Materials Science-
  10. #225Medicine#23
  11. #40Neuroscience#34
  12. #31Psychology#7
  13. #24Social Sciences#6
  14. -Veterinary#1

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. Materials Science1.6× 0.4×
  2. Engineering2.1× 0.6×
  3. Computer Science2.5× 0.8×
  4. Energy1.7× 0.6×
  5. Chemistry1.2× 0.5×
  6. Chemical Engineering1.2× 0.6×
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.3× 0.7×
  8. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.3×
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.5×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 1.1×
  11. Mathematics0.6× 0.9×
  12. Neuroscience1.1× 1.6×
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.8×
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.0×
  15. Psychology1.2× 2.0×
  16. Environmental Science0.7× 1.1×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 1.2×
  18. Social Sciences0.7× 1.4×
  19. Arts and Humanities0.6× 1.4×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.7×
  21. Nursing0.2× 0.8×
  22. Medicine0.3× 1.0×
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 1.4×
  24. Health Professions0.3× 1.5×
  25. Dentistry0.1× 0.9×
  26. Veterinary0.1× 2.8×
Nanyang Technological UniversityThe University of Melbourne

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 Nanyang Technological University leans further are at the top, The University of Melbourne's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kThe University of Melbourne4,789 in 2025Nanyang Technological University4,285 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Nanyang Technological University or The University of Melbourne?

The University of Melbourne publishes 1.2× as much research as Nanyang Technological University in 2022-now (20k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Nanyang Technological University or The University of Melbourne?

32.2% of Nanyang Technological University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.2% for The University of Melbourne.

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