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Nanyang Technological University vs Yale University

On research quality in 2022–now, Nanyang Technological University ranks #27 in the world and Yale University #30, of 28,054 institutions. Nanyang Technological University stands higher in 5 of the 13 fields both publish in, Yale University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.03different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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.

Yale University

United States · New Haven

World rank, 2022–now
#30
#12 all time
Works, 2022–now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Behavioral Neuroscience, Structural Biology, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

Nanyang Technological University stands higher in 5 of 13 fields, Yale University in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Nanyang Technological University 58 Yale University
  1. #97Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#21
  2. #4Computer Science#105
  3. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#52
  4. #16Engineering—
  5. —Environmental Science#75
  6. —Health Professions#33
  7. —Immunology and Microbiology#19
  8. #27Materials Science—
  9. #328Medicine#16
  10. —Neuroscience#5
  11. #24Physics and Astronomy#29
  12. #32Psychology#13
  13. #43Social Sciences#51

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. Engineering2.1× 0.2×
  2. Materials Science1.6× 0.3×
  3. Computer Science2.5× 0.5×
  4. Energy1.7× 0.5×
  5. Chemical Engineering1.2× 0.5×
  6. Chemistry1.2× 0.6×
  7. Decision Sciences1.2× 0.8×
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 0.6×
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.4×
  10. Environmental Science0.7× 0.6×
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.3× 1.2×
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  13. Social Sciences0.7× 0.8×
  14. Psychology1.2× 1.9×
  15. Mathematics0.6× 1.2×
  16. Arts and Humanities0.6× 1.2×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 1.5×
  18. Neuroscience1.1× 2.8×
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.7×
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.9×
  21. Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
  22. Nursing0.2× 0.8×
  23. Health Professions0.3× 1.2×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 1.9×
  25. Medicine0.3× 1.9×
  26. Veterinary0.1× 0.6×
Nanyang Technological UniversityYale 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 Nanyang Technological University leans further are at the top, Yale University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kYale University4,975 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 Yale University?

Yale University 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 Yale University?

32.2% of Nanyang Technological University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.8% for Yale University.

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