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Northwestern Polytechnical University vs Shandong University

On research quality in 2022–now, Northwestern Polytechnical University ranks #34 in the world and Shandong University #37, of 28,054 institutions. Northwestern Polytechnical University stands higher in 5 of the 14 fields both publish in, Shandong University in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.82very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Northwestern Polytechnical University

China · Xi'an

World rank, 2022–now
#34
#213 all time
Works, 2022–now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
20%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Ceramics and Composites, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics.

Shandong University

China · Jinan

World rank, 2022–now
#37
#232 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
29%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Control and Systems Engineering.

Who leads in each field?

Northwestern Polytechnical University stands higher in 5 of 14 fields, Shandong University in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Northwestern Polytechnical University 59 Shandong University
  1. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#62
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#128
  3. #78Chemistry#33
  4. #31Computer Science#90
  5. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#31
  6. —Energy#26
  7. #7Engineering#36
  8. —Environmental Science#50
  9. #2Materials Science#16
  10. #26Mathematics#34
  11. —Medicine#227
  12. #78Physics and Astronomy#94
  13. —Psychology#118
  14. —Social Sciences#238

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. Decision Sciences1.5× 0.8×
  2. Computer Science2.1× 1.1×
  3. Engineering3.5× 2.2×
  4. Materials Science3.2× 2.6×
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.9×
  6. Chemical Engineering1.7× 2.0×
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 1.6×
  9. Neuroscience0.5× 0.8×
  10. Mathematics0.8× 1.3×
  11. Chemistry0.8× 1.7×
  12. Energy1.2× 2.6×
  13. Environmental Science0.4× 1.0×
  14. Psychology0.2× 0.5×
  15. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.3×
  16. Health Professions0.1× 0.3×
  17. Social Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 0.9×
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.3×
  21. Veterinary0.0× 0.1×
  22. Nursing0.1× 0.5×
  23. Medicine0.1× 0.5×
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.8×
  25. Dentistry0.1× 0.8×
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 1.2×
Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityShandong 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 Northwestern Polytechnical University leans further are at the top, Shandong University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kNorthwestern Polytechnical University6,315 in 2025Shandong University6,183 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Northwestern Polytechnical University or Shandong University?

Shandong University publishes 1.0× as much research as Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2022–now (25k against 24k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Northwestern Polytechnical University or Shandong University?

27.7% of Northwestern Polytechnical University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.8% for Shandong University.

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