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Northwestern Polytechnical University vs University of California San Diego

On research quality in 2022–now, University of California San Diego ranks #33 in the world and Northwestern Polytechnical University #34, of 28,054 institutions. Northwestern Polytechnical University stands higher in 5 of the 12 fields both publish in, University of California San Diego in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.22somewhat alike 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.

University of California San Diego

United States · San Diego

World rank, 2022–now
#33
#18 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Virology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Who leads in each field?

Northwestern Polytechnical University stands higher in 5 of 12 fields, University of California San Diego in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Northwestern Polytechnical University 57 University of California San Diego
  1. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#6
  2. #78Chemistry—
  3. #31Computer Science#36
  4. #7Engineering#129
  5. —Immunology and Microbiology#22
  6. #2Materials Science—
  7. #26Mathematics#41
  8. —Medicine#31
  9. —Neuroscience#9
  10. #78Physics and Astronomy#39
  11. —Psychology#71
  12. —Social Sciences#203

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 Science3.2× 0.6×
  2. Engineering3.5× 0.8×
  3. Chemical Engineering1.7× 0.5×
  4. Energy1.2× 0.4×
  5. Computer Science2.1× 1.1×
  6. Decision Sciences1.5× 1.0×
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.2×
  8. Chemistry0.8× 0.7×
  9. Environmental Science0.4× 0.6×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 1.4×
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 1.8×
  12. Mathematics0.8× 1.9×
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 0.6×
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  15. Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
  16. Neuroscience0.5× 2.8×
  17. Nursing0.1× 0.5×
  18. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.5×
  19. Social Sciences0.1× 0.5×
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.9×
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 2.1×
  22. Psychology0.2× 1.4×
  23. Health Professions0.1× 0.8×
  24. Medicine0.1× 1.5×
  25. Veterinary0.0× 0.5×
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 1.9×
Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityUniversity of California San Diego

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, University of California San Diego’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kNorthwestern Polytechnical University6,315 in 2025University of California San Diego3,951 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Northwestern Polytechnical University or University of California San Diego?

Northwestern Polytechnical University publishes 1.4× as much research as University of California San Diego in 2022–now (24k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Northwestern Polytechnical University or University of California San Diego?

27.7% of Northwestern Polytechnical University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.3% for University of California San Diego.

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