Northwestern Polytechnical University vs University of Michigan
On research quality in 2022–now, Northwestern Polytechnical University ranks #34 in the world and University of Michigan #35, of 28,054 institutions. Northwestern Polytechnical University stands higher in 5 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of Michigan in 9.
Research profiles alike: -0.14different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Northwestern Polytechnical University
- 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 Michigan
- World rank, 2022–now
- #35
- #7 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 28k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.5%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 40%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Aging.
Who leads in each field?
Northwestern Polytechnical University stands higher in 5 of 14 fields, University of Michigan in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#22
- #78Chemistry—
- #31Computer Science#63
- —Decision Sciences#18
- #7Engineering#112
- —Environmental Science#116
- —Health Professions#10
- #2Materials Science—
- #26Mathematics#39
- —Medicine#10
- —Neuroscience#39
- #78Physics and Astronomy#45
- —Psychology#9
- —Social Sciences#20
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.
- Materials Science3.2× 0.6×
- Engineering3.5× 0.8×
- Computer Science2.1× 0.8×
- Energy1.2× 0.5×
- Chemical Engineering1.7× 0.7×
- Decision Sciences1.5× 1.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.8×
- Chemistry0.8× 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy1.1× 1.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.5×
- Environmental Science0.4× 0.6×
- Mathematics0.8× 1.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
- Neuroscience0.5× 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 1.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.5×
- Nursing0.1× 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.9×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.7×
- Psychology0.2× 1.5×
- Social Sciences0.1× 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 1.2×
- Medicine0.1× 1.4×
- Health Professions0.1× 1.5×
- Dentistry0.1× 1.5×
- Veterinary0.0× 1.1×
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 Michigan’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, Northwestern Polytechnical University or University of Michigan?
University of Michigan publishes 1.2× as much research as Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2022–now (28k against 24k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Northwestern Polytechnical University or University of Michigan?
27.7% of Northwestern Polytechnical University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.5% for University of Michigan.
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