Northwestern Polytechnical University vs University of Pennsylvania
On research quality in 2022–now, Northwestern Polytechnical University ranks #34 in the world and University of Pennsylvania #36, of 28,054 institutions. Northwestern Polytechnical University stands higher in 6 of the 15 fields both publish in, University of Pennsylvania in 9.
Research profiles alike: -0.50different 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 Pennsylvania
- World rank, 2022–now
- #36
- #17 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 19k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 23.5%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 39%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Equine, Transplantation, Aging.
Who leads in each field?
Northwestern Polytechnical University stands higher in 6 of 15 fields, University of Pennsylvania 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#14
- #78Chemistry—
- #31Computer Science#152
- —Decision Sciences#20
- #7Engineering—
- —Health Professions#20
- —Immunology and Microbiology#4
- #2Materials Science—
- #26Mathematics—
- —Medicine#8
- —Neuroscience#16
- —Nursing#2
- #78Physics and Astronomy—
- —Psychology#42
- —Social Sciences#95
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.
- Engineering3.5× 0.3×
- Materials Science3.2× 0.5×
- Energy1.2× 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering1.7× 0.4×
- Computer Science2.1× 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.3×
- Decision Sciences1.5× 0.8×
- Environmental Science0.4× 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy1.1× 0.9×
- Chemistry0.8× 0.7×
- Mathematics0.8× 1.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 1.2×
- Neuroscience0.5× 2.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.8×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 2.0×
- Social Sciences0.1× 0.6×
- Psychology0.2× 1.5×
- Nursing0.1× 1.0×
- Health Professions0.1× 1.4×
- Medicine0.1× 2.1×
- Dentistry0.1× 1.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 2.5×
- Veterinary0.0× 4.6×
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 Pennsylvania’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 Pennsylvania?
Northwestern Polytechnical University publishes 1.3× as much research as University of Pennsylvania in 2022–now (24k against 19k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Northwestern Polytechnical University or University of Pennsylvania?
27.7% of Northwestern Polytechnical University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.5% for University of Pennsylvania.
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