Northwestern University vs The University of Tokyo
On research quality in 2022–now, Northwestern University ranks #70 in the world and The University of Tokyo #73, of 28,054 institutions. Northwestern University stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, The University of Tokyo in 7.
Research profiles alike: 0.39somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Northwestern University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #70
- #30 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 14k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 31%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Transplantation, Immunology and Allergy.
The University of Tokyo
- World rank, 2022–now
- #73
- #26 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 25k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 15.7%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 40%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Transportation, Condensed Matter Physics, Structural Biology.
Who leads in each field?
Northwestern University stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, The University of Tokyo in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#317
- #70Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#109
- #67Chemistry#92
- #332Computer Science#148
- #5Decision Sciences—
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#75
- #219Engineering#154
- —Environmental Science#124
- #99Health Professions—
- #74Materials Science#84
- —Mathematics#40
- #18Medicine#248
- #36Neuroscience#88
- #117Physics and Astronomy#14
- #67Psychology—
- #163Social Sciences#443
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.
- Health Professions1.3× 0.4×
- Medicine2.0× 0.6×
- Psychology1.5× 0.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.7× 0.9×
- Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.3×
- Decision Sciences1.0× 0.8×
- Neuroscience2.3× 1.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.3×
- Nursing0.7× 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.4×
- Social Sciences0.6× 0.6×
- Materials Science1.2× 1.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering1.0× 1.5×
- Chemistry1.0× 1.6×
- Energy0.5× 0.8×
- Mathematics1.0× 1.7×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.3×
- Veterinary0.3× 0.7×
- Computer Science0.6× 1.1×
- Engineering0.5× 1.4×
- Physics and Astronomy1.4× 3.9×
- Environmental Science0.3× 1.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.3× 1.8×
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 University leans further are at the top, The University of Tokyo’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 University or The University of Tokyo?
The University of Tokyo publishes 1.8× as much research as Northwestern University in 2022–now (25k against 14k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Northwestern University or The University of Tokyo?
23.6% of Northwestern University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 15.7% for The University of Tokyo.