Northwestern University vs University of Science and Technology Beijing
On research quality in 2022–now, Northwestern University ranks #70 in the world and University of Science and Technology Beijing #71, of 28,054 institutions. Northwestern University stands higher in 8 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Science and Technology Beijing in 9.
Research profiles alike: 0.03different 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.
University of Science and Technology Beijing
- World rank, 2022–now
- #71
- #305 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 16k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.3%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 26%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Metals and Alloys, Ceramics and Composites, Archeology.
Who leads in each field?
Northwestern University stands higher in 8 of 17 fields, University of Science and Technology Beijing in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #70Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology—
- —Business, Management and Accounting#282
- #67Chemistry#52
- #332Computer Science#284
- #5Decision Sciences—
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#172
- —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#182
- —Energy#33
- #219Engineering#34
- —Environmental Science#118
- #99Health Professions—
- #74Materials Science#4
- #18Medicine—
- #36Neuroscience—
- #117Physics and Astronomy—
- #67Psychology—
- #163Social Sciences#425
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.
- Immunology and Microbiology1.7× 0.0×
- Medicine2.0× 0.1×
- Health Professions1.3× 0.1×
- Nursing0.7× 0.1×
- Psychology1.5× 0.2×
- Neuroscience2.3× 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 0.3×
- Veterinary0.3× 0.1×
- Social Sciences0.6× 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.1×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy1.4× 0.8×
- Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.5×
- Mathematics1.0× 0.7×
- Decision Sciences1.0× 0.8×
- Chemistry1.0× 1.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.1×
- Computer Science0.6× 1.0×
- Chemical Engineering1.0× 2.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.3× 0.8×
- Environmental Science0.3× 0.9×
- Materials Science1.2× 4.9×
- Energy0.5× 2.4×
- Engineering0.5× 3.4×
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, University of Science and Technology Beijing’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 University of Science and Technology Beijing?
University of Science and Technology Beijing publishes 1.2× as much research as Northwestern University in 2022–now (16k against 14k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Northwestern University or University of Science and Technology Beijing?
23.6% of Northwestern University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.3% for University of Science and Technology Beijing.