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Peking University vs Shanghai Jiao Tong University

On research quality in 2022–now, Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranks #6 in the world and Peking University #7, of 28,054 institutions. Peking University stands higher in 10 of the 16 fields both publish in, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.78very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Peking University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#7
#75 all time
Works, 2022–now
32k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Psychology, Hardware and Architecture, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022–now
#6
#94 all time
Works, 2022–now
44k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
26%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Who leads in each field?

Peking University stands higher in 10 of 16 fields, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Peking University 106 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  1. #24Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #10Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#13
  3. —Chemistry#17
  4. #2Computer Science#9
  5. #6Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  6. #17Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. #32Engineering#5
  8. #3Environmental Science#21
  9. #26Health Professions—
  10. —Immunology and Microbiology#6
  11. #33Materials Science#6
  12. #34Medicine#33
  13. —Neuroscience#14
  14. #13Physics and Astronomy#19
  15. #3Psychology—
  16. #31Social Sciences—

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. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.4×
  2. Social Sciences0.5× 0.2×
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.7× 0.8×
  4. Dentistry1.5× 0.7×
  5. Health Professions0.5× 0.2×
  6. Psychology0.8× 0.4×
  7. Environmental Science1.1× 0.6×
  8. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.2×
  9. Mathematics1.2× 0.7×
  10. Medicine1.2× 0.8×
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.3×
  12. Physics and Astronomy2.3× 1.6×
  13. Veterinary0.2× 0.2×
  14. Neuroscience1.4× 1.1×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.6×
  16. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.1×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 1.3×
  18. Nursing0.7× 0.6×
  19. Decision Sciences0.8× 0.8×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.3×
  21. Computer Science1.5× 1.6×
  22. Chemistry1.0× 1.1×
  23. Materials Science1.2× 1.7×
  24. Energy0.9× 1.6×
  25. Chemical Engineering1.1× 2.3×
  26. Engineering1.0× 2.3×
Peking UniversityShanghai Jiao Tong University

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 Peking University leans further are at the top, Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kShanghai Jiao Tong University12k in 2025Peking University8,530 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Peking University or Shanghai Jiao Tong University?

Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes 1.4× as much research as Peking University in 2022–now (44k against 32k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Peking University or Shanghai Jiao Tong University?

25.5% of Peking University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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