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Peking University vs Stanford University

On research quality in 2022–now, Peking University ranks #7 in the world and Stanford University #8, of 28,054 institutions. Peking University stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, Stanford University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.53similar 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.

Stanford University

United States · Stanford

World rank, 2022–now
#8
#2 all time
Works, 2022–now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
34%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Transplantation, Statistics and Probability.

Who leads in each field?

Peking University stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, Stanford University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Peking University 97 Stanford University
  1. #24Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #10Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4
  3. #2Computer Science#8
  4. —Decision Sciences#10
  5. #6Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  6. #17Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. #32Engineering#68
  8. #3Environmental Science#43
  9. #26Health Professions#27
  10. #33Materials Science—
  11. —Mathematics#6
  12. #34Medicine#2
  13. —Neuroscience#2
  14. #13Physics and Astronomy#6
  15. #3Psychology#5
  16. #31Social Sciences#11

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. Dentistry1.5× 0.2×
  2. Chemistry1.0× 0.5×
  3. Materials Science1.2× 0.5×
  4. Environmental Science1.1× 0.6×
  5. Energy0.9× 0.5×
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.7× 1.1×
  7. Computer Science1.5× 0.9×
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.5×
  9. Engineering1.0× 0.7×
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
  11. Nursing0.7× 0.5×
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.4×
  13. Chemical Engineering1.1× 0.9×
  14. Physics and Astronomy2.3× 1.9×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 1.1×
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 1.6×
  17. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.5×
  18. Mathematics1.2× 1.6×
  19. Medicine1.2× 1.6×
  20. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.1×
  21. Social Sciences0.5× 0.7×
  22. Veterinary0.2× 0.4×
  23. Psychology0.8× 1.3×
  24. Neuroscience1.4× 2.3×
  25. Health Professions0.5× 1.0×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.8×
Peking UniversityStanford 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, Stanford University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kPeking University8,530 in 2025Stanford University6,042 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Peking University or Stanford University?

Peking University publishes 1.3× as much research as Stanford University in 2022–now (32k against 24k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Peking University or Stanford University?

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

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