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Peking University vs Sun Yat-sen University

On research quality in 2022-now, Peking University ranks #11 in the world and Sun Yat-sen University #13, of 28,054 institutions. Peking University stands higher in 9 of the 14 fields both publish in, Sun Yat-sen University in 5.

Research profiles alike: 0.83very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Peking University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022-now
#11
#174 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.

Sun Yat-sen University

China · Guangzhou

World rank, 2022-now
#13
#175 all time
Works, 2022-now
32k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Hepatology.

Who leads in each field?

Peking University stands higher in 9 of 14 fields, Sun Yat-sen University in 5. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Peking University 95 Sun Yat-sen University
  1. #61Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #12Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#6
  3. -Business, Management and Accounting#41
  4. #12Computer Science#30
  5. #7Earth and Planetary Sciences#17
  6. #3Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  7. #38Engineering#41
  8. #14Environmental Science#13
  9. -Immunology and Microbiology#3
  10. #36Materials Science-
  11. #14Medicine#10
  12. #13Physics and Astronomy#21
  13. #28Psychology-
  14. #27Social Sciences#115

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× 0.5×
  2. Dentistry1.5× 0.7×
  3. Psychology0.8× 0.4×
  4. Social Sciences0.5× 0.2×
  5. Health Professions0.5× 0.3×
  6. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.2×
  7. Decision Sciences0.8× 0.6×
  8. Physics and Astronomy2.3× 1.8×
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.4×
  10. Mathematics1.2× 1.0×
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.7× 1.5×
  12. Neuroscience1.4× 1.2×
  13. Environmental Science1.1× 1.0×
  14. Computer Science1.5× 1.4×
  15. Nursing0.7× 0.6×
  16. Medicine1.2× 1.2×
  17. Chemical Engineering1.1× 1.2×
  18. Engineering1.0× 1.2×
  19. Materials Science1.2× 1.5×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.4×
  21. Energy0.9× 1.2×
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.9×
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 1.9×
  24. Chemistry1.0× 1.5×
  25. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.9×
  26. Veterinary0.2× 0.4×
Peking UniversitySun Yat-sen 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, Sun Yat-sen University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSun Yat-sen University8,934 in 2025Peking University8,530 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Peking University or Sun Yat-sen University?

Sun Yat-sen University publishes 1.0× as much research as Peking University in 2022-now (32k against 32k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Peking University or Sun Yat-sen University?

25.8% of Sun Yat-sen University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Peking University.

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