Peking University vs Tsinghua University

On research quality in 2022-now, Tsinghua University ranks #2 in the world and Peking University #11, of 28,054 institutions. Peking University stands higher in 7 of the 16 fields both publish in, Tsinghua University in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.64similar 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.

Tsinghua University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022-now: #2; #84 all time
Works, 2022-now: 40k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 27.2%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 23%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes.

Who leads in each field?

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

Peking University 79 Tsinghua University

#61Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
#12Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#27
-Chemical Engineering#1
-Chemistry#6
#12Computer Science#1
-Decision Sciences#4
#7Earth and Planetary Sciences#8
#3Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
-Energy#4
#38Engineering#1
#14Environmental Science#4
#36Materials Science#2
#14Medicine-
#13Physics and Astronomy#4
#28Psychology-
#27Social 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.

¼×½×1×2×4×
Dentistry1.5× 0.1×
Veterinary0.2× 0.0×
Medicine1.2× 0.2×
Nursing0.7× 0.1×
Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 0.3×
Health Professions0.5× 0.2×
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 0.6×
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.3×
Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.2×
Neuroscience1.4× 0.7×
Psychology0.8× 0.4×
Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
Earth and Planetary Sciences1.7× 1.0×
Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.7×
Social Sciences0.5× 0.3×
Physics and Astronomy2.3× 2.0×
Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.5×
Environmental Science1.1× 1.1×
Mathematics1.2× 1.2×
Chemistry1.0× 1.3×
Computer Science1.5× 1.9×
Decision Sciences0.8× 1.1×
Materials Science1.2× 2.0×
Energy0.9× 2.3×
Chemical Engineering1.1× 2.9×
Engineering1.0× 2.7×

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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, Tsinghua University'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, Peking University or Tsinghua University?

Tsinghua University publishes 1.3× as much research as Peking University in 2022-now (40k against 32k fractional works).

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

27.2% of Tsinghua University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Peking University.

Peking University vs Tsinghua University