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Peking University vs University of Oxford

On research quality in 2022–now, Peking University ranks #7 in the world and University of Oxford #9, of 28,054 institutions. Peking University stands higher in 9 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Oxford in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.09different 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.

University of Oxford

United Kingdom · Oxford

World rank, 2022–now
#9
#11 all time
Works, 2022–now
26k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
43%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Classics, Theoretical Computer Science, History and Philosophy of Science.

Who leads in each field?

Peking University stands higher in 9 of 17 fields, University of Oxford in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Peking University 98 University of Oxford
  1. #24Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. —Arts and Humanities#5
  3. #10Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#17
  4. #2Computer Science#22
  5. —Decision Sciences#6
  6. #6Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  7. #17Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  8. #32Engineering—
  9. #3Environmental Science#25
  10. #26Health Professions#5
  11. #33Materials Science—
  12. —Mathematics#1
  13. #34Medicine#20
  14. —Neuroscience#12
  15. #13Physics and Astronomy#9
  16. #3Psychology#10
  17. #31Social Sciences#1

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× 0.1×
  2. Engineering1.0× 0.5×
  3. Materials Science1.2× 0.6×
  4. Computer Science1.5× 0.8×
  5. Chemical Engineering1.1× 0.7×
  6. Energy0.9× 0.6×
  7. Medicine1.2× 0.8×
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.5×
  9. Environmental Science1.1× 0.8×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.7× 1.2×
  11. Nursing0.7× 0.5×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 1.1×
  13. Physics and Astronomy2.3× 1.9×
  14. Chemistry1.0× 1.0×
  15. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.3×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.6×
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.4×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 1.6×
  19. Neuroscience1.4× 1.9×
  20. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.1×
  21. Mathematics1.2× 2.1×
  22. Psychology0.8× 1.4×
  23. Health Professions0.5× 0.9×
  24. Veterinary0.2× 0.5×
  25. Social Sciences0.5× 1.4×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.3× 3.2×
Peking UniversityUniversity of Oxford

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, University of Oxford’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kPeking University8,530 in 2025University of Oxford6,151 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Peking University or University of Oxford?

Peking University publishes 1.2× as much research as University of Oxford in 2022–now (32k against 26k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Peking University or University of Oxford?

26.7% of University of Oxford's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Peking University.

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