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Peking University vs University of Science and Technology of China

On research quality in 2022–now, Peking University ranks #7 in the world and University of Science and Technology of China #10, of 28,054 institutions. Peking University stands higher in 10 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Science and Technology of China in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.72very 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.

University of Science and Technology of China

China · Hefei

World rank, 2022–now
#10
#92 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
25%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Instrumentation, Condensed Matter Physics.

Who leads in each field?

Peking University stands higher in 10 of 17 fields, University of Science and Technology of China in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Peking University 107 University of Science and Technology of China
  1. #24Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #10Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#52
  3. —Business, Management and Accounting#72
  4. —Chemical Engineering#5
  5. —Chemistry#6
  6. #2Computer Science#12
  7. #6Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  8. #17Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  9. —Energy#4
  10. #32Engineering#22
  11. #3Environmental Science#139
  12. #26Health Professions—
  13. #33Materials Science#12
  14. #34Medicine#287
  15. #13Physics and Astronomy#12
  16. #3Psychology—
  17. #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. Dentistry1.5× 0.1×
  2. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.1×
  3. Health Professions0.5× 0.1×
  4. Social Sciences0.5× 0.1×
  5. Psychology0.8× 0.2×
  6. Veterinary0.2× 0.1×
  7. Medicine1.2× 0.3×
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.4×
  9. Nursing0.7× 0.2×
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.1×
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 0.7×
  12. Environmental Science1.1× 0.6×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 0.8×
  14. Neuroscience1.4× 0.8×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.5×
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.7× 1.7×
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.5×
  18. Decision Sciences0.8× 0.9×
  19. Mathematics1.2× 1.5×
  20. Computer Science1.5× 2.2×
  21. Physics and Astronomy2.3× 4.0×
  22. Engineering1.0× 1.9×
  23. Chemistry1.0× 2.3×
  24. Materials Science1.2× 3.1×
  25. Energy0.9× 2.6×
  26. Chemical Engineering1.1× 3.5×
Peking UniversityUniversity of Science and Technology of China

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 Science and Technology of China’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kPeking University8,530 in 2025University of Science and Technology of China6,520 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Peking University or University of Science and Technology of China?

Peking University publishes 1.3× as much research as University of Science and Technology of China in 2022–now (32k against 25k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Peking University or University of Science and Technology of China?

25.5% of Peking University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.2% for University of Science and Technology of China.

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