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Peking University vs Zhejiang University

On research quality in 2022–now, Zhejiang University ranks #5 in the world and Peking University #7, of 28,054 institutions. Peking University stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, Zhejiang University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.62similar 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.

Zhejiang University

China · Hangzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#5
#74 all time
Works, 2022–now
41k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Engineering, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology.

Who leads in each field?

Peking University stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, Zhejiang 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 Zhejiang University
  1. #24Agricultural and Biological Sciences#11
  2. #10Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#7
  3. —Chemistry#4
  4. #2Computer Science#6
  5. #6Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  6. #17Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. #32Engineering#8
  8. #3Environmental Science#7
  9. #26Health Professions—
  10. —Immunology and Microbiology#7
  11. #33Materials Science#11
  12. #34Medicine#48
  13. —Neuroscience#17
  14. #13Physics and Astronomy#15
  15. #3Psychology—
  16. #31Social Sciences#86

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× 0.6×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.5×
  3. Health Professions0.5× 0.2×
  4. Medicine1.2× 0.6×
  5. Mathematics1.2× 0.6×
  6. Physics and Astronomy2.3× 1.2×
  7. Social Sciences0.5× 0.3×
  8. Psychology0.8× 0.5×
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.7× 1.2×
  10. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.2×
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.0×
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.4×
  13. Neuroscience1.4× 1.1×
  14. Environmental Science1.1× 1.0×
  15. Decision Sciences0.8× 0.7×
  16. Computer Science1.5× 1.4×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 1.4×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.7×
  19. Nursing0.7× 0.7×
  20. Veterinary0.2× 0.4×
  21. Materials Science1.2× 1.8×
  22. Chemistry1.0× 1.5×
  23. Energy0.9× 1.8×
  24. Chemical Engineering1.1× 2.4×
  25. Engineering1.0× 2.2×
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.8×
Peking UniversityZhejiang 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, Zhejiang University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kZhejiang University11k in 2025Peking University8,530 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Peking University or Zhejiang University?

Zhejiang University publishes 1.3× as much research as Peking University in 2022–now (41k against 32k fractional works).

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

26.1% of Zhejiang University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Peking University.

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