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Princeton University vs Xi'an Jiaotong University

On research quality in 2022-now, Princeton University ranks #34 in the world and Xi'an Jiaotong University #36, of 28,054 institutions. Princeton University stands higher in 8 of the 18 fields both publish in, Xi'an Jiaotong University in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.35somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Princeton University

United States · Princeton

World rank, 2022-now
#34
#20 all time
Works, 2022-now
8.8k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.4%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
33%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, General Psychology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Xi'an Jiaotong University

China · Xi'an

World rank, 2022-now
#36
#299 all time
Works, 2022-now
33k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
22%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes.

Who leads in each field?

Princeton University stands higher in 8 of 18 fields, Xi'an Jiaotong University in 10. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Princeton University 810 Xi'an Jiaotong University
  1. #116Arts and Humanities-
  2. #51Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-
  3. -Business, Management and Accounting#19
  4. -Chemical Engineering#3
  5. #13Chemistry#45
  6. #107Computer Science#24
  7. #30Decision Sciences#21
  8. #125Economics, Econometrics and Finance#11
  9. -Energy#6
  10. #251Engineering#4
  11. #125Environmental Science#113
  12. -Materials Science#4
  13. #7Mathematics-
  14. #784Medicine#205
  15. #38Neuroscience-
  16. #3Physics and Astronomy#54
  17. #168Psychology-
  18. #134Social 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. Arts and Humanities2.4× 0.1×
  2. Veterinary0.3× 0.0×
  3. Social Sciences1.2× 0.2×
  4. Mathematics3.1× 0.7×
  5. Psychology0.9× 0.3×
  6. Physics and Astronomy5.2× 1.5×
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.1×
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.2× 0.7×
  9. Neuroscience1.6× 0.7×
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.6× 0.8×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 0.6×
  12. Environmental Science1.0× 0.6×
  13. Health Professions0.3× 0.2×
  14. Decision Sciences1.3× 0.8×
  15. Chemistry1.4× 1.1×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.4×
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 0.4×
  18. Computer Science1.2× 1.2×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.6×
  20. Nursing0.2× 0.3×
  21. Medicine0.2× 0.3×
  22. Chemical Engineering1.8× 3.6×
  23. Materials Science0.9× 2.9×
  24. Energy0.9× 3.0×
  25. Engineering0.9× 3.2×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.7×
Princeton UniversityXi'an Jiaotong 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 Princeton University leans further are at the top, Xi'an Jiaotong University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kXi'an Jiaotong University8,979 in 2025Princeton University2,150 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Princeton University or Xi'an Jiaotong University?

Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes 3.7× as much research as Princeton University in 2022-now (33k against 8.8k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Princeton University or Xi'an Jiaotong University?

28.4% of Princeton University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.8% for Xi'an Jiaotong University.

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