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Southeast University vs Tsinghua University

On research quality in 2022–now, Tsinghua University ranks #2 in the world and Southeast University #64, of 28,054 institutions. Southeast University stands higher in 4 of the 13 fields both publish in, Tsinghua University in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.96very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Southeast University

China · Nanjing

World rank, 2022–now
#64
#292 all time
Works, 2022–now
28k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
21%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Civil and Structural Engineering, General Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering.

Tsinghua University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#2
#36 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?

Southeast University stands higher in 4 of 13 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.

Southeast University 49 Tsinghua University
  1. #53Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#19
  2. #121Business, Management and Accounting—
  3. —Chemistry#5
  4. #64Computer Science#1
  5. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#8
  6. #55Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. #19Energy#2
  8. #13Engineering#1
  9. #59Environmental Science#4
  10. #31Materials Science#3
  11. #503Medicine—
  12. #92Physics and Astronomy#3
  13. #86Psychology—

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. Veterinary0.1× 0.0×
  2. Nursing0.2× 0.1×
  3. Engineering3.4× 2.7×
  4. Neuroscience0.7× 0.7×
  5. Medicine0.2× 0.2×
  6. Materials Science1.9× 2.0×
  7. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.2×
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.5× 0.6×
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 0.3×
  10. Computer Science1.7× 1.9×
  11. Energy2.1× 2.3×
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.5×
  13. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  14. Psychology0.3× 0.4×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.3×
  16. Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
  17. Social Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.7×
  19. Environmental Science0.8× 1.1×
  20. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.1×
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 1.0×
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  23. Mathematics0.7× 1.2×
  24. Physics and Astronomy1.2× 2.0×
  25. Chemical Engineering1.6× 2.9×
  26. Chemistry0.7× 1.3×
Southeast UniversityTsinghua 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 Southeast University leans further are at the top, Tsinghua University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kTsinghua University10k in 2025Southeast University7,571 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Southeast University or Tsinghua University?

Tsinghua University publishes 1.5× as much research as Southeast University in 2022–now (40k against 28k fractional works).

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

27.2% of Tsinghua University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.4% for Southeast University.

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