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Southeast University vs UNSW Sydney

On research quality in 2022–now, Southeast University ranks #64 in the world and UNSW Sydney #67, of 28,054 institutions. Southeast University stands higher in 8 of the 16 fields both publish in, UNSW Sydney in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.66similar 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.

UNSW Sydney

Australia · Sydney

World rank, 2022–now
#67
#107 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, Algebra and Number Theory, Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

Who leads in each field?

Southeast University stands higher in 8 of 16 fields, UNSW Sydney in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Southeast University 88 UNSW Sydney
  1. —Arts and Humanities#96
  2. #53Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#174
  3. #121Business, Management and Accounting—
  4. #64Computer Science#85
  5. —Decision Sciences#11
  6. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#62
  7. #55Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  8. #19Energy—
  9. #13Engineering#56
  10. #59Environmental Science#41
  11. —Health Professions#64
  12. #31Materials Science#101
  13. #503Medicine#76
  14. #92Physics and Astronomy—
  15. #86Psychology#7
  16. —Social Sciences#58

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. Engineering3.4× 1.2×
  2. Materials Science1.9× 1.0×
  3. Computer Science1.7× 1.1×
  4. Energy2.1× 1.5×
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.2× 1.0×
  6. Chemical Engineering1.6× 1.4×
  7. Chemistry0.7× 0.8×
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.5× 0.7×
  9. Environmental Science0.8× 1.2×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 1.1×
  11. Mathematics0.7× 1.3×
  12. Neuroscience0.7× 1.4×
  13. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.4×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.9×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.6×
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.3×
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 0.8×
  18. Dentistry0.1× 0.3×
  19. Nursing0.2× 0.8×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  21. Medicine0.2× 0.9×
  22. Social Sciences0.2× 0.9×
  23. Psychology0.3× 1.7×
  24. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.8×
  25. Veterinary0.1× 0.4×
  26. Health Professions0.1× 1.3×
Southeast UniversityUNSW Sydney

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, UNSW Sydney’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSoutheast University7,571 in 2025UNSW Sydney4,174 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Southeast University or UNSW Sydney?

Southeast University publishes 1.6× as much research as UNSW Sydney in 2022–now (28k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Southeast University or UNSW Sydney?

26.8% of UNSW Sydney's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.4% for Southeast University.