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Southeast University vs Xiamen University

On research quality in 2022–now, Xiamen University ranks #62 in the world and Southeast University #64, of 28,054 institutions. Southeast University stands higher in 7 of the 13 fields both publish in, Xiamen University in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.86very 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.

Xiamen University

China · Xiamen

World rank, 2022–now
#62
#281 all time
Works, 2022–now
15k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
28%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Oceanography, Computational Mathematics, Catalysis.

Who leads in each field?

Southeast University stands higher in 7 of 13 fields, Xiamen University in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Southeast University 76 Xiamen University
  1. #53Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#115
  2. #121Business, Management and Accounting#31
  3. —Chemistry#24
  4. #64Computer Science#103
  5. #55Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1
  6. #19Energy#6
  7. #13Engineering#59
  8. #59Environmental Science#61
  9. #31Materials Science#64
  10. #503Medicine#416
  11. #92Physics and Astronomy—
  12. #86Psychology—
  13. —Social Sciences#442

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× 1.5×
  2. Computer Science1.7× 1.4×
  3. Neuroscience0.7× 0.7×
  4. Materials Science1.9× 2.3×
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.2× 1.4×
  6. Psychology0.3× 0.4×
  7. Veterinary0.1× 0.1×
  8. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.0×
  9. Energy2.1× 2.7×
  10. Health Professions0.1× 0.2×
  11. Nursing0.2× 0.4×
  12. Chemical Engineering1.6× 2.6×
  13. Environmental Science0.8× 1.4×
  14. Social Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  15. Medicine0.2× 0.5×
  16. Mathematics0.7× 1.7×
  17. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.4×
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.5× 1.3×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 1.0×
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 1.7×
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.7×
  22. Dentistry0.1× 0.3×
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.8×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 1.2×
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.4×
  26. Chemistry0.7× 2.5×
Southeast UniversityXiamen 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, Xiamen University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSoutheast University7,571 in 2025Xiamen University3,818 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Southeast University or Xiamen University?

Southeast University publishes 1.8× as much research as Xiamen University in 2022–now (28k against 15k fractional works).

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

25.4% of Xiamen University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.4% for Southeast University.