Technical University of Munich vs The University of Tokyo
On research quality in 2022–now, The University of Tokyo ranks #73 in the world and Technical University of Munich #76, of 28,054 institutions. Technical University of Munich stands higher in 9 of the 14 fields both publish in, The University of Tokyo in 5.
Research profiles alike: 0.76very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Technical University of Munich
- World rank, 2022–now
- #76
- #58 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 16k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 23.1%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 38%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, Hardware and Architecture, Software.
The University of Tokyo
- World rank, 2022–now
- #73
- #26 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 25k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 15.7%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 40%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Transportation, Condensed Matter Physics, Structural Biology.
Who leads in each field?
Technical University of Munich stands higher in 9 of 14 fields, The University of Tokyo in 5. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #90Agricultural and Biological Sciences#317
- #88Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#109
- #191Business, Management and Accounting—
- #84Chemistry#92
- #15Computer Science#148
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#75
- #91Engineering#154
- #69Environmental Science#124
- —Materials Science#84
- #73Mathematics#40
- #125Medicine#248
- —Neuroscience#88
- #53Physics and Astronomy#14
- #339Social Sciences#443
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.
- Business, Management and Accounting0.9× 0.3×
- Decision Sciences1.4× 0.8×
- Computer Science1.8× 1.1×
- Health Professions0.5× 0.4×
- Engineering1.9× 1.4×
- Chemical Engineering2.0× 1.5×
- Energy1.0× 0.8×
- Veterinary0.8× 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 0.6×
- Psychology0.7× 0.7×
- Environmental Science1.0× 1.0×
- Chemistry1.6× 1.6×
- Medicine0.6× 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 0.6×
- Nursing0.5× 0.6×
- Mathematics1.4× 1.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 0.9×
- Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.7×
- Neuroscience1.0× 1.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 1.8×
- Social Sciences0.4× 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy2.2× 3.9×
- Materials Science0.8× 1.6×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.3×
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 Technical University of Munich leans further are at the top, The University of Tokyo’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, Technical University of Munich or The University of Tokyo?
The University of Tokyo publishes 1.5× as much research as Technical University of Munich in 2022–now (25k against 16k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Technical University of Munich or The University of Tokyo?
23.1% of Technical University of Munich's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 15.7% for The University of Tokyo.