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The University of Melbourne vs Tongji University

On research quality in 2022-now, The University of Melbourne ranks #24 in the world and Tongji University #25, of 28,054 institutions. The University of Melbourne stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, Tongji University in 7.

Research profiles alike: -0.47different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

The University of Melbourne

Australia · Melbourne

World rank, 2022-now
#24
#47 all time
Works, 2022-now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Music, Equine.

Tongji University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022-now
#25
#277 all time
Works, 2022-now
26k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.4%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

Who leads in each field?

The University of Melbourne stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, Tongji University in 7. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

The University of Melbourne 97 Tongji University
  1. #98Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #85Arts and Humanities-
  3. #61Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#96
  4. -Chemistry#46
  5. #80Computer Science#55
  6. -Decision Sciences#3
  7. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#27
  8. #186Engineering#15
  9. #61Environmental Science#27
  10. #4Health Professions-
  11. -Materials Science#23
  12. #23Medicine#143
  13. #34Neuroscience-
  14. #7Psychology#42
  15. #6Social Sciences#214
  16. #1Veterinary-

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. Veterinary2.8× 0.1×
  2. Arts and Humanities1.4× 0.2×
  3. Health Professions1.5× 0.2×
  4. Social Sciences1.4× 0.3×
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.1×
  6. Psychology2.0× 0.5×
  7. Nursing0.8× 0.2×
  8. Neuroscience1.6× 0.6×
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.5×
  10. Medicine1.0× 0.4×
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 0.7×
  12. Dentistry0.9× 0.6×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 0.7×
  14. Mathematics0.9× 0.6×
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.6×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.3×
  17. Decision Sciences1.3× 1.1×
  18. Environmental Science1.1× 1.4×
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.7× 0.9×
  20. Computer Science0.8× 1.3×
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 1.9×
  22. Chemistry0.5× 0.9×
  23. Chemical Engineering0.6× 1.6×
  24. Energy0.6× 1.7×
  25. Materials Science0.4× 1.5×
  26. Engineering0.6× 3.0×
The University of MelbourneTongji 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 The University of Melbourne leans further are at the top, Tongji University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kTongji University7,315 in 2025The University of Melbourne4,789 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, The University of Melbourne or Tongji University?

Tongji University publishes 1.3× as much research as The University of Melbourne in 2022-now (26k against 20k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, The University of Melbourne or Tongji University?

26.2% of The University of Melbourne's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.4% for Tongji University.

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