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Tianjin University vs University of Toronto

On research quality in 2022–now, Tianjin University ranks #41 in the world and University of Toronto #42, of 28,054 institutions. Tianjin University stands higher in 10 of the 19 fields both publish in, University of Toronto in 9.

Research profiles alike: -0.17different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Tianjin University

China · Tianjin

World rank, 2022–now
#41
#230 all time
Works, 2022–now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
22%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Catalysis, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Chemical Engineering.

University of Toronto

Canada · Toronto

World rank, 2022–now
#42
#28 all time
Works, 2022–now
29k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, General Decision Sciences, Library and Information Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

Tianjin University stands higher in 10 of 19 fields, University of Toronto in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Tianjin University 109 University of Toronto
  1. —Arts and Humanities#24
  2. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#41
  3. #152Business, Management and Accounting—
  4. #4Chemical Engineering—
  5. #25Chemistry—
  6. #88Computer Science#33
  7. —Decision Sciences#3
  8. #27Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  9. #87Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  10. #8Energy—
  11. #29Engineering#122
  12. #34Environmental Science#101
  13. —Health Professions#16
  14. #17Materials Science—
  15. —Medicine#11
  16. —Neuroscience#19
  17. #84Physics and Astronomy—
  18. —Psychology#6
  19. #373Social Sciences#7

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. Chemical Engineering5.8× 0.6×
  2. Energy3.3× 0.5×
  3. Materials Science2.8× 0.5×
  4. Engineering2.9× 0.6×
  5. Chemistry2.0× 0.6×
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.3× 0.7×
  7. Environmental Science1.2× 0.7×
  8. Computer Science1.4× 0.8×
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.5× 0.9×
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.6×
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.8×
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  13. Decision Sciences0.7× 1.2×
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.1×
  15. Mathematics0.7× 1.4×
  16. Neuroscience0.9× 2.1×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.1×
  18. Nursing0.2× 0.8×
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 0.9×
  20. Veterinary0.1× 0.3×
  21. Dentistry0.1× 0.8×
  22. Medicine0.2× 1.3×
  23. Psychology0.2× 1.9×
  24. Social Sciences0.1× 1.2×
  25. Health Professions0.1× 1.6×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.1× 1.7×
Tianjin UniversityUniversity of Toronto

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 Tianjin University leans further are at the top, University of Toronto’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Toronto7,204 in 2025Tianjin University6,290 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Tianjin University or University of Toronto?

University of Toronto publishes 1.2× as much research as Tianjin University in 2022–now (29k against 24k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Tianjin University or University of Toronto?

22.6% of Tianjin University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Toronto.