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Tongji University vs UNSW Sydney

On research quality in 2022-now, Tongji University ranks #25 in the world and UNSW Sydney #28, of 28,054 institutions. Tongji University stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, UNSW Sydney in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.51similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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.

UNSW Sydney

Australia · Sydney

World rank, 2022-now
#28
#61 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?

Tongji University stands higher in 7 of 15 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.

Tongji University 78 UNSW Sydney
  1. -Arts and Humanities#32
  2. #96Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#158
  3. -Business, Management and Accounting#119
  4. #46Chemistry-
  5. #55Computer Science#84
  6. #3Decision Sciences-
  7. #27Earth and Planetary Sciences#26
  8. #15Engineering#56
  9. #27Environmental Science#41
  10. -Health Professions#18
  11. #23Materials Science#67
  12. #143Medicine#66
  13. -Physics and Astronomy#82
  14. #42Psychology#41
  15. #214Social Sciences#53

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. Engineering3.0× 1.2×
  2. Dentistry0.6× 0.3×
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.9× 1.1×
  4. Materials Science1.5× 1.0×
  5. Environmental Science1.4× 1.2×
  6. Chemical Engineering1.6× 1.4×
  7. Computer Science1.3× 1.1×
  8. Chemistry0.9× 0.8×
  9. Energy1.7× 1.5×
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.9× 1.0×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.7× 0.7×
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 0.8×
  13. Decision Sciences1.1× 1.4×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.9×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.6×
  16. Medicine0.4× 0.9×
  17. Mathematics0.6× 1.3×
  18. Neuroscience0.6× 1.4×
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.3×
  21. Veterinary0.1× 0.4×
  22. Nursing0.2× 0.8×
  23. Social Sciences0.3× 0.9×
  24. Psychology0.5× 1.7×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.8×
  26. Health Professions0.2× 1.3×
Tongji 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 Tongji University leans further are at the top, UNSW Sydney's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kTongji University7,315 in 2025UNSW Sydney4,174 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Tongji University or UNSW Sydney?

Tongji University publishes 1.6× as much research as UNSW Sydney in 2022-now (26k against 17k fractional works).

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

26.8% of UNSW Sydney's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.4% for Tongji University.

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