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Tsinghua University vs Zhejiang University

On research quality in 2022–now, Tsinghua University ranks #2 in the world and Zhejiang University #5, of 28,054 institutions. Tsinghua University stands higher in 7 of the 14 fields both publish in, Zhejiang University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.74very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Tsinghua University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#2
#36 all time
Works, 2022–now
40k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
23%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes.

Zhejiang University

China · Hangzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#5
#74 all time
Works, 2022–now
41k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Engineering, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology.

Who leads in each field?

Tsinghua University stands higher in 7 of 14 fields, Zhejiang University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Tsinghua University 77 Zhejiang University
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#11
  2. #19Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#7
  3. #5Chemistry#4
  4. #1Computer Science#6
  5. #8Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  6. #2Energy—
  7. #1Engineering#8
  8. #4Environmental Science#7
  9. —Immunology and Microbiology#7
  10. #3Materials Science#11
  11. —Medicine#48
  12. —Neuroscience#17
  13. #3Physics and Astronomy#15
  14. —Social Sciences#86

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. Mathematics1.2× 0.6×
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.0× 1.2×
  3. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.7×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.7× 0.5×
  5. Computer Science1.9× 1.4×
  6. Energy2.3× 1.8×
  7. Engineering2.7× 2.2×
  8. Chemical Engineering2.9× 2.4×
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.4×
  10. Materials Science2.0× 1.8×
  11. Environmental Science1.1× 1.0×
  12. Social Sciences0.3× 0.3×
  13. Health Professions0.2× 0.2×
  14. Psychology0.4× 0.5×
  15. Chemistry1.3× 1.5×
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 1.2×
  17. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.2×
  18. Neuroscience0.7× 1.1×
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.7×
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.4×
  21. Medicine0.2× 0.6×
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 1.0×
  23. Nursing0.1× 0.7×
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.8×
  25. Dentistry0.1× 0.6×
  26. Veterinary0.0× 0.4×
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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 Tsinghua University leans further are at the top, Zhejiang University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kZhejiang University11k in 2025Tsinghua University10k in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Tsinghua University or Zhejiang University?

Zhejiang University publishes 1.0× as much research as Tsinghua University in 2022–now (41k against 40k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Tsinghua University or Zhejiang University?

27.2% of Tsinghua University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.1% for Zhejiang University.

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