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University College London vs Xi'an Jiaotong University

On research quality in 2022–now, Xi'an Jiaotong University ranks #19 in the world and University College London #21, of 28,054 institutions. University College London stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, Xi'an Jiaotong University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.07different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

University College London

United Kingdom · London

World rank, 2022–now
#21
#23 all time
Works, 2022–now
28k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
46%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Space and Planetary Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, General Decision Sciences.

Xi'an Jiaotong University

China · Xi'an

World rank, 2022–now
#19
#146 all time
Works, 2022–now
33k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
22%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes.

Who leads in each field?

University College London stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, Xi'an Jiaotong University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

University College London 97 Xi'an Jiaotong University
  1. #17Arts and Humanities—
  2. #26Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology—
  3. —Business, Management and Accounting#13
  4. —Chemical Engineering#6
  5. —Chemistry#30
  6. #35Computer Science#43
  7. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#4
  8. —Energy#3
  9. —Engineering#9
  10. #32Environmental Science#95
  11. #9Health Professions—
  12. —Materials Science#8
  13. #9Medicine#208
  14. #3Neuroscience—
  15. #2Psychology—
  16. #3Social Sciences—

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. Arts and Humanities1.5× 0.1×
  2. Veterinary0.3× 0.0×
  3. Health Professions1.4× 0.2×
  4. Psychology1.9× 0.3×
  5. Social Sciences1.1× 0.2×
  6. Medicine1.3× 0.3×
  7. Neuroscience2.6× 0.7×
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 0.4×
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 0.6×
  10. Nursing0.6× 0.3×
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.8×
  13. Mathematics1.0× 0.7×
  14. Decision Sciences1.2× 0.8×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.4×
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.7×
  17. Environmental Science0.7× 0.6×
  18. Dentistry0.7× 0.7×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.6×
  20. Physics and Astronomy1.2× 1.5×
  21. Computer Science0.7× 1.2×
  22. Chemistry0.5× 1.1×
  23. Engineering0.7× 3.2×
  24. Energy0.6× 3.0×
  25. Chemical Engineering0.7× 3.6×
  26. Materials Science0.5× 2.9×
University College LondonXi'an Jiaotong 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 University College London leans further are at the top, Xi'an Jiaotong University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kXi'an Jiaotong University8,979 in 2025University College London6,895 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, University College London or Xi'an Jiaotong University?

Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes 1.2× as much research as University College London in 2022–now (33k against 28k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, University College London or Xi'an Jiaotong University?

26.3% of University College London's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.8% for Xi'an Jiaotong University.

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