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University of Washington vs Zhengzhou University

On research quality in 2022–now, Zhengzhou University ranks #45 in the world and University of Washington #48, of 28,054 institutions. University of Washington stands higher in 10 of the 16 fields both publish in, Zhengzhou University in 6.

Research profiles alike: -0.22different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

University of Washington

United States · Seattle

World rank, 2022–now
#48
#13 all time
Works, 2022–now
21k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
34%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Oceanography, Virology.

Zhengzhou University

China · Zhengzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#45
#335 all time
Works, 2022–now
18k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
29%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Filtration and Separation, Process Chemistry and Technology, Organic Chemistry.

Who leads in each field?

University of Washington stands higher in 10 of 16 fields, Zhengzhou University in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

University of Washington 106 Zhengzhou University
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#292
  2. #24Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#111
  3. —Chemistry#13
  4. #53Computer Science#183
  5. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#65
  6. —Energy#20
  7. #229Engineering#40
  8. #65Environmental Science#93
  9. #23Health Professions—
  10. —Materials Science#14
  11. #49Mathematics—
  12. #30Medicine#253
  13. #37Neuroscience—
  14. #33Physics and Astronomy—
  15. #68Psychology—
  16. #17Social 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. Health Professions1.6× 0.2×
  2. Dentistry1.2× 0.2×
  3. Arts and Humanities0.6× 0.1×
  4. Psychology1.6× 0.4×
  5. Social Sciences0.7× 0.2×
  6. Veterinary0.6× 0.1×
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.7× 0.6×
  8. Medicine1.6× 0.6×
  9. Neuroscience1.9× 0.8×
  10. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.5×
  11. Mathematics1.4× 0.7×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.5×
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.0×
  14. Immunology and Microbiology1.7× 1.1×
  15. Nursing0.9× 0.7×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.4×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.5× 1.4×
  18. Environmental Science1.0× 1.1×
  19. Computer Science0.9× 1.1×
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 1.3×
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.5×
  22. Engineering0.5× 1.9×
  23. Chemistry0.7× 3.5×
  24. Materials Science0.5× 3.4×
  25. Chemical Engineering0.3× 3.2×
  26. Energy0.2× 2.9×
University of WashingtonZhengzhou 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 of Washington leans further are at the top, Zhengzhou University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity of Washington4,881 in 2025Zhengzhou University4,363 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, University of Washington or Zhengzhou University?

University of Washington publishes 1.2× as much research as Zhengzhou University in 2022–now (21k against 18k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, University of Washington or Zhengzhou University?

25.2% of Zhengzhou University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.8% for University of Washington.