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Wuhan University vs Xi'an Jiaotong University

On research quality in 2022–now, Wuhan University ranks #17 in the world and Xi'an Jiaotong University #19, of 28,054 institutions. Wuhan University stands higher in 8 of the 14 fields both publish in, Xi'an Jiaotong University in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.85very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Wuhan University

China · Wuhan

World rank, 2022–now
#17
#139 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
29.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
28%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Media Technology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Environmental Engineering.

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?

Wuhan University stands higher in 8 of 14 fields, Xi'an Jiaotong University in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Wuhan University 86 Xi'an Jiaotong University
  1. #66Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #40Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology—
  3. #35Business, Management and Accounting#13
  4. —Chemical Engineering#6
  5. #10Chemistry#30
  6. #28Computer Science#43
  7. #5Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  8. #10Economics, Econometrics and Finance#4
  9. —Energy#3
  10. #23Engineering#9
  11. #6Environmental Science#95
  12. #44Materials Science#8
  13. #78Medicine#208
  14. #70Social 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. Veterinary0.1× 0.0×
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.2× 0.4×
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.1×
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.2× 0.7×
  5. Environmental Science1.6× 0.6×
  6. Dentistry1.7× 0.7×
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 0.6×
  8. Social Sciences0.4× 0.2×
  9. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.1×
  10. Medicine0.6× 0.3×
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.4×
  12. Psychology0.4× 0.3×
  13. Mathematics1.0× 0.7×
  14. Computer Science1.6× 1.2×
  15. Health Professions0.3× 0.2×
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.0× 0.8×
  17. Chemistry1.4× 1.1×
  18. Decision Sciences1.0× 0.8×
  19. Neuroscience0.8× 0.7×
  20. Nursing0.4× 0.3×
  21. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.5×
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.6×
  23. Energy1.7× 3.0×
  24. Engineering1.7× 3.2×
  25. Materials Science1.5× 2.9×
  26. Chemical Engineering1.2× 3.6×
Wuhan UniversityXi'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 Wuhan University 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 2025Wuhan University6,439 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes 1.3× as much research as Wuhan University in 2022–now (33k against 25k fractional works).

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

29.3% of Wuhan University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.8% for Xi'an Jiaotong University.

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