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Peking University

In research, Peking University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7 of 10,670 worldwide), Computer Science (#8 of 4,417 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#20 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Structural Biology, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Hematology (Structural Biology is 3.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11
of 22,385 · #32 all time
Rank in China
#3
of 2,481
Research works
172k
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6M
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.34×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Peking University

What is Peking University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7 of 10,670 16.3%17,655 #28
Computer ScienceField #8 of 4,417 15.5%4,067 #17
Social SciencesDomain #20 of 9,585 15.6%4,829 #42
Life SciencesDomain #15 of 6,403 15.0%6,344 #34
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #7 of 2,964 15.0%3,904 #26
Environmental ScienceField #9 of 3,334 19.0%2,006 #10
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #5 of 1,798 14.0%879 #25
Materials ScienceField #7 of 2,276 16.7%1,599 #16
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #5 of 1,307 15.1%588 #26
Business, Management and AccountingField #10 of 2,581 15.2%539 #47

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Peking University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#28 #7
  2. Computer Science#17 #8
  3. Social Sciences#42 #20
  4. Life Sciences#34 #15
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#26 #7
  6. Environmental Science#10 #9
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#25 #5
  8. Materials Science#16 #7
  9. Economics and Econometrics#26 #5
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#47 #10
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Peking University work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Peking University is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Engineering (13%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20k fractional works · 41.4% of its workEngineering: 6,223 fractional works · 12.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,209 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,269 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 447 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 434 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 397 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 309 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 287 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 186 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 132 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 126 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 102 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4,599 fractional works · 9.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,741 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,257 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 412 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 366 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 226 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 198 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 145 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 253 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,261 fractional works · 4.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 516 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 491 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 331 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 266 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 170 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 140 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 242 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2,241 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 870 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 461 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 353 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 205 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 198 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 101 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1,796 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,129 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 270 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 187 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 141 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,078 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 427 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 331 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 320 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 676 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 353 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 110 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 588 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 120 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 118 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 111 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 111 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 333 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 305 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 150 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 16k fractional works · 32.3% of its workMedicine: 14k fractional works · 30.0% of its workSurgery: 2,108 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,351 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 1,242 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1,002 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 715 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 622 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 601 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 586 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 581 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 481 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 423 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 387 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 318 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 307 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 307 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 302 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 296 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 292 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 232 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 219 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 214 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 213 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 203 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 200 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 173 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 140 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 103 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 98 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 635 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 593 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 284 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 309 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 311 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 168 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 167 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 152 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 20 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 7,351 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4,508 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,800 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGenetics: 508 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 473 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 239 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 103 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 384 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1,216 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 519 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 272 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 185 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 240 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 873 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 771 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 102 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 620 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 299 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 321 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 135 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,359 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,142 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 761 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 305 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 191 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 147 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 129 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 122 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 488 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 1,035 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 311 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 275 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 262 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 188 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 954 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 637 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 198 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 119 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 593 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 170 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 139 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 283 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 327 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 309 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 177 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 132 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPeking University48kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6,22312.9%
    2. Computer Science4,5999.5%
    3. Environmental Science2,2614.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy2,2414.6%
    5. Materials Science1,7963.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,0782.2%
    7. Chemistry6761.4%
    8. Mathematics5881.2%
    9. Energy3330.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering1500.3%
    1. Medicine14k30.0%
    2. Health Professions5931.2%
    3. Dentistry3110.6%
    4. Nursing1670.3%
    5. Veterinary200.0%
  3. Life Sciences7,35115.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4,5089.4%
    2. Neuroscience1,2162.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology8731.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6201.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1350.3%
  4. Social Sciences5,35911.1%
    1. Social Sciences2,1424.4%
    2. Psychology1,0352.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9542.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting5931.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities3270.7%
    6. Decision Sciences3090.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Peking University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Structural Biology takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Structural BiologySubfield · 27.0 works3.5×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 461.1 works3.0×
  3. HematologySubfield · 423.3 works2.9×
  4. NephrologySubfield · 301.6 works2.9×
  5. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 144.7 works2.7×
  6. RheumatologySubfield · 586.3 works2.7×
  7. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 204.6 works2.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 620 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 4,508 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 873 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 1,216 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 135 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 150 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 676 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 4,599 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 1,078 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 333 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 6,223 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 2,261 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 1,796 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 588 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.09× its world share, 2,241 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 312 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 593 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.56× its world share, 14k worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 167 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 20 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 327 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 592 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 309 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 954 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 1,035 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2,142 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.09×2,241 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.80×873 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.75×4,508 works
  4. Medicine1.56×14k works
  5. Neuroscience1.55×1,216 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.43×1,078 works
  7. Dentistry1.33×312 works
  8. Computer Science1.23×4,599 works
  9. Materials Science1.07×1,796 works
  10. Mathematics1.04×588 works
  11. Environmental Science0.94×2,261 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.92×954 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.89×150 works
  14. Chemistry0.89×676 works
  15. Engineering0.86×6,223 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.80×135 works
  17. Energy0.75×333 works
  18. Nursing0.71×167 works
  19. Psychology0.70×1,035 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.66×309 works
  21. Health Professions0.47×593 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×592 works
  23. Social Sciences0.35×2,142 works
  24. Veterinary0.31×20 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×620 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.23×327 works

Who are the top researchers at Peking University?

Ranked on the quality score, Shilong Piao, Shaojun Guo and Fuchou Tang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Peking University.

  1. 1 Shilong Piao China · #28 worldwide 114k citations · 791 works
  2. 2 Shaojun Guo China · #174 worldwide 52k citations · 397 works
  3. 3 Fuchou Tang China · #888 worldwide 33k citations · 337 works
  4. 4 Mingchuan Luo China · #1,592 worldwide 25k citations · 159 works
  5. 5 Xing Wang Deng China · #2,449 worldwide 40k citations · 482 works
  6. 6 Shushi Peng China · #2,814 worldwide 44k citations · 418 works
  7. 7 Ruqiang Zou China · #2,997 worldwide 43k citations · 396 works
  8. 8 Kohei Inayoshi China · #4,284 worldwide 9.9k citations · 221 works
  9. 9 Jingyun Fang China · #4,306 worldwide 47k citations · 421 works
  10. 10 Pengjun Zhao China · #4,548 worldwide 8.8k citations · 285 works
All ranked researchers at Peking University

What are the most cited papers from Peking University?

The most cited paper from Peking University is "Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China" (Chaolin Huang et al., 2020), with 52,028 citations. Next come "An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome" (19,751) and "Detecting Functionality-Specific Vulnerabilities via Retrieving Individual Functionality-Equivalent APIs in Open-Source Repositories" (16,321).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China Chaolin Huang et al. · The Lancet Open access 24 Jan 2020 52,028
2 An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome Ian Dunham et al. · Nature Open access442 authors Sep 2012 19,751
3 Detecting Functionality-Specific Vulnerabilities via Retrieving Individual Functionality-Equivalent APIs in Open-Source Repositories Chen, Tianyu, Wang, Zeyu, Li, Lin et al. · Leibniz international proceedings in informatics Conference paperOpen access 2025 16,321
4 GEPIA: a web server for cancer and normal gene expression profiling and interactive analyses Zefang Tang, Chenwei Li, Chenwei Li et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 5 Apr 2017 10,731
5 Path Aggregation Network for Instance Segmentation Shu Liu, Lu Qi, Haifang Qin et al. Conference paper Jun 2018 9,270
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Peking University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cancer, Neural Networks, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease and Chemotherapy.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning2,413▲ 1.45×84 topics
  2. Epidemiology2,335▲ 1.22×136 topics
  3. Inflammation1,920▲ 1.87×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning1,532◆ 0.95×92 topics
  5. Neural Networks1,335▲ 1.80×39 topics
  6. Cancer1,323▲ 2.0×58 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress1,256▲ 1.58×63 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease1,044▲ 1.90×39 topics
  9. Climate Change960▼ 0.73×110 topics
  10. Chemotherapy869▲ 2.5×25 topics
  11. Treatment800▲ 1.36×51 topics
  12. Immunotherapy779▲ 2.2×19 topics
  13. Quality of Life737◆ 1.06×54 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome707▲ 1.81×24 topics
  15. Tumor Microenvironment676▲ 3.1×8 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines656▲ 2.5×14 topics
  17. Biomarkers644▲ 1.92×18 topics
  18. Prognostic Factors641▲ 3.1×14 topics
  19. Diagnosis616▲ 1.37×41 topics
  20. Gene Expression615▲ 2.0×20 topics
  21. Nanoparticles605◆ 1.00×44 topics
  22. Remote Sensing590◆ 1.00×39 topics
  23. Risk Factors578◆ 1.09×36 topics
  24. Mortality559▲ 2.0×13 topics
  25. Management518▲ 1.35×36 topics
  26. Regulation481▲ 1.87×24 topics
  27. Cancer Therapy450▲ 1.64×20 topics
  28. Precision Medicine426▲ 1.78×8 topics
  29. Biosensors411▲ 1.73×12 topics
  30. Insulin Resistance405▲ 1.86×10 topics
  31. Immunity395▲ 2.0×11 topics
  32. Angiogenesis379▲ 2.4×16 topics
  33. Metastasis359▲ 2.2×12 topics
  34. Neoadjuvant Therapy328▲ 2.9×5 topics
  35. Synaptic Plasticity315▲ 3.0×6 topics
  36. Molecular Characterization293▲ 3.5×6 topics
  37. Neuromorphic Computing292▲ 5.3×2 topics
  38. Unsupervised Learning290▲ 3.9×3 topics
  39. China287▲ 6.5×8 topics
  40. Convolutional Networks259▲ 4.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Peking University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Topic Modeling, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…204Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 204 fractional worksTopic Modeling191Topic Modeling: 191 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 190 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…180Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 180 fractional worksChinese history and phil…166Chinese history and philosophy: 166 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 146 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 142 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …138Semiconductor materials and devices: 138 fractional worksMultimodal Machine Learning Applications: 131 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 130 fractional works
OncologyArtificial IntelligenceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 204 works
  2. 2 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 191 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 190 works
  4. 4 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 180 works
  5. 5 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 166 works
  6. 6 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 146 works
  7. 7 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 142 works
  8. 8 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 138 works
  9. 9 Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 131 works
  10. 10 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 130 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Peking University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Peking University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.19% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%Peking University0.19% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Peking University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Peking University14.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.2% in 2024.

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Which institutions have research most like Peking University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Fudan University has the research profile closest to Peking University's, with both strong in Immunology and Microbiology.

  1. 1 Fudan UniversityChina · Both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience 0.92 Compare
  2. 2 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine 0.89 Compare
  3. 3 Wuhan UniversityChina · Both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.88 Compare
  4. 4 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience 0.84 Compare
  5. 5 National Taiwan UniversityTaiwan · Both strong in Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.82 Compare

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How does Peking University rank in research?

In research, Peking University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7 of 10,670 worldwide), Computer Science (#8 of 4,417 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#20 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Structural Biology, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Hematology (Structural Biology is 3.5× its share of world research).

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