Argonne National Laboratory vs Oak Ridge National Laboratory
On research quality in 2022–now, Argonne National Laboratory ranks #268 in the world and Oak Ridge National Laboratory #324, of 28,054 institutions. Argonne National Laboratory stands higher in 5 of the 13 fields both publish in, Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 8.
Research profiles alike: 0.97very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Argonne National Laboratory
- World rank, 2022–now
- #268
- #44 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 4k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 19.5%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 32%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Radiation, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- World rank, 2022–now
- #324
- #43 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 6.6k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 15.7%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 34%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Radiation, Structural Biology, Condensed Matter Physics.
Who leads in each field?
Argonne National Laboratory stands higher in 5 of 13 fields, Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,235
- #551Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#515
- #123Chemical Engineering—
- #308Chemistry#261
- #356Computer Science#380
- #601Earth and Planetary Sciences#390
- #339Energy—
- #143Engineering#277
- #1,167Environmental Science#622
- #169Materials Science#108
- #7,482Medicine#6,578
- #79Physics and Astronomy#85
- —Social Sciences#3,122
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.
- Nursing0.1× 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences3.6× 2.1×
- Energy2.9× 1.8×
- Chemical Engineering6.8× 4.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities0.0× 0.0×
- Neuroscience0.2× 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy6.7× 5.2×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
- Chemistry2.3× 2.1×
- Decision Sciences1.6× 1.5×
- Computer Science1.1× 1.1×
- Mathematics0.4× 0.4×
- Environmental Science1.1× 1.1×
- Engineering2.2× 2.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.1× 0.1×
- Medicine0.1× 0.1×
- Materials Science4.1× 5.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.5× 0.6×
- Social Sciences0.1× 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.1×
- Health Professions0.1× 0.1×
- Psychology0.0× 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
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 Argonne National Laboratory leans further are at the top, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, Argonne National Laboratory or Oak Ridge National Laboratory?
Oak Ridge National Laboratory publishes 1.7× as much research as Argonne National Laboratory in 2022–now (6.6k against 4k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Argonne National Laboratory or Oak Ridge National Laboratory?
19.5% of Argonne National Laboratory's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 15.7% for Oak Ridge National Laboratory.