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Baylor College of Medicine vs Columbia University Irving Medical Center

On research quality in 2022–now, Baylor College of Medicine ranks #337 in the world and Columbia University Irving Medical Center #344, of 28,054 institutions. Baylor College of Medicine stands higher in 4 of the 8 fields both publish in, Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 4.

Research profiles alike: 0.97very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Baylor College of Medicine

United States · Houston

World rank, 2022–now
#337
#222 all time
Works, 2022–now
8k
fractional
Top-10% rate
17.0%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
36%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Transplantation, Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

United States · New York

World rank, 2022–now
#344
#421 all time
Works, 2022–now
5.3k
fractional
Top-10% rate
19.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
41%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Genetics, Gastroenterology.

Who leads in each field?

Baylor College of Medicine stands higher in 4 of 8 fields, Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 4. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Baylor College of Medicine 44 Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  1. #82Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#128
  2. —Engineering#3,405
  3. #396Health Professions#445
  4. #86Immunology and Microbiology#65
  5. #68Medicine#73
  6. #59Neuroscience#66
  7. #750Psychology#591
  8. —Social Sciences#3,449

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. Chemical Engineering0.0× 0.0×
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.0× 0.0×
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.6×
  4. Chemistry0.2× 0.2×
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.8× 2.4×
  6. Health Professions1.4× 1.2×
  7. Psychology1.3× 1.2×
  8. Immunology and Microbiology2.7× 2.7×
  9. Nursing1.1× 1.1×
  10. Energy0.0× 0.0×
  11. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
  12. Decision Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  13. Social Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  14. Medicine3.2× 3.2×
  15. Neuroscience2.4× 2.5×
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.1× 0.1×
  17. Environmental Science0.2× 0.2×
  18. Engineering0.1× 0.2×
  19. Dentistry0.4× 0.5×
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.3× 0.5×
  21. Computer Science0.1× 0.1×
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.0× 0.1×
  24. Materials Science0.1× 0.1×
  25. Mathematics0.1× 0.2×
  26. Veterinary1.0× 3.5×
Baylor College of MedicineColumbia University Irving Medical Center

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 Baylor College of Medicine leans further are at the top, Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

1k2k3kBaylor College of Medicine1,977 in 2025Columbia University Irving Medical Center1,479 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Baylor College of Medicine or Columbia University Irving Medical Center?

Baylor College of Medicine publishes 1.5× as much research as Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 2022–now (8k against 5.3k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Baylor College of Medicine or Columbia University Irving Medical Center?

19.4% of Columbia University Irving Medical Center's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 17.0% for Baylor College of Medicine.