Columbia University vs Johns Hopkins University
On research quality in 2022–now, Columbia University ranks #49 in the world and Johns Hopkins University #51, of 28,054 institutions. Columbia University stands higher in 10 of the 16 fields both publish in, Johns Hopkins University in 6.
Research profiles alike: 0.64similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Columbia University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #49
- #20 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 17k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 23.1%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 35%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: General Psychology, General Decision Sciences, Statistics and Probability.
Johns Hopkins University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #51
- #25 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 22k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.5%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 38%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Family Practice, Health.
Who leads in each field?
Columbia University stands higher in 10 of 16 fields, Johns Hopkins University in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #38Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#28
- #67Computer Science#108
- #7Decision Sciences—
- #55Earth and Planetary Sciences—
- #37Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- #303Engineering—
- #105Environmental Science—
- #93Health Professions#11
- #36Mathematics—
- #42Medicine#3
- #11Neuroscience#10
- #8Nursing—
- —Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#3
- #32Physics and Astronomy—
- #24Psychology#22
- #63Social Sciences#130
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.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities1.3× 0.5×
- Decision Sciences1.7× 0.7×
- Energy0.5× 0.2×
- Environmental Science0.8× 0.4×
- Social Sciences1.1× 0.6×
- Mathematics2.0× 1.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.9× 1.0×
- Computer Science1.0× 0.6×
- Chemical Engineering0.5× 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.1×
- Engineering0.5× 0.4×
- Dentistry0.4× 0.3×
- Psychology2.0× 1.5×
- Materials Science0.4× 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
- Chemistry0.5× 0.5×
- Neuroscience2.5× 2.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.7×
- Health Professions1.3× 1.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 1.1×
- Nursing0.8× 1.4×
- Medicine1.1× 2.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 2.0×
- Veterinary0.3× 0.9×
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 Columbia University leans further are at the top, Johns Hopkins University’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, Columbia University or Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University publishes 1.3× as much research as Columbia University in 2022–now (22k against 17k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Columbia University or Johns Hopkins University?
23.1% of Columbia University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.5% for Johns Hopkins University.