Columbia University vs University of Pennsylvania
On research quality in 2022-now, Columbia University ranks #46 in the world and University of Pennsylvania #77, of 28,054 institutions. Columbia University stands higher in 9 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Pennsylvania in 8.
Research profiles alike: 0.35somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Columbia University
- World rank, 2022-now
- #46
- #9 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.
University of Pennsylvania
- World rank, 2022-now
- #77
- #18 all time
- Works, 2022-now
- 19k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 23.5%
- share of its work among the world's most cited
- Open access
- 39%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Equine, Transplantation, Aging.
Who leads in each field?
Columbia University stands higher in 9 of 17 fields, University of Pennsylvania in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- -Arts and Humanities#63
- #60Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#21
- #197Business, Management and Accounting-
- #147Computer Science#246
- #35Decision Sciences-
- #99Earth and Planetary Sciences-
- -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#72
- #428Engineering#423
- #289Environmental Science-
- #70Health Professions#30
- -Immunology and Microbiology#23
- #33Mathematics-
- #96Medicine#31
- #13Neuroscience#12
- #27Physics and Astronomy-
- #43Psychology-
- #113Social Sciences#159
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×
- Environmental Science0.8× 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities1.3× 0.5×
- Energy0.5× 0.2×
- Decision Sciences1.7× 0.8×
- Computer Science1.0× 0.5×
- Social Sciences1.1× 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy1.6× 0.9×
- Mathematics2.0× 1.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.9× 1.2×
- Engineering0.5× 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.5×
- Psychology2.0× 1.5×
- Chemical Engineering0.5× 0.4×
- Neuroscience2.5× 2.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
- Health Professions1.3× 1.4×
- Materials Science0.4× 0.5×
- Nursing0.8× 1.0×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.8×
- Chemistry0.5× 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 2.0×
- Medicine1.1× 2.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 2.5×
- Dentistry0.4× 1.7×
- Veterinary0.3× 4.6×
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, University of Pennsylvania'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 University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania publishes 1.1× as much research as Columbia University in 2022-now (19k against 17k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Columbia University or University of Pennsylvania?
23.5% of University of Pennsylvania's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.1% for Columbia University.
Questions people ask
Which is stronger in research, Columbia or Penn?
On research quality in 2022-now, Columbia University ranks #46 in the world and University of Pennsylvania #77, of 28,054 institutions. Columbia University stands higher in 9 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Pennsylvania in 8.