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Cornell University vs ETH Zurich

On research quality in 2022-now, ETH Zurich ranks #21 in the world and Cornell University #23, of 28,054 institutions. Cornell University stands higher in 6 of the 15 fields both publish in, ETH Zurich in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.18somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Cornell University

United States · Ithaca

World rank, 2022-now
#23
#6 all time
Works, 2022-now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, Structural Biology, General Decision Sciences.

ETH Zurich

Switzerland · Zurich

World rank, 2022-now
#21
#25 all time
Works, 2022-now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
30.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
47%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science, Hardware and Architecture.

Who leads in each field?

Cornell University stands higher in 6 of 15 fields, ETH Zurich in 9. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Cornell University 69 ETH Zurich
  1. #29Agricultural and Biological Sciences#34
  2. #18Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#17
  3. #30Chemistry#25
  4. #74Computer Science#18
  5. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#6
  6. #104Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  7. #170Engineering#44
  8. #115Environmental Science#15
  9. #12Immunology and Microbiology-
  10. -Materials Science#85
  11. -Mathematics#9
  12. #25Medicine#207
  13. #37Neuroscience#53
  14. #40Physics and Astronomy#5
  15. #92Social Sciences-

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. Veterinary3.6× 0.6×
  2. Medicine1.3× 0.3×
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 0.5×
  4. Health Professions0.8× 0.2×
  5. Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.3×
  6. Psychology1.2× 0.4×
  7. Nursing1.1× 0.4×
  8. Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
  9. Social Sciences0.8× 0.4×
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.2× 0.7×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.8× 1.2×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.9×
  13. Neuroscience1.4× 1.1×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.5×
  15. Decision Sciences1.4× 1.2×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.5×
  17. Environmental Science0.9× 1.5×
  18. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 3.3×
  19. Materials Science0.7× 1.4×
  20. Computer Science0.8× 1.6×
  21. Mathematics1.1× 2.6×
  22. Chemistry0.8× 2.1×
  23. Energy0.5× 1.3×
  24. Engineering0.6× 1.6×
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 3.2×
  26. Chemical Engineering0.5× 2.1×
Cornell UniversityETH Zurich

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 Cornell University leans further are at the top, ETH Zurich's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kCornell University5,216 in 2025ETH Zurich3,251 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Cornell University or ETH Zurich?

Cornell University publishes 1.5× as much research as ETH Zurich in 2022-now (20k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Cornell University or ETH Zurich?

30.1% of ETH Zurich's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.6% for Cornell University.

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