Cornell University vs The University of Melbourne

On research quality in 2022-now, Cornell University ranks #23 in the world and The University of Melbourne #24, of 28,054 institutions. Cornell University stands higher in 8 of the 16 fields both publish in, The University of Melbourne in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.58similar 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.

The University of Melbourne

Australia · Melbourne

World rank, 2022-now: #24; #47 all time
Works, 2022-now: 20k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 26.2%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 38%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Music, Equine.

Who leads in each field?

Cornell University stands higher in 8 of 16 fields, The University of Melbourne in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Cornell University 88 The University of Melbourne

#29Agricultural and Biological Sciences#98
-Arts and Humanities#85
#18Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#61
#30Chemistry-
#74Computer Science#80
#104Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
#170Engineering#186
#115Environmental Science#61
-Health Professions#4
#12Immunology and Microbiology-
#25Medicine#23
#37Neuroscience#34
#40Physics and Astronomy-
-Psychology#7
#92Social Sciences#6
-Veterinary#1

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.

¼×½×1×2×4×
Physics and Astronomy1.6× 0.7×
Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.2× 0.7×
Materials Science0.7× 0.4×
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.8× 1.0×
Chemistry0.8× 0.5×
Medicine1.3× 1.0×
Veterinary3.6× 2.8×
Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 1.4×
Nursing1.1× 0.8×
Mathematics1.1× 0.9×
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.5×
Decision Sciences1.4× 1.3×
Computer Science0.8× 0.8×
Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 1.2×
Engineering0.6× 0.6×
Chemical Engineering0.5× 0.6×
Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 1.1×
Neuroscience1.4× 1.6×
Energy0.5× 0.6×
Environmental Science0.9× 1.1×
Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.8×
Arts and Humanities1.0× 1.4×
Health Professions0.8× 1.5×
Psychology1.2× 2.0×
Social Sciences0.8× 1.4×
Dentistry0.2× 0.9×

Cornell UniversityThe University of Melbourne

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, The University of Melbourne'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, Cornell University or The University of Melbourne?

Cornell University publishes 1.0× as much research as The University of Melbourne in 2022-now (20k against 20k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Cornell University or The University of Melbourne?

26.2% of The University of Melbourne's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.6% for Cornell University.

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