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Cornell University vs University of California San Diego

On research quality in 2022–now, Cornell University ranks #31 in the world and University of California San Diego #33, of 28,054 institutions. Cornell University stands higher in 8 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of California San Diego in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.49similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Cornell University

United States · Ithaca

World rank, 2022–now
#31
#9 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.

University of California San Diego

United States · San Diego

World rank, 2022–now
#33
#18 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Virology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Who leads in each field?

Cornell University stands higher in 8 of 14 fields, University of California San Diego in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Cornell University 86 University of California San Diego
  1. #33Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #9Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#6
  3. #51Chemistry—
  4. #55Computer Science#36
  5. #16Decision Sciences—
  6. #201Engineering#129
  7. #58Environmental Science—
  8. #12Immunology and Microbiology#22
  9. —Mathematics#41
  10. #23Medicine#31
  11. #22Neuroscience#9
  12. #47Physics and Astronomy#39
  13. #21Psychology#71
  14. #71Social Sciences#203

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× 0.5×
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.2× 0.2×
  3. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.2×
  4. Nursing1.1× 0.5×
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.6×
  6. Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.5×
  7. Environmental Science0.9× 0.6×
  8. Social Sciences0.8× 0.5×
  9. Decision Sciences1.4× 1.0×
  10. Energy0.5× 0.4×
  11. Chemistry0.8× 0.7×
  12. Materials Science0.7× 0.6×
  13. Chemical Engineering0.5× 0.5×
  14. Health Professions0.8× 0.8×
  15. Dentistry0.2× 0.2×
  16. Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 1.9×
  17. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.8×
  18. Medicine1.3× 1.5×
  19. Psychology1.2× 1.4×
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.8× 2.1×
  21. Engineering0.6× 0.8×
  22. Computer Science0.8× 1.1×
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 1.4×
  24. Mathematics1.1× 1.9×
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.9×
  26. Neuroscience1.4× 2.8×
Cornell UniversityUniversity of California San Diego

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, University of California San Diego’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kCornell University5,216 in 2025University of California San Diego3,951 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Cornell University or University of California San Diego?

Cornell University publishes 1.2× as much research as University of California San Diego in 2022–now (20k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Cornell University or University of California San Diego?

23.6% of Cornell University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.3% for University of California San Diego.

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