Duke University vs Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
On research quality in 2022–now, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ranks #97 in the world and Duke University #98, of 28,054 institutions. Duke University stands higher in 10 of the 18 fields both publish in, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 8.
Research profiles alike: -0.28different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Duke University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #98
- #56 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 14k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.4%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 36%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, Transplantation, Statistics and Probability.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- World rank, 2022–now
- #97
- #29 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 5.3k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.2%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 49%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.
Who leads in each field?
Duke University stands higher in 10 of 18 fields, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#479
- #159Arts and Humanities—
- #31Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#93
- —Chemistry#158
- #271Computer Science#492
- #12Decision Sciences—
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#134
- #150Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- —Energy#216
- #550Engineering#175
- #335Environmental Science#128
- #88Health Professions—
- —Materials Science#109
- #41Medicine#2,821
- #53Neuroscience—
- #105Physics and Astronomy#25
- #113Psychology—
- #208Social 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.
- Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.0×
- Psychology1.3× 0.1×
- Health Professions1.4× 0.1×
- Social Sciences0.8× 0.1×
- Medicine1.8× 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.4× 0.1×
- Veterinary0.6× 0.1×
- Nursing1.0× 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.1×
- Neuroscience2.1× 0.4×
- Mathematics1.6× 0.4×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.1×
- Decision Sciences1.1× 0.9×
- Computer Science0.7× 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.4×
- Engineering0.5× 1.4×
- Environmental Science0.8× 3.3×
- Chemistry0.4× 1.9×
- Physics and Astronomy1.0× 7.2×
- Materials Science0.4× 2.8×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 5.7×
- Chemical Engineering0.2× 2.5×
- Energy0.2× 3.1×
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 Duke University leans further are at the top, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’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, Duke University or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory?
Duke University publishes 2.7× as much research as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2022–now (14k against 5.3k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Duke University or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory?
22.2% of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.4% for Duke University.