Duke University vs University of Edinburgh
On research quality in 2022–now, Duke University ranks #98 in the world and University of Edinburgh #99, of 28,054 institutions. Duke University stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, University of Edinburgh in 8.
Research profiles alike: 0.54similar 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.
University of Edinburgh
- World rank, 2022–now
- #99
- #83 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 15k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 44%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Classics, Equine, History and Philosophy of Science.
Who leads in each field?
Duke University stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, University of Edinburgh in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #159Arts and Humanities#12
- #31Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#99
- —Business, Management and Accounting#192
- #271Computer Science#89
- #12Decision Sciences—
- #150Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- #550Engineering#284
- #335Environmental Science#125
- #88Health Professions#136
- —Mathematics#27
- #41Medicine#167
- #53Neuroscience#71
- #105Physics and Astronomy#124
- #113Psychology#34
- #208Social Sciences#53
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.
- Medicine1.8× 0.7×
- Nursing1.0× 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.1×
- Health Professions1.4× 1.0×
- Neuroscience2.1× 1.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.4× 1.1×
- Mathematics1.6× 1.3×
- Decision Sciences1.1× 1.1×
- Environmental Science0.8× 0.8×
- Materials Science0.4× 0.4×
- Psychology1.3× 1.7×
- Engineering0.5× 0.7×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy1.0× 1.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.4×
- Computer Science0.7× 1.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.8×
- Social Sciences0.8× 1.4×
- Chemistry0.4× 0.7×
- Energy0.2× 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 1.2×
- Arts and Humanities1.0× 3.0×
- Chemical Engineering0.2× 0.7×
- Veterinary0.6× 3.4×
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, University of Edinburgh’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 University of Edinburgh?
University of Edinburgh publishes 1.1× as much research as Duke University in 2022–now (15k against 14k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Duke University or University of Edinburgh?
23.6% of University of Edinburgh's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.4% for Duke University.