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Duke University vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

On research quality in 2022–now, Duke University ranks #98 in the world and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill #100, of 28,054 institutions. Duke University stands higher in 5 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.73very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Duke University

United States · Durham

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States · Chapel Hill

World rank, 2022–now
#100
#45 all time
Works, 2022–now
35k
fractional
Top-10% rate
9.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
56%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Virology, Instrumentation, Infectious Diseases.

Who leads in each field?

Duke University stands higher in 5 of 14 fields, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Duke University 59 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  1. #159Arts and Humanities#104
  2. #31Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#59
  3. #271Computer Science#270
  4. #12Decision Sciences—
  5. #150Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  6. #550Engineering—
  7. #335Environmental Science#268
  8. #88Health Professions#42
  9. —Immunology and Microbiology#44
  10. #41Medicine#29
  11. #53Neuroscience#46
  12. #105Physics and Astronomy—
  13. #113Psychology#91
  14. #208Social Sciences#46

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. Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.6×
  2. Engineering0.5× 0.2×
  3. Computer Science0.7× 0.4×
  4. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.4×
  5. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.8×
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.4× 1.1×
  7. Mathematics1.6× 1.3×
  8. Veterinary0.6× 0.5×
  9. Neuroscience2.1× 1.8×
  10. Materials Science0.4× 0.4×
  11. Environmental Science0.8× 0.7×
  12. Medicine1.8× 1.8×
  13. Social Sciences0.8× 0.8×
  14. Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 1.9×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.8×
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.3×
  17. Psychology1.3× 2.0×
  18. Nursing1.0× 1.5×
  19. Health Professions1.4× 2.2×
  20. Physics and Astronomy1.0× 1.7×
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 0.8×
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 1.1×
  23. Energy0.2× 0.4×
  24. Chemistry0.4× 0.8×
  25. Chemical Engineering0.2× 0.5×
  26. Dentistry0.2× 1.0×
Duke UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

10k20kUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill12k in 2025Duke University3,508 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Duke University or University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes 2.4× as much research as Duke University in 2022–now (35k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Duke University or University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

21.4% of Duke University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 9.6% for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.