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ETH Zurich vs The University of Melbourne

On research quality in 2022-now, ETH Zurich ranks #21 in the world and The University of Melbourne #24, of 28,054 institutions. ETH Zurich stands higher in 10 of the 17 fields both publish in, The University of Melbourne in 7.

Research profiles alike: -0.38different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

ETH Zurich

Switzerland · Zurich

World rank, 2022-now
#21
#25 all time
Works, 2022-now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
30.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
47%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science, Hardware and Architecture.

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?

ETH Zurich stands higher in 10 of 17 fields, The University of Melbourne in 7. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

ETH Zurich 107 The University of Melbourne
  1. #34Agricultural and Biological Sciences#98
  2. -Arts and Humanities#85
  3. #17Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#61
  4. #25Chemistry-
  5. #18Computer Science#80
  6. #6Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  7. #44Engineering#186
  8. #15Environmental Science#61
  9. -Health Professions#4
  10. #85Materials Science-
  11. #9Mathematics-
  12. #207Medicine#23
  13. #53Neuroscience#34
  14. #5Physics and Astronomy-
  15. -Psychology#7
  16. -Social Sciences#6
  17. -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.

  1. Physics and Astronomy3.3× 0.7×
  2. Chemistry2.1× 0.5×
  3. Materials Science1.4× 0.4×
  4. Chemical Engineering2.1× 0.6×
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.2× 1.1×
  6. Engineering1.6× 0.6×
  7. Mathematics2.6× 0.9×
  8. Energy1.3× 0.6×
  9. Computer Science1.6× 0.8×
  10. Environmental Science1.5× 1.1×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.0×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.5×
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.7×
  14. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.3×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.2×
  16. Neuroscience1.1× 1.6×
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.8×
  18. Nursing0.4× 0.8×
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 1.4×
  20. Medicine0.3× 1.0×
  21. Social Sciences0.4× 1.4×
  22. Arts and Humanities0.3× 1.4×
  23. Veterinary0.6× 2.8×
  24. Psychology0.4× 2.0×
  25. Health Professions0.2× 1.5×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.9×
ETH ZurichThe 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 ETH Zurich leans further are at the top, The University of Melbourne's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kThe University of Melbourne4,789 in 2025ETH Zurich3,251 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, ETH Zurich or The University of Melbourne?

The University of Melbourne publishes 1.4× as much research as ETH Zurich in 2022-now (20k against 14k fractional works).

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

30.1% of ETH Zurich's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.2% for The University of Melbourne.

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