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ETH Zurich vs University College London

On research quality in 2022–now, ETH Zurich ranks #20 in the world and University College London #21, of 28,054 institutions. ETH Zurich stands higher in 10 of the 17 fields both publish in, University College London in 7.

Research profiles alike: -0.07different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

ETH Zurich

Switzerland · Zurich

World rank, 2022–now
#20
#24 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.

University College London

United Kingdom · London

World rank, 2022–now
#21
#23 all time
Works, 2022–now
28k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
46%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Space and Planetary Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

ETH Zurich stands higher in 10 of 17 fields, University College London 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 University College London
  1. #19Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. —Arts and Humanities#17
  3. #43Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#26
  4. #95Business, Management and Accounting—
  5. #60Chemistry—
  6. #17Computer Science#35
  7. #9Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  8. #78Engineering—
  9. #17Environmental Science#32
  10. —Health Professions#9
  11. #89Materials Science—
  12. #12Mathematics—
  13. #386Medicine#9
  14. —Neuroscience#3
  15. #8Physics and Astronomy—
  16. —Psychology#2
  17. #153Social Sciences#3

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. Chemistry2.1× 0.5×
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.2×
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.2× 0.9×
  4. Chemical Engineering2.1× 0.7×
  5. Physics and Astronomy3.3× 1.2×
  6. Materials Science1.4× 0.5×
  7. Mathematics2.6× 1.0×
  8. Engineering1.6× 0.7×
  9. Environmental Science1.5× 0.7×
  10. Computer Science1.6× 0.7×
  11. Energy1.3× 0.6×
  12. Veterinary0.6× 0.3×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.1×
  14. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.2×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.6×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.6×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.2×
  18. Nursing0.4× 0.6×
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 1.0×
  20. Neuroscience1.1× 2.6×
  21. Social Sciences0.4× 1.1×
  22. Medicine0.3× 1.3×
  23. Psychology0.4× 1.9×
  24. Arts and Humanities0.3× 1.5×
  25. Health Professions0.2× 1.4×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.7×
ETH ZurichUniversity College London

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, University College London’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity College London6,895 in 2025ETH Zurich3,251 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, ETH Zurich or University College London?

University College London publishes 2.0× as much research as ETH Zurich in 2022–now (28k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, ETH Zurich or University College London?

30.1% of ETH Zurich's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.3% for University College London.

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