Howard Hughes Medical Institute vs Northwestern University
On research quality in 2022–now, Howard Hughes Medical Institute ranks #68 in the world and Northwestern University #70, of 28,054 institutions. Howard Hughes Medical Institute stands higher in 4 of the 14 fields both publish in, Northwestern University in 10.
Research profiles alike: 0.37somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- World rank, 2022–now
- #68
- #15 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 1.7k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 49.8%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 63%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Aging, Structural Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.
Northwestern University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #70
- #30 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 14k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 31%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Transplantation, Immunology and Allergy.
Who leads in each field?
Howard Hughes Medical Institute stands higher in 4 of 14 fields, Northwestern University in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #444Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
- #2Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#70
- —Chemistry#67
- —Computer Science#332
- —Decision Sciences#5
- —Engineering#219
- —Health Professions#99
- #15Immunology and Microbiology—
- —Materials Science#74
- #412Medicine#18
- #4Neuroscience#36
- —Physics and Astronomy#117
- —Psychology#67
- —Social Sciences#163
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.
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.4× 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.0× 1.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology6.4× 1.7×
- Neuroscience6.3× 2.3×
- Environmental Science0.4× 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.5×
- Nursing0.8× 0.7×
- Energy0.6× 0.5×
- Chemistry0.8× 1.0×
- Veterinary0.2× 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.2× 0.3×
- Medicine0.9× 2.0×
- Chemical Engineering0.4× 1.0×
- Materials Science0.4× 1.2×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
- Engineering0.1× 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy0.3× 1.4×
- Decision Sciences0.2× 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.5×
- Psychology0.3× 1.5×
- Computer Science0.1× 0.6×
- Mathematics0.1× 1.0×
- Social Sciences0.0× 0.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.0× 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.0× 0.8×
- Health Professions0.1× 1.3×
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 Howard Hughes Medical Institute leans further are at the top, Northwestern University’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, Howard Hughes Medical Institute or Northwestern University?
Northwestern University publishes 8.2× as much research as Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 2022–now (14k against 1.7k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Howard Hughes Medical Institute or Northwestern University?
49.8% of Howard Hughes Medical Institute's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.6% for Northwestern University.