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Howard Hughes Medical Institute vs Washington University in St. Louis

On research quality in 2022–now, Howard Hughes Medical Institute ranks #68 in the world and Washington University in St. Louis #69, of 28,054 institutions. Howard Hughes Medical Institute stands higher in 3 of the 9 fields both publish in, Washington University in St. Louis in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.48similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

United States · Chevy Chase

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.

Washington University in St. Louis

United States · St Louis

World rank, 2022–now
#69
#41 all time
Works, 2022–now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
20.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
41%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Transplantation, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

Howard Hughes Medical Institute stands higher in 3 of 9 fields, Washington University in St. Louis in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute 36 Washington University in St. Louis
  1. #444Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #2Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#27
  3. —Decision Sciences#34
  4. —Health Professions#111
  5. #15Immunology and Microbiology#9
  6. #412Medicine#19
  7. #4Neuroscience#6
  8. —Psychology#28
  9. —Social Sciences#250

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.4× 0.2×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.0× 2.2×
  3. Immunology and Microbiology6.4× 2.9×
  4. Neuroscience6.3× 3.0×
  5. Energy0.6× 0.3×
  6. Chemistry0.8× 0.5×
  7. Materials Science0.4× 0.3×
  8. Nursing0.8× 0.7×
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.7×
  10. Environmental Science0.4× 0.5×
  11. Chemical Engineering0.4× 0.5×
  12. Medicine0.9× 2.1×
  13. Veterinary0.2× 0.5×
  14. Engineering0.1× 0.3×
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.3× 1.0×
  16. Decision Sciences0.2× 0.7×
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.2× 0.7×
  18. Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
  19. Computer Science0.1× 0.4×
  20. Psychology0.3× 1.5×
  21. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.6×
  22. Mathematics0.1× 0.9×
  23. Social Sciences0.0× 0.6×
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.0× 0.4×
  25. Health Professions0.1× 1.2×
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.0× 0.9×
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteWashington University in St. Louis

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, Washington University in St. Louis’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kWashington University in St. Louis3,600 in 2025Howard Hughes Medical Institute420 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Howard Hughes Medical Institute or Washington University in St. Louis?

Washington University in St. Louis publishes 8.6× 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 Washington University in St. Louis?

49.8% of Howard Hughes Medical Institute's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.9% for Washington University in St. Louis.