Imperial College London vs Princeton University

On research quality in 2022-now, Imperial College London ranks #31 in the world and Princeton University #34, of 28,054 institutions. Imperial College London stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, Princeton University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.39somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Imperial College London

United Kingdom · London

World rank, 2022-now: #31; #24 all time
Works, 2022-now: 18k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 24.6%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 40%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Computational Mechanics, Computational Mathematics.

Princeton University

United States · Princeton

World rank, 2022-now: #34; #20 all time
Works, 2022-now: 8.8k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 28.4%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 33%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, General Psychology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Who leads in each field?

Imperial College London stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, Princeton University in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Imperial College London 78 Princeton University

-Arts and Humanities#116
#47Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#51
-Chemistry#13
#70Computer Science#107
-Decision Sciences#30
#81Economics, Econometrics and Finance#125
#39Engineering#251
#131Environmental Science#125
#21Health Professions-
#54Mathematics#7
#19Medicine#784
#28Neuroscience#38
#67Physics and Astronomy#3
-Psychology#168
-Social Sciences#134

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.

¼×½×1×2×4×
Medicine1.3× 0.2×
Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 0.4×
Nursing0.7× 0.2×
Health Professions0.9× 0.3×
Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
Engineering1.5× 0.9×
Energy1.3× 0.9×
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.5×
Materials Science1.1× 0.9×
Veterinary0.4× 0.3×
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.1×
Chemical Engineering1.7× 1.8×
Environmental Science1.0× 1.0×
Neuroscience1.5× 1.6×
Decision Sciences1.2× 1.3×
Computer Science1.1× 1.2×
Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.3×
Chemistry1.0× 1.4×
Psychology0.7× 0.9×
Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 2.2×
Mathematics1.6× 3.1×
Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.6×
Physics and Astronomy2.0× 5.2×
Social Sciences0.2× 1.2×
Arts and Humanities0.1× 2.4×

Imperial College LondonPrinceton University

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 Imperial College London leans further are at the top, Princeton 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, Imperial College London or Princeton University?

Imperial College London publishes 2.1× as much research as Princeton University in 2022-now (18k against 8.8k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Imperial College London or Princeton University?

28.4% of Princeton University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.6% for Imperial College London.

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