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Imperial College London vs The University of Sydney

On research quality in 2022-now, Imperial College London ranks #31 in the world and The University of Sydney #33, of 28,054 institutions. Imperial College London stands higher in 7 of the 16 fields both publish in, The University of Sydney in 9.

Research profiles alike: -0.24different 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.

The University of Sydney

Australia · Sydney

World rank, 2022-now
#33
#60 all time
Works, 2022-now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.9%
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, Public Administration, Music.

Who leads in each field?

Imperial College London stands higher in 7 of 16 fields, The University of Sydney in 9. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Imperial College London 79 The University of Sydney
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#84
  2. -Arts and Humanities#72
  3. #47Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#106
  4. #70Computer Science#63
  5. -Decision Sciences#37
  6. #81Economics, Econometrics and Finance#91
  7. #39Engineering#113
  8. #131Environmental Science#87
  9. #21Health Professions#2
  10. -Materials Science#135
  11. #54Mathematics-
  12. #19Medicine#36
  13. #28Neuroscience#45
  14. #67Physics and Astronomy-
  15. -Psychology#11
  16. -Social Sciences#45

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 Astronomy2.0× 0.8×
  2. Chemistry1.0× 0.4×
  3. Engineering1.5× 0.6×
  4. Materials Science1.1× 0.5×
  5. Chemical Engineering1.7× 0.7×
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 0.6×
  7. Energy1.3× 0.7×
  8. Mathematics1.6× 0.9×
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 1.0×
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 0.8×
  11. Environmental Science1.0× 0.8×
  12. Computer Science1.1× 1.0×
  13. Medicine1.3× 1.2×
  14. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.2×
  15. Neuroscience1.5× 1.6×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.8×
  17. Nursing0.7× 0.9×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.5×
  19. Health Professions0.9× 1.7×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.6×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.8×
  22. Psychology0.7× 1.7×
  23. Dentistry0.2× 0.9×
  24. Social Sciences0.2× 1.2×
  25. Veterinary0.4× 2.4×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.1× 1.4×
Imperial College LondonThe University of Sydney

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, The University of Sydney's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kThe University of Sydney4,914 in 2025Imperial College London4,638 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Imperial College London or The University of Sydney?

The University of Sydney publishes 1.1× as much research as Imperial College London in 2022-now (20k against 18k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Imperial College London or The University of Sydney?

24.9% of The University of Sydney's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.6% for Imperial College London.

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