Imperial College London vs University of Toronto
On research quality in 2022–now, University of Toronto ranks #42 in the world and Imperial College London #44, of 28,054 institutions. Imperial College London stands higher in 5 of the 13 fields both publish in, University of Toronto in 8.
Research profiles alike: 0.12somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Imperial College London
- World rank, 2022–now
- #44
- #35 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.
University of Toronto
- World rank, 2022–now
- #42
- #28 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 29k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.9%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 32%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, General Decision Sciences, Library and Information Sciences.
Who leads in each field?
Imperial College London stands higher in 5 of 13 fields, University of Toronto in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Arts and Humanities#24
- #36Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#41
- #56Computer Science#33
- —Decision Sciences#3
- #47Engineering#122
- #53Environmental Science#101
- #47Health Professions#16
- #88Materials Science—
- #26Medicine#11
- —Neuroscience#19
- #72Physics and Astronomy—
- —Psychology#6
- —Social Sciences#7
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.
- Chemical Engineering1.7× 0.6×
- Energy1.3× 0.5×
- Engineering1.5× 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy2.0× 0.9×
- Materials Science1.1× 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 0.7×
- Chemistry1.0× 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 0.9×
- Veterinary0.4× 0.3×
- Computer Science1.1× 0.8×
- Environmental Science1.0× 0.7×
- Mathematics1.6× 1.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.1×
- Decision Sciences1.2× 1.2×
- Medicine1.3× 1.3×
- Nursing0.7× 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.1×
- Neuroscience1.5× 2.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.6×
- Health Professions0.9× 1.6×
- Psychology0.7× 1.9×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.8×
- Social Sciences0.2× 1.2×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 1.7×
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, University of Toronto’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 University of Toronto?
University of Toronto publishes 1.6× as much research as Imperial College London in 2022–now (29k against 18k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Imperial College London or University of Toronto?
24.6% of Imperial College London's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Toronto.