Imperial College London vs UNSW Sydney

On research quality in 2022-now, UNSW Sydney ranks #28 in the world and Imperial College London #31, of 28,054 institutions. Imperial College London stands higher in 8 of the 16 fields both publish in, UNSW Sydney in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.61similar 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.

UNSW Sydney

Australia · Sydney

World rank, 2022-now: #28; #61 all time
Works, 2022-now: 17k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 26.8%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 37%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, Algebra and Number Theory, Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

Who leads in each field?

Imperial College London stands higher in 8 of 16 fields, UNSW Sydney 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 88 UNSW Sydney

-Arts and Humanities#32
#47Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#158
-Business, Management and Accounting#119
#70Computer Science#84
-Earth and Planetary Sciences#26
#81Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
#39Engineering#56
#131Environmental Science#41
#21Health Professions#18
-Materials Science#67
#54Mathematics-
#19Medicine#66
#28Neuroscience-
#67Physics and Astronomy#82
-Psychology#41
-Social Sciences#53

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×
Physics and Astronomy2.0× 1.0×
Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 0.8×
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 0.7×
Medicine1.3× 0.9×
Chemistry1.0× 0.8×
Chemical Engineering1.7× 1.4×
Engineering1.5× 1.2×
Mathematics1.6× 1.3×
Materials Science1.1× 1.0×
Neuroscience1.5× 1.4×
Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 1.1×
Computer Science1.1× 1.1×
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.6×
Nursing0.7× 0.8×
Veterinary0.4× 0.4×
Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.3×
Energy1.3× 1.5×
Environmental Science1.0× 1.2×
Decision Sciences1.2× 1.4×
Dentistry0.2× 0.3×
Health Professions0.9× 1.3×
Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.3×
Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.9×
Psychology0.7× 1.7×
Social Sciences0.2× 0.9×
Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.8×

Imperial College LondonUNSW 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, UNSW Sydney'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 UNSW Sydney?

Imperial College London publishes 1.1× as much research as UNSW Sydney in 2022-now (18k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Imperial College London or UNSW Sydney?

26.8% of UNSW Sydney's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.6% for Imperial College London.

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