Inserm vs KU Leuven
On research quality in 2022–now, KU Leuven ranks #108 in the world and Inserm #111, of 28,054 institutions. Inserm stands higher in 4 of the 15 fields both publish in, KU Leuven in 11.
Research profiles alike: 0.30somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Inserm
- World rank, 2022–now
- #111
- #99 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 12k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 20.8%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 37%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Transplantation, Immunology and Allergy.
KU Leuven
- World rank, 2022–now
- #108
- #89 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 18k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.9%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 41%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science, Medical Terminology.
Who leads in each field?
Inserm stands higher in 4 of 15 fields, KU Leuven in 11. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#242
- —Arts and Humanities#36
- #37Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#123
- —Computer Science#142
- —Decision Sciences#38
- —Dentistry#24
- —Engineering#166
- —Environmental Science#226
- #212Health Professions#40
- #11Immunology and Microbiology—
- —Mathematics#33
- #17Medicine#45
- #20Neuroscience—
- —Psychology#102
- —Social Sciences#111
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.
- Immunology and Microbiology4.4× 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.9× 1.0×
- Medicine2.8× 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.5× 0.7×
- Neuroscience3.7× 1.7×
- Health Professions1.4× 0.8×
- Veterinary1.3× 1.1×
- Nursing1.3× 1.2×
- Dentistry1.1× 1.1×
- Psychology1.0× 1.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.6×
- Environmental Science0.3× 0.7×
- Chemistry0.4× 1.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.3× 1.0×
- Mathematics0.4× 1.6×
- Materials Science0.2× 0.8×
- Decision Sciences0.3× 1.1×
- Social Sciences0.2× 0.9×
- Computer Science0.2× 1.0×
- Physics and Astronomy0.2× 1.4×
- Engineering0.2× 1.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.1× 0.6×
- Chemical Engineering0.1× 1.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.7×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 1.8×
- Energy0.0× 0.7×
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 Inserm leans further are at the top, KU Leuven’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, Inserm or KU Leuven?
KU Leuven publishes 1.5× as much research as Inserm in 2022–now (18k against 12k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Inserm or KU Leuven?
22.9% of KU Leuven's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.8% for Inserm.