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Johns Hopkins University vs University of Washington

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Washington ranks #48 in the world and Johns Hopkins University #51, of 28,054 institutions. Johns Hopkins University stands higher in 5 of the 12 fields both publish in, University of Washington in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.76very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Johns Hopkins University

United States · Baltimore

World rank, 2022–now
#51
#25 all time
Works, 2022–now
22k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Family Practice, Health.

University of Washington

United States · Seattle

World rank, 2022–now
#48
#13 all time
Works, 2022–now
21k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
34%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Oceanography, Virology.

Who leads in each field?

Johns Hopkins University stands higher in 5 of 12 fields, University of Washington in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Johns Hopkins University 57 University of Washington
  1. #28Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#24
  2. #108Computer Science#53
  3. —Engineering#229
  4. —Environmental Science#65
  5. #11Health Professions#23
  6. —Mathematics#49
  7. #3Medicine#30
  8. #10Neuroscience#37
  9. #3Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics—
  10. —Physics and Astronomy#33
  11. #22Psychology#68
  12. #130Social Sciences#17

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. Nursing1.4× 0.9×
  2. Veterinary0.9× 0.6×
  3. Neuroscience2.6× 1.9×
  4. Medicine2.1× 1.6×
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.1× 0.8×
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.0× 0.8×
  7. Health Professions1.9× 1.6×
  8. Immunology and Microbiology2.0× 1.7×
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.7× 1.5×
  10. Psychology1.5× 1.6×
  11. Energy0.2× 0.2×
  12. Chemical Engineering0.3× 0.3×
  13. Social Sciences0.6× 0.7×
  14. Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.6×
  15. Mathematics1.1× 1.4×
  16. Materials Science0.3× 0.5×
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  18. Computer Science0.6× 0.9×
  19. Engineering0.4× 0.5×
  20. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 1.6×
  21. Chemistry0.5× 0.7×
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
  23. Decision Sciences0.7× 1.1×
  24. Environmental Science0.4× 1.0×
  25. Dentistry0.3× 1.2×
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.3× 1.7×
Johns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of Washington

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 Johns Hopkins University leans further are at the top, University of Washington’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kJohns Hopkins University5,437 in 2025University of Washington4,881 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Johns Hopkins University or University of Washington?

Johns Hopkins University publishes 1.1× as much research as University of Washington in 2022–now (22k against 21k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Johns Hopkins University or University of Washington?

22.8% of University of Washington's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.5% for Johns Hopkins University.