Karolinska Institutet vs University of California, San Francisco
On research quality in 2022–now, University of California, San Francisco ranks #85 in the world and Karolinska Institutet #187, of 28,054 institutions. Karolinska Institutet stands higher in 1 of the 8 fields both publish in, University of California, San Francisco in 7.
Research profiles alike: 0.97very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Karolinska Institutet
- World rank, 2022–now
- #187
- #100 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 8.9k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 26.3%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 41%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Behavioral Neuroscience, Chemical Health and Safety, Developmental Neuroscience.
University of California, San Francisco
- World rank, 2022–now
- #85
- #37 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 13k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.4%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 39%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Family Practice, Virology.
Who leads in each field?
Karolinska Institutet stands higher in 1 of 8 fields, University of California, San Francisco in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #73Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#34
- #26Dentistry—
- #41Health Professions#15
- #34Immunology and Microbiology#20
- #40Medicine#6
- #31Neuroscience#7
- —Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#2
- #115Psychology#63
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 Engineering0.2× 0.1×
- Energy0.0× 0.0×
- Veterinary1.0× 0.5×
- Mathematics0.6× 0.3×
- Materials Science0.1× 0.1×
- Environmental Science0.4× 0.2×
- Dentistry2.0× 1.3×
- Nursing1.6× 1.1×
- Psychology2.2× 1.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology3.6× 2.8×
- Decision Sciences0.4× 0.3×
- Engineering0.1× 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.1×
- Neuroscience3.0× 2.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.2× 1.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.1×
- Chemistry0.3× 0.3×
- Computer Science0.1× 0.1×
- Health Professions2.2× 2.2×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
- Medicine2.7× 3.0×
- Social Sciences0.3× 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy0.1× 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.0× 1.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.0× 0.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.4× 0.6×
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 Karolinska Institutet leans further are at the top, University of California, San Francisco’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, Karolinska Institutet or University of California, San Francisco?
University of California, San Francisco publishes 1.4× as much research as Karolinska Institutet in 2022–now (13k against 8.9k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Karolinska Institutet or University of California, San Francisco?
26.3% of Karolinska Institutet's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.4% for University of California, San Francisco.