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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology vs The Ohio State University

On research quality in 2022–now, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ranks #109 in the world and The Ohio State University #112, of 28,054 institutions. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology stands higher in 8 of the 17 fields both publish in, The Ohio State University in 9.

Research profiles alike: -0.35different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia · Jeddah

World rank, 2022–now
#109
#309 all time
Works, 2022–now
5.7k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
48%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Process Chemistry and Technology, Chemical Engineering.

The Ohio State University

United States · Columbus

World rank, 2022–now
#112
#42 all time
Works, 2022–now
19k
fractional
Top-10% rate
19.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
41%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, General Psychology, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology stands higher in 8 of 17 fields, The Ohio State University in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology 89 The Ohio State University
  1. #611Agricultural and Biological Sciences#99
  2. #290Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#112
  3. #49Chemical Engineering—
  4. #59Chemistry#113
  5. #131Computer Science#171
  6. —Decision Sciences#37
  7. #142Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  8. #129Energy—
  9. #66Engineering#242
  10. #100Environmental Science#229
  11. —Health Professions#49
  12. #66Materials Science—
  13. —Medicine#97
  14. —Neuroscience#74
  15. #158Physics and Astronomy#108
  16. —Psychology#90
  17. —Social Sciences#127

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. Chemical Engineering9.4× 0.7×
  2. Energy3.2× 0.4×
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.6× 0.8×
  4. Materials Science2.8× 0.7×
  5. Chemistry2.8× 0.8×
  6. Engineering2.4× 0.8×
  7. Environmental Science1.9× 0.8×
  8. Computer Science1.3× 0.7×
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.6×
  10. Mathematics1.2× 1.5×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.5×
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 0.9×
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.4× 0.6×
  14. Decision Sciences0.5× 1.0×
  15. Neuroscience0.6× 1.5×
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.3× 0.8×
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 1.4×
  18. Nursing0.1× 1.1×
  19. Medicine0.1× 1.3×
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.0× 0.4×
  21. Arts and Humanities0.1× 1.0×
  22. Social Sciences0.0× 0.9×
  23. Health Professions0.0× 1.2×
  24. Psychology0.0× 1.7×
  25. Dentistry0.0× 1.3×
  26. Veterinary0.0× 3.5×
King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyThe Ohio State University

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 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology leans further are at the top, The Ohio State University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kThe Ohio State University4,661 in 2025King Abdullah University of Science and Technology1,407 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology or The Ohio State University?

The Ohio State University publishes 3.3× as much research as King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (19k against 5.7k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology or The Ohio State University?

28.3% of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 19.3% for The Ohio State University.