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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology vs University of California, Irvine

On research quality in 2022–now, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ranks #109 in the world and University of California, Irvine #110, of 28,054 institutions. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology stands higher in 8 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of California, Irvine in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.23somewhat alike 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.

University of California, Irvine

United States · Irvine

World rank, 2022–now
#110
#60 all time
Works, 2022–now
12k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
40%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Structural Biology, Behavioral Neuroscience.

Who leads in each field?

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology stands higher in 8 of 17 fields, University of California, Irvine 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 University of California, Irvine
  1. #611Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. —Arts and Humanities#142
  3. #290Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#114
  4. #49Chemical Engineering—
  5. #59Chemistry—
  6. #131Computer Science#123
  7. #142Earth and Planetary Sciences#128
  8. #129Energy—
  9. #66Engineering#264
  10. #100Environmental Science#243
  11. —Health Professions#225
  12. #66Materials Science—
  13. —Medicine#131
  14. —Neuroscience#43
  15. #158Physics and Astronomy#180
  16. —Psychology#52
  17. —Social Sciences#62

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× 0.9×
  2. Energy3.2× 0.6×
  3. Materials Science2.8× 0.6×
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.6× 0.9×
  5. Engineering2.4× 0.7×
  6. Chemistry2.8× 0.9×
  7. Environmental Science1.9× 0.7×
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 0.2×
  9. Computer Science1.3× 1.1×
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.6×
  11. Mathematics1.2× 1.6×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.6×
  13. Decision Sciences0.5× 0.8×
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.4× 0.7×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.3× 1.1×
  16. Nursing0.1× 0.5×
  17. Neuroscience0.6× 2.9×
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 1.3×
  19. Veterinary0.0× 0.3×
  20. Medicine0.1× 1.3×
  21. Dentistry0.0× 0.2×
  22. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.8×
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.0× 0.5×
  24. Health Professions0.0× 0.9×
  25. Social Sciences0.0× 0.9×
  26. Psychology0.0× 1.7×
King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyUniversity of California, Irvine

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, University of California, Irvine’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4kUniversity of California, Irvine2,718 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 University of California, Irvine?

University of California, Irvine publishes 2.0× as much research as King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (12k against 5.7k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology or University of California, Irvine?

28.3% of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.1% for University of California, Irvine.