King's College London vs Pennsylvania State University
On research quality in 2022–now, King's College London ranks #90 in the world and Pennsylvania State University #93, of 28,054 institutions. King's College London stands higher in 8 of the 17 fields both publish in, Pennsylvania State University in 9.
Research profiles alike: -0.10different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
King's College London
- World rank, 2022–now
- #90
- #120 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 15k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 25.2%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 42%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Psychiatry and Mental health, Biological Psychiatry, Music.
Pennsylvania State University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #93
- #34 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 20k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 28%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Architecture, Library and Information Sciences, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.
Who leads in each field?
King's College London stands higher in 8 of 17 fields, Pennsylvania State University in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#74
- #49Arts and Humanities#68
- #155Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#150
- —Business, Management and Accounting#78
- #139Computer Science#170
- #14Dentistry—
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#76
- —Engineering#121
- —Environmental Science#82
- #2Health Professions—
- —Materials Science#75
- —Mathematics#64
- #22Medicine#409
- #15Neuroscience—
- —Physics and Astronomy#48
- #4Psychology#51
- #24Social Sciences#30
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.
- Dentistry2.5× 0.1×
- Medicine1.4× 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.1× 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.6× 0.8×
- Arts and Humanities2.0× 1.1×
- Health Professions1.8× 1.0×
- Neuroscience2.3× 1.4×
- Social Sciences1.5× 1.1×
- Psychology2.5× 2.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.0×
- Nursing0.9× 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.8×
- Decision Sciences1.1× 1.4×
- Mathematics1.0× 1.4×
- Computer Science0.7× 1.0×
- Physics and Astronomy1.2× 1.8×
- Chemistry0.3× 0.6×
- Veterinary0.3× 0.8×
- Environmental Science0.3× 1.0×
- Energy0.2× 0.7×
- Engineering0.3× 1.3×
- Materials Science0.2× 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering0.1× 0.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.2× 1.4×
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's College London leans further are at the top, Pennsylvania State University’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, King's College London or Pennsylvania State University?
Pennsylvania State University publishes 1.3× as much research as King's College London in 2022–now (20k against 15k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, King's College London or Pennsylvania State University?
25.2% of King's College London's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.6% for Pennsylvania State University.