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King's College London vs University of British Columbia

On research quality in 2022–now, King's College London ranks #90 in the world and University of British Columbia #91, of 28,054 institutions. King's College London stands higher in 7 of the 13 fields both publish in, University of British Columbia in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.47similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

King's College London

United Kingdom · 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.

University of British Columbia

Canada · Vancouver

World rank, 2022–now
#91
#50 all time
Works, 2022–now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
36%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Linguistics and Language, Ecological Modeling.

Who leads in each field?

King's College London stands higher in 7 of 13 fields, University of British Columbia in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

King's College London 76 University of British Columbia
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#119
  2. #49Arts and Humanities#86
  3. #155Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#79
  4. —Business, Management and Accounting#159
  5. #139Computer Science#121
  6. #14Dentistry—
  7. —Engineering#145
  8. —Environmental Science#30
  9. #2Health Professions#56
  10. #22Medicine#60
  11. #15Neuroscience#62
  12. #4Psychology#25
  13. #24Social Sciences#54

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. Dentistry2.5× 1.1×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.6× 0.8×
  3. Arts and Humanities2.0× 1.1×
  4. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.4×
  5. Social Sciences1.5× 1.0×
  6. Psychology2.5× 1.7×
  7. Neuroscience2.3× 1.6×
  8. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.8×
  9. Health Professions1.8× 1.4×
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.2× 1.0×
  11. Nursing0.9× 0.8×
  12. Medicine1.4× 1.2×
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.8×
  14. Immunology and Microbiology1.1× 1.0×
  15. Computer Science0.7× 0.8×
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.2×
  17. Mathematics1.0× 1.4×
  18. Chemistry0.3× 0.7×
  19. Energy0.2× 0.6×
  20. Engineering0.3× 0.8×
  21. Materials Science0.2× 0.7×
  22. Environmental Science0.3× 1.3×
  23. Veterinary0.3× 1.5×
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.6×
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.2× 1.1×
  26. Chemical Engineering0.1× 0.8×
King's College LondonUniversity of British Columbia

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, University of British Columbia’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kUniversity of British Columbia4,828 in 2025King's College London3,845 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, King's College London or University of British Columbia?

University of British Columbia 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 University of British Columbia?

25.2% of King's College London's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.7% for University of British Columbia.