KU Leuven vs Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
On research quality in 2022–now, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ranks #105 in the world and KU Leuven #108, of 28,054 institutions. KU Leuven stands higher in 8 of the 17 fields both publish in, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 9.
Research profiles alike: 0.49similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
KU Leuven
- World rank, 2022–now
- #108
- #89 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 18k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.9%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 41%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science, Medical Terminology.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- World rank, 2022–now
- #105
- #88 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 13k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.1%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 38%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Classics, Equine, General Decision Sciences.
Who leads in each field?
KU Leuven stands higher in 8 of 17 fields, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #242Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
- #36Arts and Humanities#92
- #123Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#122
- —Business, Management and Accounting#409
- #142Computer Science#135
- #38Decision Sciences#33
- #24Dentistry#43
- #166Engineering#978
- #226Environmental Science—
- #40Health Professions—
- —Immunology and Microbiology#88
- #33Mathematics—
- #45Medicine#99
- —Neuroscience#85
- —Physics and Astronomy#60
- #102Psychology#55
- #111Social Sciences#89
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 Engineering1.1× 0.2×
- Engineering1.1× 0.3×
- Nursing1.2× 0.5×
- Energy0.7× 0.3×
- Materials Science0.8× 0.5×
- Computer Science1.0× 0.7×
- Mathematics1.6× 1.1×
- Environmental Science0.7× 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.0× 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 0.5×
- Decision Sciences1.1× 1.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.7× 0.6×
- Health Professions0.8× 0.8×
- Psychology1.4× 1.5×
- Chemistry1.1× 1.2×
- Social Sciences0.9× 1.1×
- Medicine1.1× 1.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy1.4× 1.9×
- Neuroscience1.7× 2.4×
- Dentistry1.1× 1.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.5×
- Arts and Humanities1.8× 2.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.9× 1.8×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 1.2×
- Veterinary1.1× 3.9×
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 KU Leuven leans further are at the top, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München’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, KU Leuven or Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München?
KU Leuven publishes 1.4× as much research as Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 2022–now (18k against 13k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, KU Leuven or Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München?
22.9% of KU Leuven's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.1% for Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.