KU Leuven vs University of California, Irvine
On research quality in 2022–now, KU Leuven ranks #108 in the world and University of California, Irvine #110, of 28,054 institutions. KU Leuven stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of California, Irvine in 7.
Research profiles alike: 0.48similar 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.
University of California, 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?
KU Leuven stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, University of California, Irvine in 7. 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#142
- #123Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#114
- #142Computer Science#123
- #38Decision Sciences—
- #24Dentistry—
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#128
- #166Engineering#264
- #226Environmental Science#243
- #40Health Professions#225
- #33Mathematics—
- #45Medicine#131
- —Neuroscience#43
- —Physics and Astronomy#180
- #102Psychology#52
- #111Social 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.
- Dentistry1.1× 0.2×
- Veterinary1.1× 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 0.2×
- Nursing1.2× 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities1.8× 0.8×
- Engineering1.1× 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.7× 0.5×
- Decision Sciences1.1× 0.8×
- Materials Science0.8× 0.6×
- Chemistry1.1× 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering1.1× 0.9×
- Environmental Science0.7× 0.7×
- Energy0.7× 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.7×
- Mathematics1.6× 1.6×
- Computer Science1.0× 1.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.0× 1.1×
- Social Sciences0.9× 0.9×
- Health Professions0.8× 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy1.4× 1.6×
- Psychology1.4× 1.7×
- Medicine1.1× 1.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.9× 1.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.6×
- Neuroscience1.7× 2.9×
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, University of California, Irvine’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 University of California, Irvine?
KU Leuven publishes 1.5× as much research as University of California, Irvine in 2022–now (18k against 12k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, KU Leuven or University of California, Irvine?
22.9% of KU Leuven's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.1% for University of California, Irvine.