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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

On research quality in 2022–now, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ranks #97 in the world and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill #100, of 28,054 institutions. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory stands higher in 8 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 9.

Research profiles alike: -0.24different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

United States · Berkeley

World rank, 2022–now
#97
#29 all time
Works, 2022–now
5.3k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
49%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States · Chapel Hill

World rank, 2022–now
#100
#45 all time
Works, 2022–now
35k
fractional
Top-10% rate
9.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
56%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Virology, Instrumentation, Infectious Diseases.

Who leads in each field?

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory stands higher in 8 of 17 fields, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 89 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  1. #479Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. —Arts and Humanities#104
  3. #93Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#59
  4. #158Chemistry—
  5. #492Computer Science#270
  6. #134Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  7. #216Energy—
  8. #175Engineering—
  9. #128Environmental Science#268
  10. —Health Professions#42
  11. —Immunology and Microbiology#44
  12. #109Materials Science—
  13. #2,821Medicine#29
  14. —Neuroscience#46
  15. #25Physics and Astronomy—
  16. —Psychology#91
  17. —Social Sciences#46

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. Materials Science2.8× 0.4×
  2. Energy3.1× 0.4×
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.7× 0.8×
  4. Engineering1.4× 0.2×
  5. Chemical Engineering2.5× 0.5×
  6. Environmental Science3.3× 0.7×
  7. Physics and Astronomy7.2× 1.7×
  8. Chemistry1.9× 0.8×
  9. Computer Science0.8× 0.4×
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.4× 0.3×
  11. Decision Sciences0.9× 0.8×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 1.8×
  13. Mathematics0.4× 1.3×
  14. Neuroscience0.4× 1.8×
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.4×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.2× 1.1×
  17. Veterinary0.1× 0.5×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.1× 1.1×
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 1.9×
  20. Nursing0.1× 1.5×
  21. Medicine0.1× 1.8×
  22. Arts and Humanities0.0× 0.6×
  23. Social Sciences0.1× 0.8×
  24. Dentistry0.1× 1.0×
  25. Health Professions0.1× 2.2×
  26. Psychology0.1× 2.0×
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory leans further are at the top, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

10k20kUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill12k in 2025Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory1,060 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory or University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes 6.6× as much research as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2022–now (35k against 5.3k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory or University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

22.2% of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 9.6% for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.