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Linköping University vs McMaster University

On research quality in 2022-now, McMaster University ranks #226 in the world and Linköping University #334, of 22,385 institutions. Linköping University stands higher in 6 of the 14 fields both publish in, McMaster University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.62similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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Linköping University

Sweden · Linköping

World rank, 2022-now
#334
#384 all time
Works, 2022-now
6.5k
fractional
Top-10% rate
13.4%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
47%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Applied Psychology, Toxicology.

McMaster University

Canada · Hamilton

World rank, 2022-now
#226
#269 all time
Works, 2022-now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
12.7%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Family Practice.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Linköping University leads on 5 of 8 measures: citation excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, open access, international co-authorship and growth. McMaster University leads on 3 of 8 measures: research quality, output and citations per work.

Linköping University 53 McMaster University
  1. #334Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#226
  2. 1.20×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.13×
  3. 6.5kOutputfractional works, 2022-now13k
  4. 13.4%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited12.7%
  5. 30.3Citations per workall time, per fractional work35.8
  6. 47%Open accessof its works free to read, all time32%
  7. 25%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time22%
  8. +3%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change-2%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Linköping University stands higher in 6 of 14 fields, McMaster University in 8. McMaster University leads most in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#274 against #663); Linköping University leads most in Materials Science (#167 against #442). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Linköping University 68 McMaster University
  1. #774Agricultural and Biological Sciences#629
  2. #384Arts and Humanities-
  3. #663Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#274
  4. #172Business, Management and Accounting#416
  5. #423Computer Science#433
  6. #271Economics, Econometrics and Finance#244
  7. #346Engineering#247
  8. #626Environmental Science#466
  9. #261Health Professions#82
  10. #167Materials Science#442
  11. #337Medicine#101
  12. #315Neuroscience-
  13. #280Psychology#200
  14. #283Social Sciences#288

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.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Linköping University rankMcMaster University rank Linköping University top 10%McMaster University top 10% Linköping University worksMcMaster University works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #774 #629 12.3% 12.3% 85 129
Arts and Humanities #384 - 15.2% - 139 -
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #663 #274 11.7% 12.9% 221 661
Business, Management and Accounting #172 #416 19.7% 15.4% 212 193
Computer Science #423 #433 12.3% 11.9% 541 502
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #271 #244 19.2% 10.7% 101 244
Engineering #346 #247 12.2% 11.5% 861 1.6k
Environmental Science #626 #466 11.5% 9.6% 182 334
Health Professions #261 #82 13.2% 13.7% 182 622
Materials Science #167 #442 13.1% 9.4% 290 280
Medicine #337 #101 14.9% 14.5% 1.2k 4.2k
Neuroscience #315 - 10.7% - 158 -
Psychology #280 #200 13.3% 12.2% 371 629
Social Sciences #283 #288 15.1% 12.8% 723 1.1k

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. Veterinary1.2× 0.3×
  2. Business, Management and Accounting1.1× 0.5×
  3. Computer Science1.2× 0.5×
  4. Energy1.0× 0.4×
  5. Materials Science1.4× 0.7×
  6. Dentistry0.4× 0.3×
  7. Social Sciences1.0× 0.7×
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
  9. Neuroscience1.7× 1.4×
  10. Chemical Engineering0.8× 0.6×
  11. Decision Sciences1.5× 1.2×
  12. Psychology2.1× 1.7×
  13. Engineering1.0× 0.8×
  14. Arts and Humanities0.8× 0.7×
  15. Environmental Science0.7× 0.6×
  16. Chemistry0.6× 0.6×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.9×
  18. Mathematics1.2× 1.4×
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.9×
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.7× 0.9×
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.9× 1.2×
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.3× 0.5×
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.7× 1.1×
  24. Health Professions1.2× 1.9×
  25. Nursing0.6× 1.0×
  26. Medicine1.1× 1.8×
Linköping UniversityMcMaster University

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 Linköping University leans further are at the top, McMaster University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Linköping University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology286◆ 1.11×126 topics
  2. Machine Learning216◆ 1.00×81 topics
  3. Deep Learning198◆ 0.89×75 topics
  4. Sustainability155◆ 0.98×77 topics
  5. Inflammation146◆ 1.06×80 topics
  6. Quality of Life132▲ 1.41×55 topics
  7. Mental Health130▲ 1.40×39 topics
  8. Education125◆ 1.13×61 topics
  9. Renewable Energy119▲ 1.27×41 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease112▲ 1.51×35 topics
  11. Depression111▲ 1.96×21 topics
  12. Qualitative Research108▲ 1.95×20 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency98▲ 1.64×33 topics
  14. Nanocomposites97▲ 1.89×22 topics
  15. Big Data93▲ 1.51×25 topics
  16. Biomedical Applications92▲ 1.20×31 topics
  17. Risk Factors89▲ 1.25×35 topics
  18. Anxiety78▲ 2.5×11 topics
  19. Pedagogy73▲ 2.2×13 topics
  20. Special Education71▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Resilience69▲ 2.2×14 topics
  22. Learning69▲ 3.6×8 topics
  23. Discourse Analysis68▲ 4.3×7 topics
  24. Social Sciences67▲ 7.2×6 topics
  25. Semiconductors66▲ 3.5×5 topics
  26. Two-Dimensional Materials63▲ 4.2×4 topics
  27. Gender Studies62▲ 6.2×9 topics
  28. Methodology59▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Quantitative Methods58▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Organic Electronics52▲ 6.0×2 topics
  31. Nanofibers49▲ 3.7×3 topics
  32. Light-Emitting Diodes48▲ 5.0×2 topics
  33. Field-Effect Transistors47▲ 4.7×4 topics
  34. Language Development46▲ 5.7×5 topics
  35. Conducting Polymers45▲ 5.3×2 topics
  36. PEDOT:PSS45▲ 6.2×1 topic
  37. Polyaniline45▲ 6.2×1 topic
  38. Sustainability Transitions34▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Adaptive Governance33▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Policy Mixes33▲ 17×1 topic

McMaster University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology924▲ 1.72×134 topics
  2. Inflammation501▲ 1.75×81 topics
  3. Quality of Life371▲ 1.91×56 topics
  4. Mental Health356▲ 1.85×39 topics
  5. Treatment313▲ 1.91×50 topics
  6. Risk Factors303▲ 2.0×36 topics
  7. Machine Learning298▼ 0.66×81 topics
  8. Deep Learning298▼ 0.64×80 topics
  9. Diagnosis283▲ 2.2×41 topics
  10. Public Health279▲ 1.42×64 topics
  11. Depression269▲ 2.3×24 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease263▲ 1.71×38 topics
  13. Management247▲ 2.3×36 topics
  14. Genetics208▲ 2.2×26 topics
  15. Guidelines203▲ 3.2×13 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome171▲ 1.57×24 topics
  17. Clinical Trials168▲ 1.87×19 topics
  18. Global Burden166▲ 2.3×12 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines160▲ 2.2×14 topics
  20. Anxiety160▲ 2.5×12 topics
  21. Prevalence158▲ 2.9×14 topics
  22. Primary Care156▲ 3.1×14 topics
  23. Mortality146▲ 1.90×13 topics
  24. Rehabilitation145▲ 2.7×12 topics
  25. Aging144▲ 1.96×18 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis138▲ 1.74×19 topics
  27. Social Support133▲ 1.84×17 topics
  28. Biosensors131▲ 1.98×12 topics
  29. Adolescents131▲ 2.7×9 topics
  30. Patient Satisfaction118▲ 2.8×9 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation117▲ 2.7×9 topics
  32. Medical Education111▲ 3.1×13 topics
  33. Clinical Guidelines105▲ 2.6×9 topics
  34. Health Equity104▲ 2.7×6 topics
  35. Health-related Quality of Life104▲ 3.3×6 topics
  36. Health Disparities103▲ 2.9×9 topics
  37. Quality Improvement92▲ 3.5×8 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice91▲ 5.1×7 topics
  39. Elderly Patients87▲ 3.8×4 topics
  40. Immunology85▲ 5.8×3 topics

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

McMaster University has out-published Linköping University every year since 1980.

still counting2k4kMcMaster University3,056 in 2025Linköping University1,431 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.10%0.20%McMaster University0.052% in 2025Linköping University0.024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%Linköping University14.2% in 2025McMaster University11.2% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, Linköping University or McMaster University?

McMaster University publishes 2.1× as much research as Linköping University in 2022-now (13k against 6.5k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Linköping University or McMaster University?

13.4% of Linköping University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 12.7% for McMaster University.

Is Linköping University or McMaster University growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +3% against 2018-21 for Linköping University, and -2% for McMaster University.

Which has more open access research, Linköping University or McMaster University?

47% of Linköping University's research is free to read, against 32% of McMaster University's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Linköping University

  1. 1 Gazi Salah Uddin #6,530 worldwide 12k citations · 373 works
  2. 2 Sai Bai #8,418 worldwide 18k citations · 140 works
  3. 3 Joseph Halim #14,485 worldwide 22k citations · 124 works
  4. 4 Abdelazim G. Hussien #17,527 worldwide 6.4k citations · 134 works
  5. 5 Olle Inganäs #21,323 worldwide 60k citations · 675 works

McMaster University

  1. 1 Gordon Henry Guyatt #1,246 worldwide 315k citations · 2,179 works
  2. 2 Holger Jens Schünemann #2,322 worldwide 214k citations · 1,167 works
  3. 3 Andrew T Olagunju #2,592 worldwide 202k citations · 322 works
  4. 4 Elie A. Akl #3,267 worldwide 313k citations · 770 works
  5. 5 Salim Yusuf #3,387 worldwide 294k citations · 2,138 works