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Lund University vs Université Laval

On research quality in 2022-now, Lund University ranks #176 in the world and Université Laval #367, of 22,385 institutions. Lund University stands higher in 13 of the 14 fields both publish in, Université Laval in 1.

Research profiles alike: 0.66similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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Lund University

Sweden · Lund

World rank, 2022-now
#176
#228 all time
Works, 2022-now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
12.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Structural Biology.

Université Laval

Canada · Québec

World rank, 2022-now
#367
#300 all time
Works, 2022-now
9.8k
fractional
Top-10% rate
10.5%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
39%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Urban Studies, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, History and Philosophy of Science.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Lund University leads on 7 of 8 measures: research quality, citation excellence for its fields, output, top-10% rate, citations per work, international co-authorship and growth. Université Laval leads on none. The two are level on open access.

Lund University 71 level0 Université Laval
  1. #176Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#367
  2. 1.20×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.04×
  3. 13kOutputfractional works, 2022-now9.8k
  4. 12.8%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited10.5%
  5. 34.2Citations per workall time, per fractional work26.6
  6. 38%Open accessof its works free to read, all time39%
  7. 25%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time20%
  8. -1%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change-3%

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?

Lund University stands higher in 13 of 14 fields, Université Laval in 1. Lund University leads most in Arts and Humanities (#123 against #489). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Lund University 131 Université Laval
  1. #150Agricultural and Biological Sciences#260
  2. #123Arts and Humanities#489
  3. #305Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#485
  4. #62Business, Management and Accounting#303
  5. #260Computer Science#667
  6. #138Economics, Econometrics and Finance#484
  7. #261Engineering#504
  8. #197Environmental Science#468
  9. #126Health Professions#211
  10. #136Medicine#248
  11. -Neuroscience#217
  12. #119Physics and Astronomy-
  13. #134Psychology#289
  14. #114Social Sciences#309

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 Lund University rankUniversité Laval rank Lund University top 10%Université Laval top 10% Lund University worksUniversité Laval works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #150 #260 13.2% 11.8% 384 450
Arts and Humanities #123 #489 15.5% 8.6% 416 304
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #305 #485 10.4% 10.5% 762 558
Business, Management and Accounting #62 #303 17.7% 11.4% 318 206
Computer Science #260 #667 10.4% 10.1% 502 303
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #138 #484 17.5% 8.8% 236 142
Engineering #261 #504 10.6% 9.8% 1.3k 1k
Environmental Science #197 #468 15.4% 8.4% 694 526
Health Professions #126 #211 12.0% 13.2% 292 368
Medicine #136 #248 12.8% 12.2% 2.5k 1.8k
Neuroscience - #217 - 9.7% - 254
Physics and Astronomy #119 - 10.6% - 436 -
Psychology #134 #289 13.4% 9.4% 500 478
Social Sciences #114 #309 16.8% 11.1% 1.8k 1.3k

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. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 0.5×
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 1.0×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 0.7×
  4. Decision Sciences0.9× 0.7×
  5. Chemical Engineering1.4× 1.2×
  6. Computer Science0.6× 0.5×
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.7×
  8. Mathematics0.9× 0.8×
  9. Veterinary1.5× 1.4×
  10. Energy0.6× 0.6×
  11. Medicine1.1× 1.1×
  12. Arts and Humanities1.2× 1.2×
  13. Social Sciences1.2× 1.2×
  14. Environmental Science1.2× 1.2×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.2×
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 1.2×
  17. Chemistry0.7× 0.7×
  18. Materials Science0.6× 0.6×
  19. Engineering0.7× 0.8×
  20. Neuroscience1.7× 1.8×
  21. Psychology1.4× 1.8×
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.8×
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 1.1×
  24. Health Professions1.0× 1.6×
  25. Nursing0.8× 1.4×
  26. Dentistry0.2× 0.5×
Lund UniversityUniversité Laval

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 Lund University leans further are at the top, Université Laval'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.

Lund 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. Climate Change570▲ 1.59×106 topics
  2. Epidemiology557◆ 1.06×133 topics
  3. Globalization376▲ 1.45×122 topics
  4. Inflammation366▲ 1.30×83 topics
  5. Sustainability284◆ 0.88×100 topics
  6. Machine Learning270▼ 0.61×81 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress252▲ 1.16×62 topics
  8. Quality of Life210◆ 1.10×54 topics
  9. Mental Health208◆ 1.10×38 topics
  10. Public Health204◆ 1.06×60 topics
  11. Human Rights202▲ 1.49×66 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease198▲ 1.31×39 topics
  13. Environmental Impact194▼ 0.86×57 topics
  14. Education181▼ 0.80×83 topics
  15. Cancer173◆ 0.97×53 topics
  16. Treatment167◆ 1.04×48 topics
  17. Remote Sensing157◆ 0.97×39 topics
  18. Neoliberalism142▲ 3.0×26 topics
  19. Ethics138▲ 2.1×42 topics
  20. Genetics138▲ 1.48×25 topics
  21. Biodiversity135▲ 1.34×34 topics
  22. Qualitative Research133▲ 1.18×27 topics
  23. Biomarkers132▲ 1.43×18 topics
  24. Health Effects126▲ 1.57×24 topics
  25. Social Capital118▲ 1.71×16 topics
  26. Resilience114▲ 1.75×16 topics
  27. Global Burden110▲ 1.53×12 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration108▲ 2.7×11 topics
  29. Global Warming106▲ 1.87×15 topics
  30. Invasive Species104▲ 1.85×20 topics
  31. Social Sciences97▲ 5.0×11 topics
  32. Discourse Analysis96▲ 3.0×8 topics
  33. Neuroinflammation93▲ 2.4×6 topics
  34. Neuroimaging91▲ 2.5×11 topics
  35. Gender Studies86▲ 4.3×11 topics
  36. Global Governance80▲ 2.5×19 topics
  37. Special Education78▲ 9.9×6 topics
  38. Methodology78▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Quantitative Methods75▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Chemical Kinetics75▲ 6.2×3 topics

Université Laval

▲ 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. Climate Change448▲ 1.68×98 topics
  2. Epidemiology430◆ 1.10×134 topics
  3. Inflammation266▲ 1.28×82 topics
  4. Mental Health243▲ 1.73×44 topics
  5. Sustainability235◆ 0.98×90 topics
  6. Community Engagement228▲ 7.2×17 topics
  7. Globalization205◆ 1.06×111 topics
  8. Territorial Governance205▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Local Development204▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Public Health201▲ 1.41×58 topics
  11. Environmental Impact192◆ 1.15×52 topics
  12. Social Justice188▲ 3.2×36 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome167▲ 2.1×23 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease163▲ 1.46×37 topics
  15. Obesity160▲ 2.1×25 topics
  16. Identity158▲ 2.2×49 topics
  17. Public Policy147▲ 3.2×22 topics
  18. Nationalism121▲ 2.8×21 topics
  19. Citizen Participation117▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Environmental Participation113▲ 16×1 topic
  21. Proximity and Innovation113▲ 16×1 topic
  22. Gender Studies111▲ 7.4×13 topics
  23. Citizenship101▲ 8.6×9 topics
  24. Institutionalization99▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Social Innovation94▲ 6.2×9 topics
  26. Cooperatives92▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Solidarity Economy92▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Participative Evaluation91▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Immigration86▲ 8.0×7 topics
  30. Ethnographic Research86▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Educational Policies85▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Sociological Analysis84▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Professional Practices84▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Public Action84▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Social Policy75▲ 8.5×5 topics
  36. Canada70▲ 65×1 topic
  37. minorities70▲ 65×1 topic
  38. Hydrology69▲ 5.5×4 topics
  39. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement60▲ 8.4×1 topic
  40. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement60▲ 8.4×1 topic

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?

Lund University has out-published Université Laval every year since 1980.

still counting2k4kLund University2,750 in 2025Université Laval2,100 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%0.30%Lund University0.047% in 2025Université Laval0.036% 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%Lund University12.8% in 2025Université Laval10.5% 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, Lund University or Université Laval?

Lund University publishes 1.4× as much research as Université Laval in 2022-now (13k against 9.8k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Lund University or Université Laval?

12.8% of Lund University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 10.5% for Université Laval.

Is Lund University or Université Laval growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was -1% against 2018-21 for Lund University, and -3% for Université Laval.

Which has more open access research, Lund University or Université Laval?

39% of Université Laval's research is free to read, against 38% of Lund University's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

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

Lund University

  1. 1 Paul W. Franks #8,813 worldwide 80k citations · 899 works
  2. 2 Niklas Mattsson #9,067 worldwide 48k citations · 583 works
  3. 3 Anders Björklund #10,420 worldwide 82k citations · 873 works
  4. 4 Lars Coenen #11,793 worldwide 15k citations · 169 works
  5. 5 Sebastian Palmqvist #11,963 worldwide 29k citations · 394 works

Université Laval

  1. 1 Philippe Pîbarot #14,370 worldwide 85k citations · 1,388 works
  2. 2 Mario Leclerc #15,031 worldwide 43k citations · 384 works
  3. 3 Olivier Boiral #17,736 worldwide 18k citations · 214 works
  4. 4 Sébastien Bonnet #17,770 worldwide 17k citations · 435 works
  5. 5 Josep Rodés‐Cabau #24,089 worldwide 58k citations · 1,071 works