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Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs University of Cambridge

On research quality in 2022-now, University of Cambridge ranks #16 in the world and Massachusetts Institute of Technology #19, of 28,054 institutions. Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 9 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Cambridge in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.58similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022-now
#19
#4 all time
Works, 2022-now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
36%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom · Cambridge

World rank, 2022-now
#16
#10 all time
Works, 2022-now
22k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.0%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, Classics, History and Philosophy of Science.

Who leads in each field?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 9 of 17 fields, University of Cambridge in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 98 University of Cambridge
  1. -Arts and Humanities#6
  2. #24Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#16
  3. #28Chemistry-
  4. #36Computer Science#59
  5. #50Decision Sciences-
  6. #36Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  7. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#30
  8. #89Engineering#114
  9. #78Environmental Science-
  10. -Health Professions#12
  11. #66Materials Science-
  12. #8Mathematics#20
  13. #353Medicine#46
  14. #19Neuroscience#8
  15. #1Physics and Astronomy#15
  16. -Psychology#9
  17. -Social Sciences#5

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. Chemical Engineering2.2× 1.0×
  2. Engineering1.6× 0.8×
  3. Computer Science1.6× 0.8×
  4. Materials Science1.7× 0.9×
  5. Energy1.4× 0.7×
  6. Physics and Astronomy4.7× 2.5×
  7. Decision Sciences1.7× 0.9×
  8. Chemistry1.4× 0.8×
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.3×
  10. Mathematics2.7× 1.8×
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.9× 1.4×
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.2×
  13. Environmental Science0.8× 0.8×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.7×
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.8× 0.8×
  16. Neuroscience1.4× 1.8×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.5×
  18. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  19. Psychology0.6× 1.3×
  20. Medicine0.3× 0.6×
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  22. Health Professions0.3× 0.6×
  23. Nursing0.1× 0.4×
  24. Social Sciences0.5× 1.4×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.5× 3.5×
  26. Veterinary0.2× 1.6×
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Cambridge

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leans further are at the top, University of Cambridge's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity of Cambridge5,445 in 2025Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,956 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or University of Cambridge?

University of Cambridge publishes 1.8× as much research as Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2022-now (22k against 13k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or University of Cambridge?

27.8% of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.0% for University of Cambridge.

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