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Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs University of Oxford

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Oxford ranks #9 in the world and Massachusetts Institute of Technology #12, of 28,054 institutions. Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Oxford in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.57similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022–now
#12
#3 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 Oxford

United Kingdom · Oxford

World rank, 2022–now
#9
#11 all time
Works, 2022–now
26k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
43%
of its works free to read

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

Who leads in each field?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, University of Oxford in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 610 University of Oxford
  1. —Arts and Humanities#5
  2. #16Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#17
  3. #61Chemistry—
  4. #23Computer Science#22
  5. —Decision Sciences#6
  6. #30Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  7. #63Engineering—
  8. #111Environmental Science#25
  9. —Health Professions#5
  10. #48Materials Science—
  11. #7Mathematics#1
  12. #283Medicine#20
  13. #57Neuroscience#12
  14. #1Physics and Astronomy#9
  15. —Psychology#10
  16. #184Social Sciences#1

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× 0.7×
  2. Engineering1.6× 0.5×
  3. Materials Science1.7× 0.6×
  4. Energy1.4× 0.6×
  5. Physics and Astronomy4.7× 1.9×
  6. Computer Science1.6× 0.8×
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.9× 1.2×
  8. Decision Sciences1.7× 1.1×
  9. Chemistry1.4× 1.0×
  10. Mathematics2.7× 2.1×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.1×
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.6×
  13. Environmental Science0.8× 0.8×
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.5×
  15. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  16. Neuroscience1.4× 1.9×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.6×
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.8× 1.3×
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  20. Psychology0.6× 1.4×
  21. Medicine0.3× 0.8×
  22. Social Sciences0.5× 1.4×
  23. Health Professions0.3× 0.9×
  24. Veterinary0.2× 0.5×
  25. Nursing0.1× 0.5×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.5× 3.2×
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Oxford

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 Oxford’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity of Oxford6,151 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 Oxford?

University of Oxford publishes 2.1× as much research as Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2022–now (26k against 13k fractional works).

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

27.8% of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.7% for University of Oxford.

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