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McMaster University vs Monash University

On research quality in 2022-now, Monash University ranks #50 in the world and McMaster University #226, of 22,385 institutions. McMaster University stands higher in 1 of the 14 fields both publish in, Monash University in 13.

Research profiles alike: 0.81very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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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.

Monash University

Australia · Melbourne

World rank, 2022-now
#50
#52 all time
Works, 2022-now
23k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Research and Theory, Structural Biology, Emergency Medicine.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Monash University leads on 6 of 8 measures: research quality, citation excellence for its fields, output, top-10% rate, open access and international co-authorship. McMaster University leads on 2 of 8 measures: citations per work and growth.

McMaster University 26 Monash University
  1. #226Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#50
  2. 1.13×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.31×
  3. 13kOutputfractional works, 2022-now23k
  4. 12.7%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited15.8%
  5. 35.8Citations per workall time, per fractional work29.0
  6. 32%Open accessof its works free to read, all time37%
  7. 22%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time26%
  8. -2%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?

McMaster University stands higher in 1 of 14 fields, Monash University in 13. Monash University leads most in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#67 against #629). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

McMaster University 113 Monash University
  1. #629Agricultural and Biological Sciences#67
  2. -Arts and Humanities#52
  3. #274Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#96
  4. #416Business, Management and Accounting#24
  5. #433Computer Science#53
  6. #244Economics, Econometrics and Finance#50
  7. #247Engineering#75
  8. #466Environmental Science#62
  9. #82Health Professions#14
  10. -Immunology and Microbiology#35
  11. #442Materials Science-
  12. #101Medicine#71
  13. #200Psychology#27
  14. #288Social Sciences#18

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 McMaster University rankMonash University rank McMaster University top 10%Monash University top 10% McMaster University worksMonash University works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #629 #67 12.3% 18.6% 129 400
Arts and Humanities - #52 - 17.1% - 575
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #274 #96 12.9% 14.8% 661 1k
Business, Management and Accounting #416 #24 15.4% 14.1% 193 571
Computer Science #433 #53 11.9% 20.8% 502 1.4k
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #244 #50 10.7% 9.6% 244 575
Engineering #247 #75 11.5% 18.1% 1.6k 1.9k
Environmental Science #466 #62 9.6% 14.6% 334 774
Health Professions #82 #14 13.7% 16.7% 622 908
Immunology and Microbiology - #35 - 14.9% - 281
Materials Science #442 - 9.4% - 280 -
Medicine #101 #71 14.5% 15.4% 4.2k 5.1k
Psychology #200 #27 12.2% 16.4% 629 1.1k
Social Sciences #288 #18 12.8% 18.1% 1.1k 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. Mathematics1.4× 0.8×
  2. Dentistry0.3× 0.2×
  3. Medicine1.8× 1.3×
  4. Engineering0.8× 0.6×
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.9× 0.7×
  6. Health Professions1.9× 1.7×
  7. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.1×
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 1.0×
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.8×
  10. Materials Science0.7× 0.6×
  11. Psychology1.7× 1.9×
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.2× 1.4×
  13. Nursing1.0× 1.2×
  14. Chemical Engineering0.6× 0.7×
  15. Neuroscience1.4× 1.7×
  16. Veterinary0.3× 0.4×
  17. Environmental Science0.6× 0.8×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.3×
  19. Arts and Humanities0.7× 1.0×
  20. Chemistry0.6× 0.8×
  21. Energy0.4× 0.7×
  22. Computer Science0.5× 0.9×
  23. Social Sciences0.7× 1.2×
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.8×
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 0.9×
McMaster UniversityMonash 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 McMaster University leans further are at the top, Monash 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.

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

Monash 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. Epidemiology1,220▲ 1.34×135 topics
  2. Machine Learning666◆ 0.88×89 topics
  3. Deep Learning638▼ 0.81×83 topics
  4. Inflammation632▲ 1.30×83 topics
  5. Climate Change560◆ 0.90×104 topics
  6. Mental Health553▲ 1.69×46 topics
  7. Globalization512◆ 1.14×127 topics
  8. Public Health459▲ 1.38×64 topics
  9. Quality of Life446▲ 1.35×56 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease437▲ 1.68×39 topics
  11. Sustainability373▼ 0.67×100 topics
  12. Risk Factors370▲ 1.47×37 topics
  13. Depression345▲ 1.72×26 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress339◆ 0.90×62 topics
  15. Treatment336▲ 1.21×52 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome311▲ 1.68×23 topics
  17. Mortality281▲ 2.2×13 topics
  18. Social Media278◆ 0.88×35 topics
  19. Healthcare251◆ 0.96×35 topics
  20. Obesity241▲ 1.37×29 topics
  21. Genetics236▲ 1.46×27 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis232▲ 1.72×20 topics
  23. Resilience227▲ 2.0×19 topics
  24. Global Burden227▲ 1.82×12 topics
  25. Anxiety218▲ 2.0×12 topics
  26. Prevalence204▲ 2.2×15 topics
  27. Neurological Disorders200▲ 1.53×20 topics
  28. Primary Care199▲ 2.4×15 topics
  29. Aging197▲ 1.59×18 topics
  30. Psychological Impact192▲ 2.6×11 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations191▲ 2.4×19 topics
  32. Heart Failure174▲ 1.71×14 topics
  33. Gender Differences170▲ 1.99×17 topics
  34. Health Outcomes169▲ 2.7×8 topics
  35. Neoliberalism166▲ 2.0×24 topics
  36. Adolescents161▲ 1.93×11 topics
  37. Reflective Practice156▲ 3.6×7 topics
  38. Self-Regulation148▲ 3.6×6 topics
  39. Quality Improvement143▲ 3.2×8 topics
  40. Vulnerability140▲ 2.6×8 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?

Monash University has out-published McMaster University every year since 1997, when it overtook it.

still counting2k4k6kMonash University5,049 in 2025McMaster University3,056 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%Monash University0.086% in 2025McMaster University0.052% 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%Monash University16.4% 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, McMaster University or Monash University?

Monash University publishes 1.7× as much research as McMaster University in 2022-now (23k against 13k fractional works).

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

15.8% of Monash University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 12.7% for McMaster University.

Is McMaster University or Monash University growing faster?

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

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

37% of Monash 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.

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

Monash University

  1. 1 Colm Talbot #246 worldwide 51k citations · 196 works
  2. 2 G. Ashton #503 worldwide 84k citations · 299 works
  3. 3 Rory J E Smith #735 worldwide 107k citations · 395 works
  4. 4 N. Mukund #822 worldwide 65k citations · 89 works
  5. 5 P. D. Lasky #931 worldwide 94k citations · 434 works