Monash University vs Northwestern University
On research quality in 2022–now, Northwestern University ranks #70 in the world and Monash University #72, of 28,054 institutions. Monash University stands higher in 9 of the 15 fields both publish in, Northwestern University in 6.
Research profiles alike: 0.68similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Monash University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #72
- #125 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 17k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 28.7%
- 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, Public Administration, Reproductive Medicine.
Northwestern University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #70
- #30 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 14k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 31%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Transplantation, Immunology and Allergy.
Who leads in each field?
Monash University stands higher in 9 of 15 fields, Northwestern University in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #61Arts and Humanities—
- #57Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#70
- #103Business, Management and Accounting—
- —Chemistry#67
- #27Computer Science#332
- —Decision Sciences#5
- #126Engineering#219
- #76Environmental Science—
- #18Health Professions#99
- —Materials Science#74
- #53Medicine#18
- —Neuroscience#36
- —Physics and Astronomy#117
- #29Psychology#67
- #6Social Sciences#163
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.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.1×
- Environmental Science0.8× 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.9× 0.4×
- Social Sciences1.2× 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.4× 0.8×
- Nursing1.1× 0.7×
- Computer Science0.9× 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.5×
- Energy0.7× 0.5×
- Health Professions1.8× 1.3×
- Engineering0.7× 0.5×
- Psychology1.9× 1.5×
- Decision Sciences1.2× 1.0×
- Veterinary0.3× 0.3×
- Mathematics0.8× 1.0×
- Chemistry0.8× 1.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.2× 1.7×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering0.8× 1.0×
- Neuroscience1.7× 2.3×
- Medicine1.2× 2.0×
- Materials Science0.6× 1.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 1.6×
- Physics and Astronomy0.7× 1.4×
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 Monash University leans further are at the top, Northwestern University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, Monash University or Northwestern University?
Monash University publishes 1.2× as much research as Northwestern University in 2022–now (17k against 14k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Monash University or Northwestern University?
28.7% of Monash University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.6% for Northwestern University.