Monash University vs Washington University in St. Louis
On research quality in 2022–now, Washington University in St. Louis ranks #69 in the world and Monash University #72, of 28,054 institutions. Monash University stands higher in 7 of the 13 fields both publish in, Washington University in St. Louis in 6.
Research profiles alike: 0.67similar 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.
Washington University in St. Louis
- World rank, 2022–now
- #69
- #41 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 14k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 20.9%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 41%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Transplantation, General Decision Sciences.
Who leads in each field?
Monash University stands higher in 7 of 13 fields, Washington University in St. Louis 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#27
- #103Business, Management and Accounting—
- #27Computer Science—
- —Decision Sciences#34
- #126Engineering—
- #76Environmental Science—
- #18Health Professions#111
- —Immunology and Microbiology#9
- #53Medicine#19
- —Neuroscience#6
- #29Psychology#28
- #6Social Sciences#250
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.
- Energy0.7× 0.3×
- Computer Science0.9× 0.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.9× 0.4×
- Social Sciences1.2× 0.6×
- Materials Science0.6× 0.3×
- Engineering0.7× 0.3×
- Environmental Science0.8× 0.5×
- Decision Sciences1.2× 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering0.8× 0.5×
- Nursing1.1× 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.4× 0.9×
- Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.6×
- Chemistry0.8× 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.7×
- Health Professions1.8× 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
- Psychology1.9× 1.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.7×
- Mathematics0.8× 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy0.7× 1.0×
- Veterinary0.3× 0.5×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
- Medicine1.2× 2.1×
- Neuroscience1.7× 3.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.2× 2.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 2.2×
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, Washington University in St. Louis’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 Washington University in St. Louis?
Monash University publishes 1.2× as much research as Washington University in St. Louis in 2022–now (17k against 14k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Monash University or Washington University in St. Louis?
28.7% of Monash University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.9% for Washington University in St. Louis.