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Northwestern University vs UNSW Sydney

On research quality in 2022–now, UNSW Sydney ranks #67 in the world and Northwestern University #70, of 28,054 institutions. Northwestern University stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, UNSW Sydney in 8.

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

Northwestern University

United States · Evanston

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.

UNSW Sydney

Australia · Sydney

World rank, 2022–now
#67
#107 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, Algebra and Number Theory, Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

Who leads in each field?

Northwestern University stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, UNSW Sydney in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Northwestern University 78 UNSW Sydney
  1. —Arts and Humanities#96
  2. #70Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#174
  3. #67Chemistry—
  4. #332Computer Science#85
  5. #5Decision Sciences#11
  6. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#62
  7. #219Engineering#56
  8. —Environmental Science#41
  9. #99Health Professions#64
  10. #74Materials Science#101
  11. #18Medicine#76
  12. #36Neuroscience—
  13. #117Physics and Astronomy—
  14. #67Psychology#7
  15. #163Social Sciences#58

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. Medicine2.0× 0.9×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 0.7×
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.7× 0.8×
  4. Neuroscience2.3× 1.4×
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.4× 1.0×
  6. Chemistry1.0× 0.8×
  7. Materials Science1.2× 1.0×
  8. Health Professions1.3× 1.3×
  9. Psychology1.5× 1.7×
  10. Nursing0.7× 0.8×
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.6×
  12. Mathematics1.0× 1.3×
  13. Veterinary0.3× 0.4×
  14. Chemical Engineering1.0× 1.4×
  15. Decision Sciences1.0× 1.4×
  16. Dentistry0.2× 0.3×
  17. Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.8×
  18. Social Sciences0.6× 0.9×
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.3×
  20. Computer Science0.6× 1.1×
  21. Engineering0.5× 1.2×
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.9×
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  24. Energy0.5× 1.5×
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.3× 1.1×
  26. Environmental Science0.3× 1.2×
Northwestern UniversityUNSW Sydney

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 Northwestern University leans further are at the top, UNSW Sydney’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kUNSW Sydney4,174 in 2025Northwestern University3,282 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Northwestern University or UNSW Sydney?

UNSW Sydney publishes 1.2× as much research as Northwestern University in 2022–now (17k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Northwestern University or UNSW Sydney?

26.8% of UNSW Sydney's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.6% for Northwestern University.