Northwestern University vs Washington University in St. Louis
On research quality in 2022–now, Washington University in St. Louis ranks #69 in the world and Northwestern University #70, of 28,054 institutions. Northwestern University stands higher in 9 of the 13 fields both publish in, Washington University in St. Louis in 4.
Research profiles alike: 0.79very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
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.
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?
Northwestern University stands higher in 9 of 13 fields, Washington University in St. Louis in 4. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #70Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#27
- #67Chemistry—
- #332Computer Science—
- #5Decision Sciences#34
- #219Engineering—
- #99Health Professions#111
- —Immunology and Microbiology#9
- #74Materials Science—
- #18Medicine#19
- #36Neuroscience#6
- #117Physics and Astronomy—
- #67Psychology#28
- #163Social 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.
- Materials Science1.2× 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering1.0× 0.5×
- Chemistry1.0× 0.5×
- Energy0.5× 0.3×
- Engineering0.5× 0.3×
- Decision Sciences1.0× 0.7×
- Computer Science0.6× 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy1.4× 1.0×
- Mathematics1.0× 0.9×
- Health Professions1.3× 1.2×
- Social Sciences0.6× 0.6×
- Psychology1.5× 1.5×
- Medicine2.0× 2.1×
- Nursing0.7× 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.4×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.9×
- Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.7×
- Neuroscience2.3× 3.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 2.2×
- Veterinary0.3× 0.5×
- Environmental Science0.3× 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.7× 2.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.3× 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
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 Northwestern 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, Northwestern University or Washington University in St. Louis?
Washington University in St. Louis publishes 1.0× as much research as Northwestern University in 2022–now (14k against 14k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Northwestern University or Washington University in St. Louis?
23.6% of Northwestern University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.9% for Washington University in St. Louis.