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Pennsylvania State University vs The University of Texas at Austin

On research quality in 2022–now, The University of Texas at Austin ranks #92 in the world and Pennsylvania State University #93, of 28,054 institutions. Pennsylvania State University stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, The University of Texas at Austin in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.74very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Pennsylvania State University

United States · State College

World rank, 2022–now
#93
#34 all time
Works, 2022–now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
28%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Architecture, Library and Information Sciences, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.

The University of Texas at Austin

United States · Austin

World rank, 2022–now
#92
#32 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
28%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Geophysics, Behavioral Neuroscience, Instrumentation.

Who leads in each field?

Pennsylvania State University stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, The University of Texas at Austin in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Pennsylvania State University 78 The University of Texas at Austin
  1. #74Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #68Arts and Humanities#63
  3. #150Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#141
  4. #78Business, Management and Accounting—
  5. #170Computer Science#50
  6. #76Earth and Planetary Sciences#99
  7. #121Engineering#97
  8. #82Environmental Science#212
  9. #75Materials Science#189
  10. #64Mathematics—
  11. #409Medicine#303
  12. —Neuroscience#80
  13. #48Physics and Astronomy#77
  14. #51Psychology#33
  15. #30Social Sciences#26

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. Veterinary0.8× 0.2×
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.9× 0.3×
  3. Nursing0.9× 0.5×
  4. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.5×
  5. Materials Science1.2× 0.8×
  6. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  7. Psychology2.1× 1.8×
  8. Decision Sciences1.4× 1.2×
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 0.4×
  10. Health Professions1.0× 0.9×
  11. Environmental Science1.0× 0.9×
  12. Engineering1.3× 1.2×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.0×
  14. Energy0.7× 0.7×
  15. Mathematics1.4× 1.4×
  16. Social Sciences1.1× 1.1×
  17. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 1.9×
  18. Medicine0.5× 0.6×
  19. Computer Science1.0× 1.1×
  20. Chemical Engineering0.9× 1.1×
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.0×
  22. Neuroscience1.4× 1.7×
  23. Arts and Humanities1.1× 1.4×
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.4× 2.3×
  25. Chemistry0.6× 1.1×
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.6×
Pennsylvania State UniversityThe University of Texas at Austin

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 Pennsylvania State University leans further are at the top, The University of Texas at Austin’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kPennsylvania State University4,528 in 2025The University of Texas at Austin4,173 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Pennsylvania State University or The University of Texas at Austin?

Pennsylvania State University publishes 1.1× as much research as The University of Texas at Austin in 2022–now (20k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Pennsylvania State University or The University of Texas at Austin?

21.9% of The University of Texas at Austin's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.6% for Pennsylvania State University.