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Princeton University vs Sapienza University of Rome

On research quality in 2022-now, Sapienza University of Rome ranks #32 in the world and Princeton University #34, of 28,054 institutions. Princeton University stands higher in 7 of the 17 fields both publish in, Sapienza University of Rome in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.45similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Princeton University

United States · Princeton

World rank, 2022-now
#34
#20 all time
Works, 2022-now
8.8k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.4%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
33%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, General Psychology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Sapienza University of Rome

Italy · Rome

World rank, 2022-now
#32
#200 all time
Works, 2022-now
23k
fractional
Top-10% rate
19.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Industrial relations, General Arts and Humanities, Space and Planetary Science.

Who leads in each field?

Princeton University stands higher in 7 of 17 fields, Sapienza University of Rome in 10. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Princeton University 710 Sapienza University of Rome
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#59
  2. #116Arts and Humanities-
  3. #51Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#140
  4. -Business, Management and Accounting#25
  5. #13Chemistry-
  6. #107Computer Science#140
  7. #30Decision Sciences#7
  8. #125Economics, Econometrics and Finance#5
  9. #251Engineering#202
  10. #125Environmental Science#126
  11. -Health Professions#16
  12. #7Mathematics-
  13. #784Medicine#30
  14. #38Neuroscience#32
  15. #3Physics and Astronomy-
  16. #168Psychology#3
  17. #134Social Sciences#78

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. Physics and Astronomy5.2× 1.5×
  2. Chemistry1.4× 0.6×
  3. Chemical Engineering1.8× 0.9×
  4. Materials Science0.9× 0.5×
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.2× 1.3×
  6. Mathematics3.1× 1.9×
  7. Computer Science1.2× 0.8×
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 0.8×
  9. Energy0.9× 0.6×
  10. Arts and Humanities2.4× 1.8×
  11. Veterinary0.3× 0.3×
  12. Neuroscience1.6× 1.4×
  13. Social Sciences1.2× 1.0×
  14. Environmental Science1.0× 0.9×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.6× 1.6×
  16. Engineering0.9× 0.9×
  17. Decision Sciences1.3× 1.4×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.6×
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.4×
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.7×
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 0.7×
  22. Psychology0.9× 2.1×
  23. Nursing0.2× 0.6×
  24. Health Professions0.3× 1.2×
  25. Medicine0.2× 1.0×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 1.2×
Princeton UniversitySapienza University of Rome

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 Princeton University leans further are at the top, Sapienza University of Rome's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSapienza University of Rome4,595 in 2025Princeton University2,150 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Princeton University or Sapienza University of Rome?

Sapienza University of Rome publishes 2.6× as much research as Princeton University in 2022-now (23k against 8.8k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Princeton University or Sapienza University of Rome?

28.4% of Princeton University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 19.1% for Sapienza University of Rome.

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