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Princeton University vs University of California, Los Angeles

On research quality in 2022–now, University of California, Los Angeles ranks #38 in the world and Princeton University #40, of 28,054 institutions. Princeton University stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of California, Los Angeles in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.36somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Princeton University

United States · Princeton

World rank, 2022–now
#40
#14 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.

University of California, Los Angeles

United States · Los Angeles

World rank, 2022–now
#38
#16 all time
Works, 2022–now
19k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Environmental Chemistry, Structural Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Who leads in each field?

Princeton University stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, University of California, Los Angeles in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Princeton University 97 University of California, Los Angeles
  1. #103Arts and Humanities—
  2. #66Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#32
  3. #26Chemistry—
  4. #86Computer Science#127
  5. #2Decision Sciences—
  6. #64Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  7. #117Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  8. #238Engineering#118
  9. #119Environmental Science#133
  10. —Health Professions#76
  11. #20Mathematics#23
  12. —Medicine#21
  13. #70Neuroscience#13
  14. #5Physics and Astronomy#42
  15. #214Psychology#35
  16. #107Social Sciences#81

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. Arts and Humanities2.4× 0.9×
  2. Chemical Engineering1.8× 0.7×
  3. Energy0.9× 0.4×
  4. Physics and Astronomy5.2× 2.3×
  5. Mathematics3.1× 1.6×
  6. Chemistry1.4× 0.8×
  7. Materials Science0.9× 0.5×
  8. Computer Science1.2× 0.7×
  9. Decision Sciences1.3× 0.8×
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.6× 1.0×
  11. Social Sciences1.2× 0.8×
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
  13. Engineering0.9× 0.6×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.3×
  15. Environmental Science1.0× 0.8×
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.2× 1.9×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 1.4×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.7×
  19. Neuroscience1.6× 2.4×
  20. Veterinary0.3× 0.5×
  21. Psychology0.9× 1.6×
  22. Nursing0.2× 0.6×
  23. Health Professions0.3× 1.0×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 1.5×
  25. Medicine0.2× 1.5×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 1.0×
Princeton UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles

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, University of California, Los Angeles’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kUniversity of California, Los Angeles4,467 in 2025Princeton University2,150 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Princeton University or University of California, Los Angeles?

University of California, Los Angeles publishes 2.2× as much research as Princeton University in 2022–now (19k against 8.8k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Princeton University or University of California, Los Angeles?

28.4% of Princeton University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.7% for University of California, Los Angeles.

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