Purdue University West Lafayette vs University of California, Irvine
On research quality in 2022–now, University of California, Irvine ranks #110 in the world and Purdue University West Lafayette #113, of 28,054 institutions. Purdue University West Lafayette stands higher in 10 of the 15 fields both publish in, University of California, Irvine in 5.
Research profiles alike: 0.24somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Purdue University West Lafayette
United States · West Lafayette
- World rank, 2022–now
- #113
- #51 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 20k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 17.7%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 32%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography.
University of California, Irvine
- World rank, 2022–now
- #110
- #60 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 12k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.1%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 40%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Aging, Structural Biology, Behavioral Neuroscience.
Who leads in each field?
Purdue University West Lafayette stands higher in 10 of 15 fields, University of California, Irvine in 5. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #185Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
- —Arts and Humanities#142
- #96Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#114
- #74Computer Science#123
- #124Earth and Planetary Sciences#128
- #130Engineering#264
- #110Environmental Science#243
- #81Health Professions#225
- #126Materials Science—
- #70Mathematics—
- #720Medicine#131
- —Neuroscience#43
- #67Physics and Astronomy#180
- #85Psychology#52
- #117Social Sciences#62
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.
- Veterinary3.2× 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences6.3× 0.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.0× 0.2×
- Engineering1.4× 0.7×
- Environmental Science1.2× 0.7×
- Decision Sciences1.4× 0.8×
- Materials Science1.0× 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy2.5× 1.6×
- Nursing0.8× 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.0× 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering1.3× 0.9×
- Chemistry1.2× 0.9×
- Computer Science1.3× 1.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.5×
- Mathematics1.6× 1.6×
- Energy0.6× 0.6×
- Psychology1.2× 1.7×
- Arts and Humanities0.6× 0.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.6×
- Social Sciences0.6× 0.9×
- Health Professions0.6× 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 1.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 1.3×
- Neuroscience1.1× 2.9×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.2×
- Medicine0.3× 1.3×
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 Purdue University West Lafayette leans further are at the top, University of California, Irvine’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, Purdue University West Lafayette or University of California, Irvine?
Purdue University West Lafayette publishes 1.7× as much research as University of California, Irvine in 2022–now (20k against 12k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Purdue University West Lafayette or University of California, Irvine?
21.1% of University of California, Irvine's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 17.7% for Purdue University West Lafayette.