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Purdue University West Lafayette vs University of Florida

On research quality in 2022–now, Purdue University West Lafayette ranks #113 in the world and University of Florida #114, of 28,054 institutions. Purdue University West Lafayette stands higher in 8 of the 15 fields both publish in, University of Florida in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.20somewhat 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 Florida

United States · Gainesville

World rank, 2022–now
#114
#67 all time
Works, 2022–now
21k
fractional
Top-10% rate
18.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, Horticulture, Hardware and Architecture.

Who leads in each field?

Purdue University West Lafayette stands higher in 8 of 15 fields, University of Florida in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Purdue University West Lafayette 87 University of Florida
  1. #185Agricultural and Biological Sciences#14
  2. —Arts and Humanities#186
  3. #96Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#50
  4. #74Computer Science#78
  5. #124Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  6. #130Engineering#351
  7. #110Environmental Science#60
  8. #81Health Professions#32
  9. #126Materials Science—
  10. #70Mathematics#93
  11. #720Medicine#113
  12. —Neuroscience#68
  13. #67Physics and Astronomy—
  14. #85Psychology#89
  15. #117Social Sciences#139

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. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.3× 0.9×
  2. Chemical Engineering1.3× 0.4×
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.5× 0.9×
  4. Engineering1.4× 0.6×
  5. Energy0.6× 0.3×
  6. Materials Science1.0× 0.5×
  7. Chemistry1.2× 0.7×
  8. Mathematics1.6× 1.0×
  9. Decision Sciences1.4× 0.9×
  10. Computer Science1.3× 0.8×
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.5×
  12. Environmental Science1.2× 1.3×
  13. Psychology1.2× 1.2×
  14. Arts and Humanities0.6× 0.6×
  15. Social Sciences0.6× 0.7×
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 0.7×
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.0× 1.2×
  18. Nursing0.8× 1.1×
  19. Veterinary3.2× 4.4×
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.5×
  21. Health Professions0.6× 0.9×
  22. Neuroscience1.1× 1.9×
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.0× 2.3×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 1.3×
  25. Medicine0.3× 1.3×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.9×
Purdue University West LafayetteUniversity of Florida

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 Florida’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity of Florida4,983 in 2025Purdue University West Lafayette4,455 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Purdue University West Lafayette or University of Florida?

University of Florida publishes 1.1× as much research as Purdue University West Lafayette in 2022–now (21k against 20k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Purdue University West Lafayette or University of Florida?

18.1% of University of Florida's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 17.7% for Purdue University West Lafayette.