Purdue University West Lafayette vs Utrecht University
On research quality in 2022–now, Purdue University West Lafayette ranks #113 in the world and Utrecht University #115, of 28,054 institutions. Purdue University West Lafayette stands higher in 7 of the 17 fields both publish in, Utrecht University in 10.
Research profiles alike: 0.63similar 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.
Utrecht University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #115
- #78 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 11k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 28.8%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 51%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Equine, Veterinary, Structural Biology.
Who leads in each field?
Purdue University West Lafayette stands higher in 7 of 17 fields, Utrecht University in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #185Agricultural and Biological Sciences#169
- —Arts and Humanities#90
- #96Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#117
- —Business, Management and Accounting#90
- #74Computer Science#290
- —Decision Sciences#36
- #124Earth and Planetary Sciences#28
- —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#129
- #130Engineering#531
- #110Environmental Science#24
- #81Health Professions—
- #126Materials Science—
- #70Mathematics—
- #720Medicine#236
- #67Physics and Astronomy—
- #85Psychology#74
- #117Social Sciences#42
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.
- Engineering1.4× 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences6.3× 2.4×
- Physics and Astronomy2.5× 1.1×
- Materials Science1.0× 0.5×
- Nursing0.8× 0.5×
- Chemistry1.2× 0.7×
- Computer Science1.3× 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.0× 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.0× 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering1.3× 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.0×
- Mathematics1.6× 1.6×
- Decision Sciences1.4× 1.5×
- Environmental Science1.2× 1.4×
- Energy0.6× 0.8×
- Health Professions0.6× 0.8×
- Neuroscience1.1× 1.7×
- Veterinary3.2× 5.4×
- Psychology1.2× 2.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 1.0×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 1.2×
- Medicine0.3× 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 1.5×
- Social Sciences0.6× 1.6×
- Arts and Humanities0.6× 2.0×
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, Utrecht University’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 Utrecht University?
Purdue University West Lafayette publishes 1.8× as much research as Utrecht University in 2022–now (20k against 11k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Purdue University West Lafayette or Utrecht University?
28.8% of Utrecht University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 17.7% for Purdue University West Lafayette.