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Sapienza University of Rome vs The University of Sydney

On research quality in 2022-now, Sapienza University of Rome ranks #32 in the world and The University of Sydney #33, of 28,054 institutions. Sapienza University of Rome stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, The University of Sydney in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.30somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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.

The University of Sydney

Australia · Sydney

World rank, 2022-now
#33
#60 all time
Works, 2022-now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.9%
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, Public Administration, Music.

Who leads in each field?

Sapienza University of Rome stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, The University of Sydney in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Sapienza University of Rome 78 The University of Sydney
  1. #59Agricultural and Biological Sciences#84
  2. -Arts and Humanities#72
  3. #140Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#106
  4. #25Business, Management and Accounting-
  5. #140Computer Science#63
  6. #7Decision Sciences#37
  7. #5Economics, Econometrics and Finance#91
  8. #202Engineering#113
  9. #126Environmental Science#87
  10. #16Health Professions#2
  11. -Materials Science#135
  12. #30Medicine#36
  13. #32Neuroscience#45
  14. #3Psychology#11
  15. #78Social Sciences#45

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. Mathematics1.9× 0.9×
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.3× 0.6×
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.5× 0.8×
  4. Engineering0.9× 0.6×
  5. Chemistry0.6× 0.4×
  6. Arts and Humanities1.8× 1.4×
  7. Dentistry1.2× 0.9×
  8. Psychology2.1× 1.7×
  9. Decision Sciences1.4× 1.2×
  10. Chemical Engineering0.9× 0.7×
  11. Environmental Science0.9× 0.8×
  12. Materials Science0.5× 0.5×
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.6× 1.5×
  14. Energy0.6× 0.7×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 0.8×
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.7× 0.8×
  17. Social Sciences1.0× 1.2×
  18. Neuroscience1.4× 1.6×
  19. Computer Science0.8× 1.0×
  20. Medicine1.0× 1.2×
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 1.0×
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.4× 0.6×
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.8×
  24. Health Professions1.2× 1.7×
  25. Nursing0.6× 0.9×
  26. Veterinary0.3× 2.4×
Sapienza University of RomeThe University of Sydney

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

How has their output grown?

5k10kThe University of Sydney4,914 in 2025Sapienza University of Rome4,595 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Sapienza University of Rome or The University of Sydney?

Sapienza University of Rome publishes 1.1× as much research as The University of Sydney in 2022-now (23k against 20k fractional works).

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

24.9% of The University of Sydney's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 19.1% for Sapienza University of Rome.

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