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Stanford University vs University College London

On research quality in 2022-now, Stanford University ranks #14 in the world and University College London #15, of 28,054 institutions. Stanford University stands higher in 6 of the 13 fields both publish in, University College London in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.82very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Stanford University

United States · Stanford

World rank, 2022-now
#14
#2 all time
Works, 2022-now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
34%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Transplantation, Statistics and Probability.

University College London

United Kingdom · London

World rank, 2022-now
#15
#17 all time
Works, 2022-now
28k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.3%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
46%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Space and Planetary Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

Stanford University stands higher in 6 of 13 fields, University College London in 7. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Stanford University 67 University College London
  1. #8Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#41
  2. #22Computer Science#53
  3. #10Decision Sciences#12
  4. #28Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  5. #81Engineering#66
  6. #65Environmental Science#49
  7. #32Health Professions#13
  8. #3Mathematics-
  9. #7Medicine#6
  10. #3Neuroscience#2
  11. #7Physics and Astronomy-
  12. #20Psychology#1
  13. #61Social Sciences#4

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. Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.2×
  2. Mathematics1.6× 1.0×
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.1×
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 1.0×
  5. Veterinary0.4× 0.3×
  6. Computer Science0.9× 0.7×
  7. Chemical Engineering0.9× 0.7×
  8. Medicine1.6× 1.3×
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 0.9×
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  11. Engineering0.7× 0.7×
  12. Materials Science0.5× 0.5×
  13. Environmental Science0.6× 0.7×
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.6×
  15. Neuroscience2.3× 2.6×
  16. Energy0.5× 0.6×
  17. Chemistry0.5× 0.5×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.2×
  19. Decision Sciences1.1× 1.2×
  20. Nursing0.5× 0.6×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.6×
  22. Health Professions1.0× 1.4×
  23. Psychology1.3× 1.9×
  24. Social Sciences0.7× 1.1×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.8× 1.5×
  26. Dentistry0.2× 0.7×
Stanford UniversityUniversity College London

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 Stanford University leans further are at the top, University College London's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity College London6,895 in 2025Stanford University6,042 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Stanford University or University College London?

University College London publishes 1.1× as much research as Stanford University in 2022-now (28k against 24k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Stanford University or University College London?

26.3% of University College London's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Stanford University.

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