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Stanford University vs University of Oxford

On research quality in 2022–now, Stanford University ranks #8 in the world and University of Oxford #9, of 28,054 institutions. Stanford University stands higher in 7 of the 13 fields both publish in, University of Oxford in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.75very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Stanford University

United States · Stanford

World rank, 2022–now
#8
#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 of Oxford

United Kingdom · Oxford

World rank, 2022–now
#9
#11 all time
Works, 2022–now
26k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
43%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Classics, Theoretical Computer Science, History and Philosophy of Science.

Who leads in each field?

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

Stanford University 76 University of Oxford
  1. —Arts and Humanities#5
  2. #4Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#17
  3. #8Computer Science#22
  4. #10Decision Sciences#6
  5. #68Engineering—
  6. #43Environmental Science#25
  7. #27Health Professions#5
  8. #6Mathematics#1
  9. #2Medicine#20
  10. #2Neuroscience#12
  11. #6Physics and Astronomy#9
  12. #5Psychology#10
  13. #11Social Sciences#1

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. Dentistry0.2× 0.1×
  2. Medicine1.6× 0.8×
  3. Engineering0.7× 0.5×
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 1.1×
  5. Chemical Engineering0.9× 0.7×
  6. Neuroscience2.3× 1.9×
  7. Computer Science0.9× 0.8×
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 1.3×
  9. Health Professions1.0× 0.9×
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.5×
  11. Nursing0.5× 0.5×
  12. Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.9×
  13. Energy0.5× 0.6×
  14. Decision Sciences1.1× 1.1×
  15. Psychology1.3× 1.4×
  16. Materials Science0.5× 0.6×
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 1.2×
  18. Veterinary0.4× 0.5×
  19. Environmental Science0.6× 0.8×
  20. Mathematics1.6× 2.1×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.6×
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.6×
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  24. Social Sciences0.7× 1.4×
  25. Chemistry0.5× 1.0×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.8× 3.2×
Stanford UniversityUniversity of Oxford

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 of Oxford’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity of Oxford6,151 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 of Oxford?

University of Oxford publishes 1.1× as much research as Stanford University in 2022–now (26k against 24k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Stanford University or University of Oxford?

26.7% of University of Oxford's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Stanford University.

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