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Syracuse University vs Wayne State University

On research quality in 2022-now, Wayne State University ranks #596 in the world and Syracuse University #598, of 22,385 institutions. Syracuse University stands higher in 12 of the 17 fields both publish in, Wayne State University in 5.

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Syracuse University

United States · Syracuse

World rank, 2022-now
#598
#844 all time
Works, 2022-now
4.6k
fractional
Top-10% rate
11.0%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Library and Information Sciences, Public Administration, Architecture.

Wayne State University

United States · Detroit

World rank, 2022-now
#596
#553 all time
Works, 2022-now
8.4k
fractional
Top-10% rate
9.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Behavioral Neuroscience, Microbiology, Library and Information Sciences.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Wayne State University leads on 4 of 8 measures: research quality, output, citations per work and international co-authorship. Syracuse University leads on 3 of 8 measures: citation excellence for its fields, top-10% rate and growth. The two are level on open access.

Syracuse University 31 level4 Wayne State University
  1. #598Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#596
  2. 0.97×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected0.83×
  3. 4.6kOutputfractional works, 2022-now8.4k
  4. 11.0%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited9.2%
  5. 26.1Citations per workall time, per fractional work27.9
  6. 27%Open accessof its works free to read, all time27%
  7. 10%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time10%
  8. -6%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change-11%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Syracuse University stands higher in 12 of 17 fields, Wayne State University in 5. Syracuse University leads most in Business, Management and Accounting (#603 against #830); Wayne State University leads most in Medicine (#424 against #1,225). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Syracuse University 125 Wayne State University
  1. #885Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #525Arts and Humanities-
  3. #843Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#599
  4. #603Business, Management and Accounting#830
  5. -Chemistry#366
  6. #613Computer Science#704
  7. #409Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  8. #411Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  9. #946Engineering#1,014
  10. #969Environmental Science#1,129
  11. #505Health Professions#360
  12. -Materials Science#721
  13. #458Mathematics#480
  14. #1,225Medicine#424
  15. #374Physics and Astronomy#469
  16. #292Psychology#416
  17. #302Social Sciences#784

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.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Syracuse University rankWayne State University rank Syracuse University top 10%Wayne State University top 10% Syracuse University worksWayne State University works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #885 - 13.1% - 62 -
Arts and Humanities #525 - 10.3% - 228 -
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #843 #599 10.0% 8.5% 148 646
Business, Management and Accounting #603 #830 15.5% 13.8% 137 106
Chemistry - #366 - 11.9% - 103
Computer Science #613 #704 9.4% 12.6% 302 293
Earth and Planetary Sciences #409 - 8.9% - 116 -
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #411 - 11.1% - 152 -
Engineering #946 #1,014 9.2% 8.1% 391 498
Environmental Science #969 #1,129 12.1% 12.3% 176 140
Health Professions #505 #360 12.9% 8.4% 114 272
Materials Science - #721 - 8.4% - 89
Mathematics #458 #480 10.3% 11.0% 61 67
Medicine #1,225 #424 9.7% 8.5% 300 3.2k
Physics and Astronomy #374 #469 11.2% 11.7% 125 131
Psychology #292 #416 12.7% 10.3% 306 397
Social Sciences #302 #784 13.5% 10.3% 1k 690

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 Sciences1.8× 0.2×
  2. Arts and Humanities2.1× 0.5×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.7× 0.6×
  4. Social Sciences2.0× 0.7×
  5. Energy0.7× 0.3×
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.1× 0.4×
  7. Decision Sciences1.5× 0.6×
  8. Environmental Science0.9× 0.4×
  9. Computer Science1.0× 0.5×
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.4× 0.8×
  12. Mathematics1.3× 0.8×
  13. Psychology2.7× 1.7×
  14. Engineering0.7× 0.4×
  15. Materials Science0.5× 0.3×
  16. Chemical Engineering0.5× 0.5×
  17. Health Professions1.1× 1.4×
  18. Chemistry0.6× 0.9×
  19. Nursing0.5× 0.9×
  20. Neuroscience1.1× 2.1×
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 1.7×
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.2× 0.9×
  23. Medicine0.4× 2.2×
  24. Veterinary0.2× 1.4×
  25. Dentistry0.0× 0.3×
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 1.6×
Syracuse UniversityWayne State University

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 Syracuse University leans further are at the top, Wayne State University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Syracuse University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health189▲ 2.9×38 topics
  2. Globalization183▲ 2.0×100 topics
  3. Machine Learning162◆ 1.07×81 topics
  4. Social Media152▲ 2.4×35 topics
  5. Climate Change151▲ 1.22×84 topics
  6. Deep Learning110▼ 0.70×72 topics
  7. Identity103▲ 3.1×53 topics
  8. Sustainability102◆ 0.92×75 topics
  9. Gender99▲ 4.1×44 topics
  10. Social Support98▲ 4.0×15 topics
  11. Public Health86▲ 1.30×46 topics
  12. Human Rights86▲ 1.85×54 topics
  13. Education85◆ 1.08×67 topics
  14. Innovation74▲ 1.59×45 topics
  15. Ethics74▲ 3.2×30 topics
  16. Colonialism72▲ 3.3×35 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation63▲ 4.4×9 topics
  18. Neoliberalism61▲ 3.7×23 topics
  19. Nationalism59▲ 2.9×26 topics
  20. Democracy58▲ 3.6×25 topics
  21. Social Justice57▲ 2.1×34 topics
  22. History57▲ 1.80×39 topics
  23. Resilience56▲ 2.5×14 topics
  24. Feminism55▲ 4.2×19 topics
  25. Religion55▲ 2.6×26 topics
  26. Health Disparities54▲ 4.6×8 topics
  27. Social Capital52▲ 2.2×16 topics
  28. Intersectionality52▲ 6.0×13 topics
  29. Digital Divide47▲ 4.0×7 topics
  30. Discrimination47▲ 4.9×8 topics
  31. Labor Market46▲ 3.6×14 topics
  32. Emotion41▲ 4.3×11 topics
  33. Politics41▲ 3.4×19 topics
  34. Race37▲ 6.8×17 topics
  35. Online Communication35▲ 5.1×3 topics
  36. Cultural Competence34▲ 5.8×7 topics
  37. Public Opinion32▲ 5.9×6 topics
  38. Neighborhood Effects32▲ 6.6×3 topics
  39. Attachment29▲ 7.4×3 topics
  40. Relationships28▲ 15×2 topics

Wayne State University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology709▲ 2.1×127 topics
  2. Inflammation332▲ 1.85×82 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress262▲ 1.90×60 topics
  4. Mental Health258▲ 2.1×40 topics
  5. Risk Factors230▲ 2.5×36 topics
  6. Treatment222▲ 2.2×49 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease216▲ 2.2×38 topics
  8. Diagnosis196▲ 2.5×40 topics
  9. Cancer188▲ 1.67×53 topics
  10. Quality of Life186▲ 1.53×55 topics
  11. Public Health179▲ 1.46×54 topics
  12. Depression157▲ 2.1×22 topics
  13. Chemotherapy152▲ 2.5×25 topics
  14. Immunotherapy151▲ 2.5×19 topics
  15. Mortality137▲ 2.9×13 topics
  16. Biomarkers134▲ 2.3×18 topics
  17. Guidelines132▲ 3.3×13 topics
  18. Clinical Trials126▲ 2.2×19 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders125▲ 2.6×20 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome122▲ 1.80×23 topics
  21. Management118▲ 1.76×34 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines111▲ 2.4×14 topics
  23. Heart Failure110▲ 2.9×13 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations104▲ 2.8×23 topics
  25. Complications103▲ 2.5×17 topics
  26. Genetics100▲ 1.67×26 topics
  27. Social Support99▲ 2.2×18 topics
  28. Prognostic Factors98▲ 2.7×14 topics
  29. Aging98▲ 2.1×17 topics
  30. Neurobiology94▲ 4.2×10 topics
  31. Surgery91▲ 3.1×12 topics
  32. Tumor Microenvironment87▲ 2.3×8 topics
  33. Health Disparities85▲ 3.9×8 topics
  34. Neuroprotection85▲ 2.9×15 topics
  35. Echocardiography80▲ 3.4×8 topics
  36. Neuroimaging77▲ 3.3×11 topics
  37. Myocardial Infarction75▲ 3.8×7 topics
  38. Cognitive Impairment75▲ 3.5×11 topics
  39. Mortality Risk69▲ 3.4×6 topics
  40. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention61▲ 5.3×4 topics

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Wayne State University has out-published Syracuse University every year since 1989, when it overtook it.

still counting1k2k3kWayne State University1,728 in 2025Syracuse University962 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.10%0.20%Wayne State University0.029% in 2025Syracuse University0.016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%Syracuse University12.3% in 2025Wayne State University9.7% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, Syracuse University or Wayne State University?

Wayne State University publishes 1.8× as much research as Syracuse University in 2022-now (8.4k against 4.6k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Syracuse University or Wayne State University?

11.0% of Syracuse University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 9.2% for Wayne State University.

Is Syracuse University or Wayne State University growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was -6% against 2018-21 for Syracuse University, and -11% for Wayne State University.

Which has more open access research, Syracuse University or Wayne State University?

27% of Syracuse University's research is free to read, against 27% of Wayne State University's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Syracuse University

  1. 1 S. W. Ballmer #7,422 worldwide 48k citations · 98 works
  2. 2 C. Biwer #8,769 worldwide 45k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Peter R. Saulson #10,185 worldwide 75k citations · 223 works
  4. 4 L. Pekowsky #10,217 worldwide 62k citations · 139 works
  5. 5 S. Ballmer #11,056 worldwide 19k citations · 188 works

Wayne State University

  1. 1 Claude Andre Pruneau #13,782 worldwide 67k citations · 1,070 works
  2. 2 T. M. Cormier #19,352 worldwide 21k citations · 207 works
  3. 3 Nardhy Gomez‐Lopez #32,182 worldwide 14k citations · 323 works
  4. 4 Naftali Raz #34,025 worldwide 31k citations · 254 works
  5. 5 Athina Pappas #43,840 worldwide 8.7k citations · 108 works