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The Ohio State University vs University of California, Irvine

On research quality in 2022–now, University of California, Irvine ranks #110 in the world and The Ohio State University #112, of 28,054 institutions. The Ohio State University stands higher in 9 of the 15 fields both publish in, University of California, Irvine in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.20somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

The Ohio State University

United States · Columbus

World rank, 2022–now
#112
#42 all time
Works, 2022–now
19k
fractional
Top-10% rate
19.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
41%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, General Psychology, General Decision Sciences.

University of California, Irvine

United States · Irvine

World rank, 2022–now
#110
#60 all time
Works, 2022–now
12k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
40%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Structural Biology, Behavioral Neuroscience.

Who leads in each field?

The Ohio State University stands higher in 9 of 15 fields, University of California, Irvine in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

The Ohio State University 96 University of California, Irvine
  1. #99Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. —Arts and Humanities#142
  3. #112Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#114
  4. #113Chemistry—
  5. #171Computer Science#123
  6. #37Decision Sciences—
  7. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#128
  8. #242Engineering#264
  9. #229Environmental Science#243
  10. #49Health Professions#225
  11. #97Medicine#131
  12. #74Neuroscience#43
  13. #108Physics and Astronomy#180
  14. #90Psychology#52
  15. #127Social Sciences#62

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. Veterinary3.5× 0.3×
  2. Dentistry1.3× 0.2×
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.9× 0.2×
  4. Nursing1.1× 0.5×
  5. Health Professions1.2× 0.9×
  6. Decision Sciences1.0× 0.8×
  7. Environmental Science0.8× 0.7×
  8. Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.8×
  9. Materials Science0.7× 0.6×
  10. Engineering0.8× 0.7×
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 1.3×
  12. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.6×
  13. Psychology1.7× 1.7×
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.7×
  15. Medicine1.3× 1.3×
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.5× 1.6×
  17. Mathematics1.5× 1.6×
  18. Social Sciences0.9× 0.9×
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 0.9×
  20. Chemistry0.8× 0.9×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.5×
  22. Chemical Engineering0.7× 0.9×
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.1×
  24. Energy0.4× 0.6×
  25. Computer Science0.7× 1.1×
  26. Neuroscience1.5× 2.9×
The Ohio State UniversityUniversity of California, Irvine

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 The Ohio State University leans further are at the top, University of California, Irvine’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kThe Ohio State University4,661 in 2025University of California, Irvine2,718 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, The Ohio State University or University of California, Irvine?

The Ohio State University publishes 1.6× as much research as University of California, Irvine in 2022–now (19k against 12k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, The Ohio State University or University of California, Irvine?

21.1% of University of California, Irvine's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 19.3% for The Ohio State University.