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The Ohio State University vs Utrecht University

On research quality in 2022–now, The Ohio State University ranks #112 in the world and Utrecht University #115, of 28,054 institutions. The Ohio State University stands higher in 9 of the 17 fields both publish in, Utrecht University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.36somewhat 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.

Utrecht University

Netherlands · Utrecht

World rank, 2022–now
#115
#78 all time
Works, 2022–now
11k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
51%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, Veterinary, Structural Biology.

Who leads in each field?

The Ohio State University stands higher in 9 of 17 fields, Utrecht University in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

The Ohio State University 98 Utrecht University
  1. #99Agricultural and Biological Sciences#169
  2. —Arts and Humanities#90
  3. #112Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#117
  4. —Business, Management and Accounting#90
  5. #113Chemistry—
  6. #171Computer Science#290
  7. #37Decision Sciences#36
  8. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#28
  9. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#129
  10. #242Engineering#531
  11. #229Environmental Science#24
  12. #49Health Professions—
  13. #97Medicine#236
  14. #74Neuroscience—
  15. #108Physics and Astronomy—
  16. #90Psychology#74
  17. #127Social Sciences#42

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. Dentistry1.3× 0.1×
  2. Engineering0.8× 0.3×
  3. Nursing1.1× 0.5×
  4. Medicine1.3× 0.7×
  5. Health Professions1.2× 0.8×
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.5× 1.0×
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.6× 1.1×
  8. Materials Science0.7× 0.5×
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.9× 0.7×
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 1.2×
  11. Chemistry0.8× 0.7×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.7×
  13. Mathematics1.5× 1.6×
  14. Neuroscience1.5× 1.7×
  15. Computer Science0.7× 0.8×
  16. Psychology1.7× 2.0×
  17. Decision Sciences1.0× 1.5×
  18. Chemical Engineering0.7× 1.1×
  19. Veterinary3.5× 5.4×
  20. Social Sciences0.9× 1.6×
  21. Environmental Science0.8× 1.4×
  22. Energy0.4× 0.8×
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.5×
  24. Arts and Humanities1.0× 2.0×
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 1.0×
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 2.4×
The Ohio State UniversityUtrecht 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 The Ohio State University leans further are at the top, Utrecht University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kThe Ohio State University4,661 in 2025Utrecht University2,641 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, The Ohio State University or Utrecht University?

The Ohio State University publishes 1.7× as much research as Utrecht University in 2022–now (19k against 11k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, The Ohio State University or Utrecht University?

28.8% of Utrecht University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 19.3% for The Ohio State University.