The University of Melbourne vs The University of Queensland
On research quality in 2022–now, The University of Queensland ranks #74 in the world and The University of Melbourne #75, of 28,054 institutions. The University of Melbourne stands higher in 6 of the 13 fields both publish in, The University of Queensland in 7.
Research profiles alike: 0.74very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
The University of Melbourne
- World rank, 2022–now
- #75
- #98 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 20k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 26.2%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 38%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Music, Equine.
The University of Queensland
- World rank, 2022–now
- #74
- #103 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 17k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 27.4%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 34%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Equine, General Decision Sciences, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.
Who leads in each field?
The University of Melbourne stands higher in 6 of 13 fields, The University of Queensland in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #121Agricultural and Biological Sciences#105
- #70Arts and Humanities#101
- #86Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#76
- —Business, Management and Accounting#23
- #100Computer Science#197
- #30Decision Sciences—
- #190Engineering#184
- #57Environmental Science#26
- #14Health Professions#13
- —Materials Science#81
- #51Medicine#75
- #11Psychology#12
- #8Social Sciences#14
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.
- Mathematics0.9× 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities1.4× 1.0×
- Social Sciences1.4× 1.1×
- Computer Science0.8× 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 1.0×
- Decision Sciences1.3× 1.1×
- Psychology2.0× 1.7×
- Veterinary2.8× 2.7×
- Medicine1.0× 1.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 1.1×
- Neuroscience1.6× 1.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 1.4×
- Physics and Astronomy0.7× 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.8×
- Health Professions1.5× 1.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.2×
- Engineering0.6× 0.7×
- Environmental Science1.1× 1.5×
- Nursing0.8× 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering0.6× 0.8×
- Chemistry0.5× 0.7×
- Dentistry0.9× 1.5×
- Energy0.6× 1.0×
- Materials Science0.4× 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 1.1×
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 University of Melbourne leans further are at the top, The University of Queensland’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, The University of Melbourne or The University of Queensland?
The University of Melbourne publishes 1.2× as much research as The University of Queensland in 2022–now (20k against 17k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, The University of Melbourne or The University of Queensland?
27.4% of The University of Queensland's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.2% for The University of Melbourne.