The University of Melbourne vs The University of Sydney
On research quality in 2022–now, The University of Melbourne ranks #75 in the world and The University of Sydney #78, of 28,054 institutions. The University of Melbourne stands higher in 5 of the 14 fields both publish in, The University of Sydney in 9.
Research profiles alike: 0.87very 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 Sydney
- World rank, 2022–now
- #78
- #108 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 20k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 24.9%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 33%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, Public Administration, Music.
Who leads in each field?
The University of Melbourne stands higher in 5 of 14 fields, The University of Sydney in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #121Agricultural and Biological Sciences#73
- #70Arts and Humanities#77
- #86Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#120
- —Business, Management and Accounting#112
- #100Computer Science#73
- #30Decision Sciences#26
- —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#82
- #190Engineering#114
- #57Environmental Science#74
- #14Health Professions#7
- #51Medicine#36
- —Neuroscience#61
- #11Psychology#26
- #8Social Sciences#16
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.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 1.0×
- Environmental Science1.1× 0.8×
- Social Sciences1.4× 1.2×
- Psychology2.0× 1.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 0.8×
- Chemistry0.5× 0.4×
- Veterinary2.8× 2.4×
- Decision Sciences1.3× 1.2×
- Mathematics0.9× 0.9×
- Arts and Humanities1.4× 1.4×
- Neuroscience1.6× 1.6×
- Dentistry0.9× 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.8×
- Nursing0.8× 0.9×
- Engineering0.6× 0.6×
- Health Professions1.5× 1.7×
- Energy0.6× 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 1.5×
- Medicine1.0× 1.2×
- Physics and Astronomy0.7× 0.8×
- Materials Science0.4× 0.5×
- Computer Science0.8× 1.0×
- Chemical Engineering0.6× 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.8×
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 Sydney’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 Sydney?
The University of Sydney publishes 1.0× as much research as The University of Melbourne in 2022–now (20k against 20k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, The University of Melbourne or The University of Sydney?
26.2% of The University of Melbourne's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.9% for The University of Sydney.