The University of Melbourne vs The University of Tokyo
On research quality in 2022–now, The University of Tokyo ranks #73 in the world and The University of Melbourne #75, of 28,054 institutions. The University of Melbourne stands higher in 10 of the 17 fields both publish in, The University of Tokyo in 7.
Research profiles alike: -0.33different 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 Tokyo
- World rank, 2022–now
- #73
- #26 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 25k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 15.7%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 40%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Transportation, Condensed Matter Physics, Structural Biology.
Who leads in each field?
The University of Melbourne stands higher in 10 of 17 fields, The University of Tokyo 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#317
- #70Arts and Humanities—
- #86Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#109
- —Chemistry#92
- #100Computer Science#148
- #30Decision Sciences—
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#75
- #190Engineering#154
- #57Environmental Science#124
- #14Health Professions—
- —Materials Science#84
- —Mathematics#40
- #51Medicine#248
- —Neuroscience#88
- —Physics and Astronomy#14
- #11Psychology—
- #8Social Sciences#443
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.
- Arts and Humanities1.4× 0.3×
- Veterinary2.8× 0.7×
- Health Professions1.5× 0.4×
- Psychology2.0× 0.7×
- Dentistry0.9× 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.3×
- Social Sciences1.4× 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.6×
- Decision Sciences1.3× 0.8×
- Medicine1.0× 0.6×
- Nursing0.8× 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.4× 0.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.6×
- Environmental Science1.1× 1.0×
- Neuroscience1.6× 1.7×
- Energy0.6× 0.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.4×
- Computer Science0.8× 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 1.8×
- Mathematics0.9× 1.7×
- Engineering0.6× 1.4×
- Chemical Engineering0.6× 1.5×
- Chemistry0.5× 1.6×
- Materials Science0.4× 1.6×
- Physics and Astronomy0.7× 3.9×
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 Tokyo’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 Tokyo?
The University of Tokyo publishes 1.3× as much research as The University of Melbourne in 2022–now (25k against 20k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, The University of Melbourne or The University of Tokyo?
26.2% of The University of Melbourne's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 15.7% for The University of Tokyo.