The University of Sydney vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
On research quality in 2022–now, The University of Sydney ranks #78 in the world and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign #80, of 28,054 institutions. The University of Sydney stands higher in 12 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 6.
Research profiles alike: 0.20somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
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.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- World rank, 2022–now
- #80
- #19 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 18k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.9%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 28%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Equine, Library and Information Sciences, Structural Biology.
Who leads in each field?
The University of Sydney stands higher in 12 of 18 fields, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #73Agricultural and Biological Sciences#144
- #77Arts and Humanities#148
- #120Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#55
- #112Business, Management and Accounting#177
- —Chemistry#89
- #73Computer Science#25
- #26Decision Sciences#45
- #82Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- #114Engineering#169
- #74Environmental Science#159
- #7Health Professions#135
- —Materials Science#133
- —Mathematics#43
- #36Medicine#582
- #61Neuroscience—
- —Physics and Astronomy#31
- #26Psychology#107
- #16Social Sciences#59
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.
- Dentistry0.9× 0.2×
- Medicine1.2× 0.4×
- Health Professions1.7× 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.5× 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities1.4× 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 0.7×
- Social Sciences1.2× 0.9×
- Neuroscience1.6× 1.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.7×
- Psychology1.7× 1.4×
- Energy0.7× 0.6×
- Nursing0.9× 0.9×
- Environmental Science0.8× 1.0×
- Veterinary2.4× 3.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 1.2×
- Decision Sciences1.2× 1.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 1.0×
- Chemical Engineering0.7× 1.2×
- Computer Science1.0× 1.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 1.1×
- Engineering0.6× 1.2×
- Mathematics0.9× 1.8×
- Materials Science0.5× 1.0×
- Chemistry0.4× 1.0×
- Physics and Astronomy0.8× 2.1×
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 Sydney leans further are at the top, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’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 Sydney or University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
The University of Sydney publishes 1.1× as much research as University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2022–now (20k against 18k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, The University of Sydney or University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
24.9% of The University of Sydney's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.