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The University of Sydney vs University of Toronto

On research quality in 2022-now, University of Toronto ranks #30 in the world and The University of Sydney #33, of 28,054 institutions. The University of Sydney stands higher in 7 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of Toronto in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.45similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

The University of Sydney

Australia · Sydney

World rank, 2022-now
#33
#60 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 Toronto

Canada · Toronto

World rank, 2022-now
#30
#15 all time
Works, 2022-now
29k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.9%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, General Decision Sciences, Library and Information Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

The University of Sydney stands higher in 7 of 14 fields, University of Toronto in 7. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

The University of Sydney 77 University of Toronto
  1. #84Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #72Arts and Humanities-
  3. #106Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#53
  4. #63Computer Science#60
  5. #37Decision Sciences-
  6. #91Economics, Econometrics and Finance#48
  7. #113Engineering#128
  8. #87Environmental Science#138
  9. #2Health Professions#26
  10. #135Materials Science#80
  11. #36Medicine#21
  12. #45Neuroscience#44
  13. #11Psychology#17
  14. #45Social Sciences#40

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. Veterinary2.4× 0.3×
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 0.3×
  3. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.6×
  4. Energy0.7× 0.5×
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.5× 1.1×
  6. Nursing0.9× 0.8×
  7. Computer Science1.0× 0.8×
  8. Chemical Engineering0.7× 0.6×
  9. Dentistry0.9× 0.8×
  10. Environmental Science0.8× 0.7×
  11. Health Professions1.7× 1.6×
  12. Engineering0.6× 0.6×
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 0.9×
  14. Social Sciences1.2× 1.2×
  15. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.2×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.8×
  17. Medicine1.2× 1.3×
  18. Psychology1.7× 1.9×
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.6× 0.7×
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.8× 0.9×
  21. Materials Science0.5× 0.5×
  22. Arts and Humanities1.4× 1.7×
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 1.1×
  24. Neuroscience1.6× 2.1×
  25. Chemistry0.4× 0.6×
  26. Mathematics0.9× 1.4×
The University of SydneyUniversity of Toronto

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 Toronto's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Toronto7,204 in 2025The University of Sydney4,914 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, The University of Sydney or University of Toronto?

University of Toronto publishes 1.4× as much research as The University of Sydney in 2022-now (29k against 20k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, The University of Sydney or University of Toronto?

24.9% of The University of Sydney's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Toronto.

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