The University of Texas at Austin vs University of British Columbia
On research quality in 2022–now, University of British Columbia ranks #91 in the world and The University of Texas at Austin #92, of 28,054 institutions. The University of Texas at Austin stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, University of British Columbia in 8.
Research profiles alike: 0.16somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
The University of Texas at Austin
- World rank, 2022–now
- #92
- #32 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 17k
- 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: Geophysics, Behavioral Neuroscience, Instrumentation.
University of British Columbia
- World rank, 2022–now
- #91
- #50 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 20k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.7%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 36%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Linguistics and Language, Ecological Modeling.
Who leads in each field?
The University of Texas at Austin stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, University of British Columbia in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#119
- #63Arts and Humanities#86
- #141Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#79
- —Business, Management and Accounting#159
- #50Computer Science#121
- #99Earth and Planetary Sciences—
- #97Engineering#145
- #212Environmental Science#30
- —Health Professions#56
- #189Materials Science—
- #303Medicine#60
- #80Neuroscience#62
- #77Physics and Astronomy—
- #33Psychology#25
- #26Social Sciences#54
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 Sciences2.3× 1.1×
- Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.0×
- Engineering1.2× 0.8×
- Chemistry1.1× 0.7×
- Computer Science1.1× 0.8×
- Decision Sciences1.2× 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering1.1× 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.4×
- Arts and Humanities1.4× 1.1×
- Energy0.7× 0.6×
- Materials Science0.8× 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.0× 0.8×
- Social Sciences1.1× 1.0×
- Psychology1.8× 1.7×
- Neuroscience1.7× 1.6×
- Mathematics1.4× 1.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.0× 1.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.8×
- Environmental Science0.9× 1.3×
- Health Professions0.9× 1.4×
- Nursing0.5× 0.8×
- Medicine0.6× 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 1.0×
- Dentistry0.1× 1.1×
- Veterinary0.2× 1.5×
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 Texas at Austin leans further are at the top, University of British Columbia’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 Texas at Austin or University of British Columbia?
University of British Columbia publishes 1.2× as much research as The University of Texas at Austin in 2022–now (20k against 17k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, The University of Texas at Austin or University of British Columbia?
22.7% of University of British Columbia's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for The University of Texas at Austin.