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University of British Columbia vs University of Toronto

On research quality in 2022-now, University of Toronto ranks #30 in the world and University of British Columbia #75, of 28,054 institutions. University of British Columbia stands higher in 5 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of Toronto in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.53similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

University of British Columbia

Canada · Vancouver

World rank, 2022-now
#75
#32 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.

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?

University of British Columbia stands higher in 5 of 14 fields, University of Toronto in 9. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

University of British Columbia 59 University of Toronto
  1. #80Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #155Arts and Humanities-
  3. #103Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#53
  4. #185Computer Science#60
  5. #2Decision Sciences-
  6. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#48
  7. #126Engineering#128
  8. #71Environmental Science#138
  9. #59Health Professions#26
  10. #199Materials Science#80
  11. #70Medicine#21
  12. -Neuroscience#44
  13. #58Psychology#17
  14. #80Social 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. Veterinary1.5× 0.3×
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 0.3×
  3. Environmental Science1.3× 0.7×
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 0.7×
  5. Dentistry1.1× 0.8×
  6. Engineering0.8× 0.6×
  7. Energy0.6× 0.5×
  8. Materials Science0.7× 0.5×
  9. Chemical Engineering0.8× 0.6×
  10. Chemistry0.7× 0.6×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.1×
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 0.9×
  13. Nursing0.8× 0.8×
  14. Physics and Astronomy1.0× 0.9×
  15. Mathematics1.4× 1.4×
  16. Medicine1.2× 1.3×
  17. Computer Science0.8× 0.8×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.8×
  19. Health Professions1.4× 1.6×
  20. Psychology1.7× 1.9×
  21. Social Sciences1.0× 1.2×
  22. Neuroscience1.6× 2.1×
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.1×
  24. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.2×
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.6×
  26. Arts and Humanities1.1× 1.7×
University of British ColumbiaUniversity 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 University of British Columbia 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 2025University of British Columbia4,828 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, University of British Columbia or University of Toronto?

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

Whose research has more impact, University of British Columbia or University of Toronto?

22.7% of University of British Columbia's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Toronto.

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Which is stronger in research, Toronto or UBC?

On research quality in 2022-now, University of Toronto ranks #30 in the world and University of British Columbia #75, of 28,054 institutions. University of British Columbia stands higher in 5 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of Toronto in 9.

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