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University of California San Diego vs Yale University

On research quality in 2022–now, Yale University ranks #30 in the world and University of California San Diego #33, of 28,054 institutions. University of California San Diego stands higher in 4 of the 13 fields both publish in, Yale University in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.73very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

University of California San Diego

United States · San Diego

World rank, 2022–now
#33
#18 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Virology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Yale University

United States · New Haven

World rank, 2022–now
#30
#12 all time
Works, 2022–now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Behavioral Neuroscience, Structural Biology, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

University of California San Diego stands higher in 4 of 13 fields, Yale University in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

University of California San Diego 49 Yale University
  1. #6Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#21
  2. #36Computer Science#105
  3. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#52
  4. #129Engineering—
  5. —Environmental Science#75
  6. —Health Professions#33
  7. #22Immunology and Microbiology#19
  8. #41Mathematics—
  9. #31Medicine#16
  10. #9Neuroscience#5
  11. #39Physics and Astronomy#29
  12. #71Psychology#13
  13. #203Social Sciences#51

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. Engineering0.8× 0.2×
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.4× 0.6×
  3. Materials Science0.6× 0.3×
  4. Computer Science1.1× 0.5×
  5. Mathematics1.9× 1.2×
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 1.2×
  7. Decision Sciences1.0× 0.8×
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.1× 1.7×
  9. Chemistry0.7× 0.6×
  10. Environmental Science0.6× 0.6×
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.9× 1.9×
  12. Dentistry0.2× 0.2×
  13. Neuroscience2.8× 2.8×
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.9×
  15. Chemical Engineering0.5× 0.5×
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  17. Medicine1.5× 1.9×
  18. Energy0.4× 0.5×
  19. Veterinary0.5× 0.6×
  20. Psychology1.4× 1.9×
  21. Nursing0.5× 0.8×
  22. Health Professions0.8× 1.2×
  23. Social Sciences0.5× 0.8×
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.4×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.5× 1.2×
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 1.5×
University of California San DiegoYale University

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 California San Diego leans further are at the top, Yale University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kYale University4,975 in 2025University of California San Diego3,951 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, University of California San Diego or Yale University?

Yale University publishes 1.2× as much research as University of California San Diego in 2022–now (20k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, University of California San Diego or Yale University?

22.3% of University of California San Diego's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.8% for Yale University.

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