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University of California, San Francisco vs University of Manchester

On research quality in 2022–now, University of California, San Francisco ranks #85 in the world and University of Manchester #87, of 28,054 institutions. University of California, San Francisco stands higher in 6 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Manchester in 11.

Research profiles alike: 0.01different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

University of California, San Francisco

United States · San Francisco

World rank, 2022–now
#85
#37 all time
Works, 2022–now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
39%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Family Practice, Virology.

University of Manchester

United Kingdom · Manchester

World rank, 2022–now
#87
#64 all time
Works, 2022–now
16k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
36%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, History and Philosophy of Science.

Who leads in each field?

University of California, San Francisco stands higher in 6 of 17 fields, University of Manchester in 11. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

University of California, San Francisco 611 University of Manchester
  1. —Arts and Humanities#84
  2. #34Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#145
  3. —Business, Management and Accounting#51
  4. —Chemistry#43
  5. —Computer Science#161
  6. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#111
  7. —Engineering#137
  8. —Environmental Science#115
  9. #15Health Professions#57
  10. #20Immunology and Microbiology—
  11. —Materials Science#92
  12. #6Medicine#122
  13. #7Neuroscience—
  14. #2Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics—
  15. —Physics and Astronomy#128
  16. #63Psychology#53
  17. —Social 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. Medicine3.0× 0.8×
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.8× 0.8×
  3. Nursing1.1× 0.4×
  4. Neuroscience2.6× 1.1×
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.9× 0.9×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.5× 0.7×
  7. Health Professions2.2× 1.3×
  8. Psychology1.6× 1.5×
  9. Veterinary0.5× 0.5×
  10. Dentistry1.3× 1.3×
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 1.4×
  13. Environmental Science0.2× 0.8×
  14. Mathematics0.3× 1.3×
  15. Social Sciences0.3× 1.2×
  16. Decision Sciences0.3× 1.3×
  17. Computer Science0.1× 0.8×
  18. Chemistry0.3× 1.5×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.9×
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.2× 1.7×
  21. Arts and Humanities0.1× 1.4×
  22. Engineering0.1× 1.1×
  23. Materials Science0.1× 1.3×
  24. Chemical Engineering0.1× 1.1×
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.0× 0.9×
  26. Energy0.0× 0.9×
University of California, San FranciscoUniversity of Manchester

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 Francisco leans further are at the top, University of Manchester’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kUniversity of Manchester3,932 in 2025University of California, San Francisco3,155 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, University of California, San Francisco or University of Manchester?

University of Manchester publishes 1.2× as much research as University of California, San Francisco in 2022–now (16k against 13k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, University of California, San Francisco or University of Manchester?

23.2% of University of Manchester's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.4% for University of California, San Francisco.