University of California, San Francisco vs University of Wisconsin–Madison
On research quality in 2022–now, University of Wisconsin–Madison ranks #83 in the world and University of California, San Francisco #85, of 28,054 institutions. University of California, San Francisco stands higher in 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Wisconsin–Madison in 10.
Research profiles alike: 0.22somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
University of California, 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 Wisconsin–Madison
- World rank, 2022–now
- #83
- #21 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 19k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.5%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 32%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Structural Biology, Small Animals.
Who leads in each field?
University of California, San Francisco stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, University of Wisconsin–Madison in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#212
- #34Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#81
- —Chemistry#62
- —Computer Science#130
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#68
- —Engineering#259
- —Environmental Science#102
- #15Health Professions#67
- #20Immunology and Microbiology—
- —Mathematics#54
- #6Medicine#62
- #7Neuroscience—
- #2Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics—
- —Physics and Astronomy#120
- #63Psychology#40
- —Social Sciences#83
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.
- Dentistry1.3× 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.5× 0.5×
- Medicine3.0× 1.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology2.8× 1.4×
- Health Professions2.2× 1.2×
- Nursing1.1× 0.7×
- Neuroscience2.6× 1.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.9× 1.6×
- Psychology1.6× 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 0.9×
- Social Sciences0.3× 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.4×
- Decision Sciences0.3× 1.1×
- Chemistry0.3× 1.1×
- Environmental Science0.2× 0.9×
- Mathematics0.3× 1.5×
- Computer Science0.1× 0.7×
- Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.9×
- Engineering0.1× 0.6×
- Veterinary0.5× 3.6×
- Materials Science0.1× 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 1.0×
- Physics and Astronomy0.2× 1.8×
- Chemical Engineering0.1× 1.0×
- Energy0.0× 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.0× 1.3×
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 Wisconsin–Madison’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, University of California, San Francisco or University of Wisconsin–Madison?
University of Wisconsin–Madison publishes 1.5× as much research as University of California, San Francisco in 2022–now (19k against 13k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, University of California, San Francisco or University of Wisconsin–Madison?
22.4% of University of California, San Francisco's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.5% for University of Wisconsin–Madison.