University of Chicago vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
On research quality in 2022–now, University of Chicago ranks #79 in the world and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign #80, of 28,054 institutions. University of Chicago stands higher in 7 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 11.
Research profiles alike: 0.29somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
University of Chicago
- World rank, 2022–now
- #79
- #22 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 16k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 19.2%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 37%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, Transplantation, Classics.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- World rank, 2022–now
- #80
- #19 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 18k
- 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: Equine, Library and Information Sciences, Structural Biology.
Who leads in each field?
University of Chicago stands higher in 7 of 18 fields, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 11. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#144
- #57Arts and Humanities#148
- #67Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#55
- —Business, Management and Accounting#177
- #86Chemistry#89
- #291Computer Science#25
- #13Decision Sciences#45
- #43Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- #432Engineering#169
- —Environmental Science#159
- —Health Professions#135
- —Materials Science#133
- —Mathematics#43
- #84Medicine#582
- #76Neuroscience—
- #28Physics and Astronomy#31
- —Psychology#107
- #134Social Sciences#59
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.
- Medicine1.3× 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology1.5× 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.0× 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities1.9× 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.4×
- Neuroscience2.2× 1.3×
- Social Sciences1.4× 0.9×
- Health Professions1.0× 0.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 1.2×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.2×
- Psychology1.4× 1.4×
- Physics and Astronomy2.1× 2.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.7× 0.7×
- Mathematics1.7× 1.8×
- Chemistry0.8× 1.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 1.0×
- Decision Sciences1.3× 1.9×
- Energy0.4× 0.6×
- Materials Science0.6× 1.0×
- Nursing0.5× 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering0.5× 1.2×
- Computer Science0.6× 1.6×
- Environmental Science0.4× 1.0×
- Engineering0.3× 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 1.1×
- Veterinary0.5× 3.4×
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 Chicago leans further are at the top, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’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 Chicago or University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign publishes 1.1× as much research as University of Chicago in 2022–now (18k against 16k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, University of Chicago or University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
21.9% of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 19.2% for University of Chicago.