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University of Copenhagen vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Copenhagen ranks #77 in the world and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign #80, of 28,054 institutions. University of Copenhagen stands higher in 8 of the 18 fields both publish in, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.22somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

University of Copenhagen

Denmark · Copenhagen

World rank, 2022–now
#77
#113 all time
Works, 2022–now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
42%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, Medical Terminology, Veterinary.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

United States · Urbana

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 Copenhagen stands higher in 8 of 18 fields, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

University of Copenhagen 810 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  1. #38Agricultural and Biological Sciences#144
  2. #93Arts and Humanities#148
  3. #33Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#55
  4. —Business, Management and Accounting#177
  5. —Chemistry#89
  6. —Computer Science#25
  7. —Decision Sciences#45
  8. #90Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  9. —Engineering#169
  10. #72Environmental Science#159
  11. #151Health Professions#135
  12. —Materials Science#133
  13. —Mathematics#43
  14. #79Medicine#582
  15. #27Neuroscience—
  16. #49Physics and Astronomy#31
  17. #125Psychology#107
  18. #35Social 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.

  1. Dentistry0.9× 0.2×
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.7× 0.4×
  3. Medicine1.2× 0.4×
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.7× 0.7×
  5. Arts and Humanities1.6× 0.9×
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.0× 1.2×
  7. Nursing1.5× 0.9×
  8. Veterinary4.8× 3.4×
  9. Neuroscience1.7× 1.3×
  10. Health Professions1.0× 0.8×
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 1.0×
  12. Social Sciences1.1× 0.9×
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.3× 1.1×
  14. Environmental Science1.2× 1.0×
  15. Chemistry1.1× 1.0×
  16. Psychology1.3× 1.4×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.0×
  18. Mathematics1.3× 1.8×
  19. Physics and Astronomy1.5× 2.1×
  20. Energy0.4× 0.6×
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.7×
  22. Materials Science0.5× 1.0×
  23. Chemical Engineering0.5× 1.2×
  24. Decision Sciences0.8× 1.9×
  25. Computer Science0.6× 1.6×
  26. Engineering0.2× 1.2×
University of CopenhagenUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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 Copenhagen 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?

2k4k6kUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign4,438 in 2025University of Copenhagen3,244 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, University of Copenhagen or University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign publishes 1.3× as much research as University of Copenhagen in 2022–now (18k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, University of Copenhagen or University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?

26.5% of University of Copenhagen's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.