University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign vs University of Wisconsin–Madison
On research quality in 2022–now, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ranks #80 in the world and University of Wisconsin–Madison #83, of 28,054 institutions. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign stands higher in 11 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Wisconsin–Madison in 6.
Research profiles alike: 0.75very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
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.
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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign stands higher in 11 of 17 fields, University of Wisconsin–Madison in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #144Agricultural and Biological Sciences#212
- #148Arts and Humanities—
- #55Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#81
- #177Business, Management and Accounting—
- #89Chemistry#62
- #25Computer Science#130
- #45Decision Sciences—
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#68
- #169Engineering#259
- #159Environmental Science#102
- #135Health Professions#67
- #133Materials Science—
- #43Mathematics#54
- #582Medicine#62
- #31Physics and Astronomy#120
- #107Psychology#40
- #59Social 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.
- Computer Science1.6× 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.7× 0.4×
- Engineering1.2× 0.6×
- Decision Sciences1.9× 1.1×
- Materials Science1.0× 0.7×
- Energy0.6× 0.5×
- Nursing0.9× 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering1.2× 1.0×
- Mathematics1.8× 1.5×
- Physics and Astronomy2.1× 1.8×
- Environmental Science1.0× 0.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.1× 1.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.0× 0.9×
- Arts and Humanities0.9× 0.9×
- Social Sciences0.9× 0.9×
- Dentistry0.2× 0.2×
- Veterinary3.4× 3.6×
- Psychology1.4× 1.6×
- Chemistry1.0× 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.4× 0.5×
- Neuroscience1.3× 1.8×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 1.3×
- Health Professions0.8× 1.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.7× 1.4×
- Medicine0.4× 1.2×
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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign or University of Wisconsin–Madison?
University of Wisconsin–Madison publishes 1.1× as much research as University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2022–now (19k against 18k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign or University of Wisconsin–Madison?
21.9% of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.5% for University of Wisconsin–Madison.