University of Pittsburgh vs Utrecht University
On research quality in 2022–now, Utrecht University ranks #115 in the world and University of Pittsburgh #117, of 28,054 institutions. University of Pittsburgh stands higher in 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, Utrecht University in 10.
Research profiles alike: 0.05different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
University of Pittsburgh
- World rank, 2022–now
- #117
- #52 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 15k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 19.5%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 33%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Behavioral Neuroscience, Transplantation, Family Practice.
Utrecht University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #115
- #78 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 11k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 28.8%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 51%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Equine, Veterinary, Structural Biology.
Who leads in each field?
University of Pittsburgh stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, Utrecht University 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#169
- —Arts and Humanities#90
- #71Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#117
- —Business, Management and Accounting#90
- #314Computer Science#290
- —Decision Sciences#36
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#28
- —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#129
- #628Engineering#531
- —Environmental Science#24
- #150Health Professions—
- #36Immunology and Microbiology—
- #54Medicine#236
- #42Neuroscience—
- #48Psychology#74
- #137Social Sciences#42
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.
- Dentistry0.8× 0.1×
- Medicine1.9× 0.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology2.4× 1.2×
- Health Professions1.5× 0.8×
- Neuroscience3.1× 1.7×
- Nursing0.9× 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.7× 1.0×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.7×
- Engineering0.5× 0.3×
- Chemistry0.7× 0.7×
- Psychology1.9× 2.0×
- Materials Science0.5× 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy0.9× 1.1×
- Computer Science0.6× 0.8×
- Mathematics0.9× 1.6×
- Decision Sciences0.9× 1.5×
- Social Sciences0.7× 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.7× 1.5×
- Arts and Humanities0.8× 2.0×
- Chemical Engineering0.4× 1.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 1.0×
- Energy0.2× 0.8×
- Environmental Science0.4× 1.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.3× 2.4×
- Veterinary0.4× 5.4×
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 Pittsburgh leans further are at the top, Utrecht University’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 Pittsburgh or Utrecht University?
University of Pittsburgh publishes 1.4× as much research as Utrecht University in 2022–now (15k against 11k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, University of Pittsburgh or Utrecht University?
28.8% of Utrecht University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 19.5% for University of Pittsburgh.