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University of Toronto vs UNSW Sydney

On research quality in 2022-now, UNSW Sydney ranks #28 in the world and University of Toronto #30, of 28,054 institutions. University of Toronto stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, UNSW Sydney in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.48similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

University of Toronto

Canada · Toronto

World rank, 2022-now
#30
#15 all time
Works, 2022-now
29k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.9%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, General Decision Sciences, Library and Information Sciences.

UNSW Sydney

Australia · Sydney

World rank, 2022-now
#28
#61 all time
Works, 2022-now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.8%
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, Algebra and Number Theory, Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

Who leads in each field?

University of Toronto stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, UNSW Sydney in 8. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

University of Toronto 78 UNSW Sydney
  1. -Arts and Humanities#32
  2. #53Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#158
  3. -Business, Management and Accounting#119
  4. #60Computer Science#84
  5. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#26
  6. #48Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  7. #128Engineering#56
  8. #138Environmental Science#41
  9. #26Health Professions#18
  10. #80Materials Science#67
  11. #21Medicine#66
  12. #44Neuroscience-
  13. -Physics and Astronomy#82
  14. #17Psychology#41
  15. #40Social Sciences#53

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. Dentistry0.8× 0.3×
  2. Arts and Humanities1.7× 0.8×
  3. Neuroscience2.1× 1.4×
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 0.7×
  5. Medicine1.3× 0.9×
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.6×
  7. Social Sciences1.2× 0.9×
  8. Health Professions1.6× 1.3×
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.9× 0.8×
  10. Psychology1.9× 1.7×
  11. Mathematics1.4× 1.3×
  12. Nursing0.8× 0.8×
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.9× 1.0×
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.3×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.3×
  16. Chemistry0.6× 0.8×
  17. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.4×
  18. Computer Science0.8× 1.1×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.9×
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 1.1×
  21. Environmental Science0.7× 1.2×
  22. Veterinary0.3× 0.4×
  23. Materials Science0.5× 1.0×
  24. Engineering0.6× 1.2×
  25. Chemical Engineering0.6× 1.4×
  26. Energy0.5× 1.5×
University of TorontoUNSW Sydney

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 Toronto leans further are at the top, UNSW Sydney's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Toronto7,204 in 2025UNSW Sydney4,174 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, University of Toronto or UNSW Sydney?

University of Toronto publishes 1.7× as much research as UNSW Sydney in 2022-now (29k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, University of Toronto or UNSW Sydney?

26.8% of UNSW Sydney's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Toronto.

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