UNSW Sydney vs Washington University in St. Louis
On research quality in 2022–now, UNSW Sydney ranks #67 in the world and Washington University in St. Louis #69, of 28,054 institutions. UNSW Sydney stands higher in 10 of the 14 fields both publish in, Washington University in St. Louis in 4.
Research profiles alike: 0.35somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
UNSW Sydney
- World rank, 2022–now
- #67
- #107 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.
Washington University in St. Louis
- World rank, 2022–now
- #69
- #41 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 14k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 20.9%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 41%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Transplantation, General Decision Sciences.
Who leads in each field?
UNSW Sydney stands higher in 10 of 14 fields, Washington University in St. Louis in 4. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #96Arts and Humanities—
- #174Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#27
- #85Computer Science—
- #11Decision Sciences#34
- #62Earth and Planetary Sciences—
- #56Engineering—
- #41Environmental Science—
- #64Health Professions#111
- —Immunology and Microbiology#9
- #101Materials Science—
- #76Medicine#19
- —Neuroscience#6
- #7Psychology#28
- #58Social Sciences#250
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.
- Energy1.5× 0.3×
- Engineering1.2× 0.3×
- Materials Science1.0× 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering1.4× 0.5×
- Environmental Science1.2× 0.5×
- Computer Science1.1× 0.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.9× 0.4×
- Decision Sciences1.4× 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.1× 0.7×
- Social Sciences0.9× 0.6×
- Chemistry0.8× 0.5×
- Mathematics1.3× 0.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.3× 0.9×
- Dentistry0.3× 0.2×
- Arts and Humanities0.8× 0.6×
- Psychology1.7× 1.5×
- Nursing0.8× 0.7×
- Health Professions1.3× 1.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy1.0× 1.0×
- Veterinary0.4× 0.5×
- Neuroscience1.4× 3.0×
- Medicine0.9× 2.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.7× 2.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.8× 2.9×
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 UNSW Sydney leans further are at the top, Washington University in St. Louis’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, UNSW Sydney or Washington University in St. Louis?
UNSW Sydney publishes 1.2× as much research as Washington University in St. Louis in 2022–now (17k against 14k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, UNSW Sydney or Washington University in St. Louis?
26.8% of UNSW Sydney's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.9% for Washington University in St. Louis.