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Central South University vs Huazhong University of Science and Technology

On research quality in 2022–now, Central South University ranks #14 in the world and Huazhong University of Science and Technology #16, of 28,054 institutions. Central South University stands higher in 9 of the 12 fields both publish in, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 3.

Research profiles alike: 0.89very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Central South University

China · Changsha

World rank, 2022–now
#14
#134 all time
Works, 2022–now
34k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
30%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Engineering, Ceramics and Composites, Mechanical Engineering.

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China · Wuhan

World rank, 2022–now
#16
#126 all time
Works, 2022–now
32k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Who leads in each field?

Central South University stands higher in 9 of 12 fields, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 3. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Central South University 93 Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  1. #20Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#30
  2. —Computer Science#18
  3. #5Economics, Econometrics and Finance#40
  4. #5Energy—
  5. #3Engineering#10
  6. #11Environmental Science#55
  7. #10Immunology and Microbiology#13
  8. #5Materials Science#18
  9. #17Mathematics—
  10. #39Medicine#43
  11. —Neuroscience#26
  12. —Physics and Astronomy#26

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. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 0.5×
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.1×
  3. Environmental Science1.2× 0.7×
  4. Dentistry0.5× 0.3×
  5. Mathematics1.1× 0.6×
  6. Nursing0.7× 0.6×
  7. Materials Science2.3× 1.9×
  8. Health Professions0.3× 0.3×
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 1.2×
  10. Chemistry1.0× 1.0×
  11. Energy1.9× 1.8×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.7×
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.3×
  14. Medicine0.8× 0.8×
  15. Psychology0.3× 0.3×
  16. Engineering2.5× 2.5×
  17. Decision Sciences0.7× 0.7×
  18. Veterinary0.1× 0.1×
  19. Neuroscience0.8× 1.0×
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.5×
  21. Social Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
  23. Chemical Engineering1.6× 2.2×
  24. Computer Science0.9× 1.3×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.6× 1.8×
Central South UniversityHuazhong University of Science and Technology

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 Central South University leans further are at the top, Huazhong University of Science and Technology’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kCentral South University8,889 in 2025Huazhong University of Science and Technology8,582 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Central South University or Huazhong University of Science and Technology?

Central South University publishes 1.0× as much research as Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (34k against 32k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Central South University or Huazhong University of Science and Technology?

27.7% of Central South University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.8% for Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

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