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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique vs Huazhong University of Science and Technology

On research quality in 2022–now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ranks #13 in the world and Huazhong University of Science and Technology #16, of 28,054 institutions. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique stands higher in 8 of the 15 fields both publish in, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.51similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

France · Paris

World rank, 2022–now
#13
#5 all time
Works, 2022–now
39k
fractional
Top-10% rate
18.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
39%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Mathematical Physics, Theoretical Computer Science, Paleontology.

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?

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique stands higher in 8 of 15 fields, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 87 Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  1. #36Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #11Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#30
  3. #22Chemistry—
  4. #58Computer Science#18
  5. #3Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  6. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#40
  7. #74Engineering#10
  8. #9Environmental Science#55
  9. —Immunology and Microbiology#13
  10. #46Materials Science#18
  11. #3Mathematics—
  12. #123Medicine#43
  13. —Neuroscience#26
  14. #4Physics and Astronomy#26
  15. #48Social Sciences—

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. Arts and Humanities1.2× 0.1×
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.1×
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.0× 0.5×
  4. Veterinary0.6× 0.1×
  5. Mathematics2.8× 0.6×
  6. Social Sciences0.6× 0.2×
  7. Chemistry2.5× 1.0×
  8. Physics and Astronomy3.5× 1.8×
  9. Environmental Science1.2× 0.7×
  10. Psychology0.6× 0.3×
  11. Health Professions0.4× 0.3×
  12. Neuroscience1.4× 1.0×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.2×
  14. Dentistry0.3× 0.3×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.7×
  16. Decision Sciences0.7× 0.7×
  17. Materials Science1.9× 1.9×
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.5×
  19. Chemical Engineering2.0× 2.2×
  20. Computer Science1.1× 1.3×
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.9× 1.3×
  22. Nursing0.4× 0.6×
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.3× 0.4×
  24. Energy1.1× 1.8×
  25. Medicine0.4× 0.8×
  26. Engineering1.2× 2.5×
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueHuazhong 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 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 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?

5k10k15kCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique9,185 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, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique or Huazhong University of Science and Technology?

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes 1.2× as much research as Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (39k against 32k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique or Huazhong University of Science and Technology?

25.8% of Huazhong University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 18.7% for Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

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