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Chinese University of Hong Kong vs Imperial College London

On research quality in 2022-now, Chinese University of Hong Kong ranks #29 in the world and Imperial College London #31, of 28,054 institutions. Chinese University of Hong Kong stands higher in 5 of the 14 fields both publish in, Imperial College London in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.40somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Chinese University of Hong Kong

China · Hong Kong

World rank, 2022-now
#29
#144 all time
Works, 2022-now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
29.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Linguistics and Language, Geophysics.

Imperial College London

United Kingdom · London

World rank, 2022-now
#31
#24 all time
Works, 2022-now
18k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
40%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Computational Mechanics, Computational Mathematics.

Who leads in each field?

Chinese University of Hong Kong stands higher in 5 of 14 fields, Imperial College London in 9. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Chinese University of Hong Kong 59 Imperial College London
  1. #77Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#47
  2. #17Computer Science#70
  3. #61Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  4. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#81
  5. #62Engineering#39
  6. -Environmental Science#131
  7. -Health Professions#21
  8. #113Materials Science-
  9. -Mathematics#54
  10. #29Medicine#19
  11. -Neuroscience#28
  12. -Physics and Astronomy#67
  13. #34Psychology-
  14. #33Social 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 Humanities0.8× 0.1×
  2. Social Sciences1.0× 0.2×
  3. Psychology1.9× 0.7×
  4. Dentistry0.6× 0.2×
  5. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.3×
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.8×
  7. Computer Science1.5× 1.1×
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.7×
  9. Nursing0.8× 0.7×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 1.2×
  11. Decision Sciences1.1× 1.2×
  12. Medicine1.2× 1.3×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 1.2×
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.3×
  15. Health Professions0.8× 0.9×
  16. Neuroscience1.3× 1.5×
  17. Mathematics1.3× 1.6×
  18. Environmental Science0.7× 1.0×
  19. Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 1.5×
  20. Chemistry0.6× 1.0×
  21. Engineering0.8× 1.5×
  22. Materials Science0.6× 1.1×
  23. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 2.0×
  24. Veterinary0.2× 0.4×
  25. Energy0.6× 1.3×
  26. Chemical Engineering0.6× 1.7×
Chinese University of Hong KongImperial College London

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 Chinese University of Hong Kong leans further are at the top, Imperial College London's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kImperial College London4,638 in 2025Chinese University of Hong Kong3,791 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Chinese University of Hong Kong or Imperial College London?

Imperial College London publishes 1.3× as much research as Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2022-now (18k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Chinese University of Hong Kong or Imperial College London?

29.1% of Chinese University of Hong Kong's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.6% for Imperial College London.

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