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Chinese University of Hong Kong vs Southeast University

On research quality in 2022–now, Southeast University ranks #64 in the world and Chinese University of Hong Kong #66, of 28,054 institutions. Chinese University of Hong Kong stands higher in 5 of the 13 fields both publish in, Southeast University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.37somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong · Hong Kong

World rank, 2022–now
#66
#220 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.

Southeast University

China · Nanjing

World rank, 2022–now
#64
#292 all time
Works, 2022–now
28k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
21%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Civil and Structural Engineering, General Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering.

Who leads in each field?

Chinese University of Hong Kong stands higher in 5 of 13 fields, Southeast University in 8. 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 58 Southeast University
  1. #29Arts and Humanities—
  2. #101Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#53
  3. —Business, Management and Accounting#121
  4. #13Computer Science#64
  5. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#55
  6. —Energy#19
  7. #90Engineering#13
  8. #194Environmental Science#59
  9. —Materials Science#31
  10. #61Medicine#503
  11. —Physics and Astronomy#92
  12. #15Psychology#86
  13. #27Social 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. Dentistry0.6× 0.1×
  2. Arts and Humanities0.8× 0.1×
  3. Health Professions0.8× 0.1×
  4. Medicine1.2× 0.2×
  5. Psychology1.9× 0.3×
  6. Social Sciences1.0× 0.2×
  7. Nursing0.8× 0.2×
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.3×
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 0.3×
  10. Veterinary0.2× 0.1×
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.5×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.1× 0.5×
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.4×
  15. Neuroscience1.3× 0.7×
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 0.7×
  17. Mathematics1.3× 0.7×
  18. Decision Sciences1.1× 0.8×
  19. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 1.2×
  20. Chemistry0.6× 0.7×
  21. Environmental Science0.7× 0.8×
  22. Computer Science1.5× 1.7×
  23. Chemical Engineering0.6× 1.6×
  24. Materials Science0.6× 1.9×
  25. Energy0.6× 2.1×
  26. Engineering0.8× 3.4×
Chinese University of Hong KongSoutheast University

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, Southeast University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSoutheast University7,571 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 Southeast University?

Southeast University publishes 1.9× as much research as Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2022–now (28k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Chinese University of Hong Kong or Southeast University?

29.1% of Chinese University of Hong Kong's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.4% for Southeast University.