City University of Hong Kong vs Southern University of Science and Technology
On research quality in 2022–now, Southern University of Science and Technology ranks #54 in the world and City University of Hong Kong #57, of 28,054 institutions. City University of Hong Kong stands higher in 8 of the 13 fields both publish in, Southern University of Science and Technology in 5.
Research profiles alike: 0.49similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
City University of Hong Kong
- World rank, 2022–now
- #57
- #229 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 12k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 31.8%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 27%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.
Southern University of Science and Technology
- World rank, 2022–now
- #54
- #404 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 11k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 28.1%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 41%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Condensed Matter Physics, Geophysics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.
Who leads in each field?
City University of Hong Kong stands higher in 8 of 13 fields, Southern University of Science and Technology in 5. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#148
- #160Business, Management and Accounting—
- #83Chemistry#9
- #32Computer Science#124
- #50Decision Sciences—
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#94
- #34Energy—
- #20Engineering#41
- #112Environmental Science#168
- #20Materials Science#47
- —Medicine#516
- #118Physics and Astronomy#36
- #313Social 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.
- Veterinary1.5× 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.1×
- Social Sciences0.7× 0.1×
- Psychology1.0× 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting1.1× 0.3×
- Health Professions0.4× 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.5×
- Decision Sciences1.5× 0.8×
- Energy2.7× 1.9×
- Computer Science1.9× 1.4×
- Neuroscience1.0× 0.9×
- Environmental Science0.9× 0.9×
- Engineering2.1× 2.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
- Nursing0.2× 0.3×
- Materials Science2.1× 2.8×
- Chemical Engineering1.7× 2.3×
- Mathematics1.0× 1.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.1×
- Medicine0.2× 0.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy1.1× 2.2×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 2.4×
- Chemistry0.9× 3.1×
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 City University of Hong Kong leans further are at the top, Southern University of Science and Technology’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, City University of Hong Kong or Southern University of Science and Technology?
City University of Hong Kong publishes 1.1× as much research as Southern University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (12k against 11k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, City University of Hong Kong or Southern University of Science and Technology?
31.8% of City University of Hong Kong's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 28.1% for Southern University of Science and Technology.