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City University of Hong Kong vs Tongji University

On research quality in 2022–now, Tongji University ranks #55 in the world and City University of Hong Kong #57, of 28,054 institutions. City University of Hong Kong stands higher in 7 of the 13 fields both publish in, Tongji University in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.60similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

City University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong · 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.

Tongji University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022–now
#55
#293 all time
Works, 2022–now
26k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

Who leads in each field?

City University of Hong Kong stands higher in 7 of 13 fields, Tongji University in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

City University of Hong Kong 76 Tongji University
  1. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#147
  2. #160Business, Management and Accounting—
  3. #83Chemistry#47
  4. #32Computer Science#75
  5. #50Decision Sciences—
  6. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#32
  7. #34Energy—
  8. #20Engineering#17
  9. #112Environmental Science#19
  10. #20Materials Science#40
  11. —Medicine#247
  12. #118Physics and Astronomy—
  13. #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.

  1. Veterinary1.5× 0.1×
  2. Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.2×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.5×
  4. Social Sciences0.7× 0.3×
  5. Psychology1.0× 0.5×
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.1× 0.6×
  7. Neuroscience1.0× 0.6×
  8. Health Professions0.4× 0.2×
  9. Energy2.7× 1.7×
  10. Mathematics1.0× 0.6×
  11. Computer Science1.9× 1.3×
  12. Materials Science2.1× 1.5×
  13. Decision Sciences1.5× 1.1×
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  15. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 0.9×
  16. Chemical Engineering1.7× 1.6×
  17. Chemistry0.9× 0.9×
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 0.7×
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.3×
  20. Nursing0.2× 0.2×
  21. Engineering2.1× 3.0×
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 0.7×
  23. Environmental Science0.9× 1.4×
  24. Medicine0.2× 0.4×
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 1.9×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.6×
City University of Hong KongTongji 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 City University of Hong Kong leans further are at the top, Tongji University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kTongji University7,315 in 2025City University of Hong Kong3,393 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, City University of Hong Kong or Tongji University?

Tongji University publishes 2.2× as much research as City University of Hong Kong in 2022–now (26k against 12k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, City University of Hong Kong or Tongji University?

31.8% of City University of Hong Kong's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.4% for Tongji University.