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City University of Hong Kong vs University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

On research quality in 2022–now, City University of Hong Kong ranks #57 in the world and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China #58, of 28,054 institutions. City University of Hong Kong stands higher in 8 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 6.

Research profiles alike: 0.63similar 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.

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China · Chengdu

World rank, 2022–now
#58
#237 all time
Works, 2022–now
23k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
22%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Who leads in each field?

City University of Hong Kong stands higher in 8 of 14 fields, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 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 86 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
  1. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#226
  2. #160Business, Management and Accounting—
  3. —Chemical Engineering#13
  4. #83Chemistry—
  5. #32Computer Science#45
  6. #50Decision Sciences—
  7. #34Energy—
  8. #20Engineering#15
  9. #112Environmental Science—
  10. #20Materials Science#57
  11. —Mathematics#56
  12. —Medicine#151
  13. #118Physics and Astronomy#55
  14. #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× 0.1×
  3. Social Sciences0.7× 0.1×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2× 0.3×
  5. Psychology1.0× 0.3×
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.1× 0.3×
  7. Environmental Science0.9× 0.3×
  8. Health Professions0.4× 0.1×
  9. Energy2.7× 1.3×
  10. Chemistry0.9× 0.4×
  11. Decision Sciences1.5× 0.9×
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  13. Chemical Engineering1.7× 1.2×
  14. Mathematics1.0× 0.7×
  15. Materials Science2.1× 1.6×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.2×
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.5× 0.4×
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 0.6×
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.7× 0.7×
  20. Nursing0.2× 0.2×
  21. Neuroscience1.0× 1.1×
  22. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  23. Engineering2.1× 2.8×
  24. Computer Science1.9× 2.8×
  25. Medicine0.2× 0.4×
  26. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 2.3×
City University of Hong KongUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China6,265 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 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China?

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China publishes 1.9× as much research as City University of Hong Kong in 2022–now (23k against 12k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, City University of Hong Kong or University of Electronic Science and Technology of China?

31.8% of City University of Hong Kong's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.3% for University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.