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Cranfield University vs Harbin Engineering University

On research quality in 2022-now, Harbin Engineering University ranks #774 in the world and Cranfield University #775, of 22,385 institutions. Cranfield University stands higher in 4 of the 14 fields both publish in, Harbin Engineering University in 10.

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Cranfield University

United Kingdom · Cranfield

World rank, 2022-now
#775
#1,113 all time
Works, 2022-now
3k
fractional
Top-10% rate
14.4%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aerospace Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Chemical Health and Safety.

Harbin Engineering University

China · Harbin

World rank, 2022-now
#774
#965 all time
Works, 2022-now
12k
fractional
Top-10% rate
11.9%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
22%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Ocean Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Cranfield University leads on 5 of 8 measures: citation excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, citations per work, open access and international co-authorship. Harbin Engineering University leads on 3 of 8 measures: research quality, output and growth.

Cranfield University 53 Harbin Engineering University
  1. #775Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#774
  2. 1.39×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.06×
  3. 3kOutputfractional works, 2022-now12k
  4. 14.4%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited11.9%
  5. 30.9Citations per workall time, per fractional work10.1
  6. 38%Open accessof its works free to read, all time22%
  7. 22%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time8%
  8. +5%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+45%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Cranfield University stands higher in 4 of 14 fields, Harbin Engineering University in 10. Harbin Engineering University leads most in Materials Science (#286 against #728); Cranfield University leads most in Business, Management and Accounting (#486 against #1,259). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Cranfield University 410 Harbin Engineering University
  1. #673Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. -Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,283
  3. #486Business, Management and Accounting#1,259
  4. #829Computer Science#430
  5. -Decision Sciences#422
  6. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#616
  7. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#972
  8. -Energy#373
  9. #377Engineering#184
  10. #596Environmental Science#1,024
  11. #728Materials Science#286
  12. -Medicine#2,713
  13. -Physics and Astronomy#729
  14. #2,876Social 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.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Cranfield University rankHarbin Engineering University rank Cranfield University top 10%Harbin Engineering University top 10% Cranfield University worksHarbin Engineering University works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #673 - 16.7% - 109 -
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology - #1,283 - 14.9% - 71
Business, Management and Accounting #486 #1,259 17.4% 19.2% 183 122
Computer Science #829 #430 13.6% 10.7% 236 1.7k
Decision Sciences - #422 - 11.1% - 119
Earth and Planetary Sciences - #616 - 11.2% - 372
Economics, Econometrics and Finance - #972 - 16.2% - 95
Energy - #373 - 9.8% - 112
Engineering #377 #184 13.1% 12.2% 1.3k 6k
Environmental Science #596 #1,024 13.5% 11.3% 270 340
Materials Science #728 #286 12.8% 12.6% 89 784
Medicine - #2,713 - 12.6% - 129
Physics and Astronomy - #729 - 9.4% - 267
Social Sciences #2,876 - 18.4% - 103 -

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.9× 0.1×
  2. Veterinary0.3× 0.0×
  3. Nursing0.4× 0.1×
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.0× 0.4×
  5. Health Professions0.5× 0.1×
  6. Psychology0.6× 0.1×
  7. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.1×
  8. Social Sciences0.3× 0.1×
  9. Environmental Science2.0× 0.6×
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.1× 0.1×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 0.1×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.4×
  13. Decision Sciences2.1× 1.1×
  14. Neuroscience0.3× 0.2×
  15. Medicine0.1× 0.1×
  16. Energy2.0× 1.2×
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.1×
  18. Chemical Engineering3.1× 3.2×
  19. Engineering3.0× 3.7×
  20. Dentistry0.0× 0.1×
  21. Chemistry0.4× 0.6×
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.6× 1.1×
  23. Computer Science1.1× 2.1×
  24. Materials Science0.9× 2.1×
  25. Mathematics0.3× 0.8×
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 2.2×
Cranfield UniversityHarbin Engineering 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 Cranfield University leans further are at the top, Harbin Engineering University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Cranfield University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability180▲ 2.5×59 topics
  2. Deep Learning174▲ 1.68×69 topics
  3. Machine Learning148▲ 1.48×65 topics
  4. Climate Change144▲ 1.76×78 topics
  5. Renewable Energy119▲ 2.8×40 topics
  6. Environmental Impact103▲ 2.0×51 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties95▲ 3.2×32 topics
  8. Heat Transfer92▲ 6.3×16 topics
  9. Collision Avoidance90▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Neural Networks86▲ 1.86×32 topics
  11. Autonomous Vehicles83▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management74▲ 2.8×20 topics
  13. Emissions72▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Large-Eddy Simulation72▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Risk Assessment67▲ 3.4×20 topics
  16. Air Quality62▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Additive Manufacturing59▲ 6.4×7 topics
  18. Microstructure56▲ 3.6×17 topics
  19. Alternative Fuels48▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Multi-Agent Systems47▲ 8.3×5 topics
  21. Environmental Management47▲ 3.8×12 topics
  22. Aviation45▲ 61×2 topics
  23. Circular Economy45▲ 5.5×7 topics
  24. Electric Propulsion44▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Numerical Simulation44▲ 5.0×11 topics
  26. Aircraft Design43▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Renewable Jet Fuel43▲ 94×1 topic
  28. Air Traffic Management39▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Conflict Resolution39▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Parameter Estimation38▲ 10×6 topics
  31. Flight Control37▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Aerodynamics36▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Sensor Fusion36▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Turbulent Flow35▲ 10.0×4 topics
  35. Path Planning35▲ 9.3×3 topics
  36. Material Characterization35▲ 9.9×3 topics
  37. Adaptive Mesh Refinement33▲ 18×2 topics
  38. High-Order Schemes33▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Optimal Control32▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Product Design32▲ 7.8×3 topics

Harbin Engineering University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning1,204▲ 2.9×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning673▲ 1.67×89 topics
  3. Neural Networks620▲ 3.3×38 topics
  4. Wireless Sensor Networks504▲ 9.3×22 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties448▲ 3.8×38 topics
  6. Heat Transfer391▲ 6.6×20 topics
  7. Numerical Simulation376▲ 11×14 topics
  8. Remote Sensing342▲ 2.3×32 topics
  9. Acoustic Communications291▲ 56×1 topic
  10. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks291▲ 56×1 topic
  11. Fluid-Structure Interaction277▲ 15×6 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks270▲ 3.1×14 topics
  13. Nonlinear Systems268▲ 10×8 topics
  14. Microstructure264▲ 4.2×18 topics
  15. Multi-Agent Systems254▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Path Planning253▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Collision Avoidance244▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Adaptive Control230▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Neural Network225▲ 10×9 topics
  20. Vibration Analysis220▲ 6.8×9 topics
  21. Feedback Control217▲ 11×8 topics
  22. Sensor Networks210▲ 7.2×6 topics
  23. Sliding Mode Control197▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Robotic Manipulators191▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Turbulent Flow176▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Nonlinear Dynamics175▲ 6.5×7 topics
  27. Large-Eddy Simulation173▲ 7.6×5 topics
  28. Robotics172▲ 5.8×10 topics
  29. Sparse Representation171▲ 7.5×6 topics
  30. Emissions167▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Aerial Vehicles166▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Disturbance Observer166▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Finite-Time Stability166▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Marine Sediments166▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Acoustic Techniques165▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Seafloor Mapping165▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Wireless Communications163▲ 7.7×5 topics
  38. Maritime Transportation162▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Sensor Fusion157▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Stability Analysis154▲ 8.1×5 topics

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Harbin Engineering University has out-published Cranfield University every year since 2005, when it overtook it.

still counting2k4kHarbin Engineering University2,894 in 2025Cranfield University600 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%Harbin Engineering University0.049% in 2025Cranfield University0.010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%Cranfield University14.8% in 2025Harbin Engineering University12.7% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, Cranfield University or Harbin Engineering University?

Harbin Engineering University publishes 4.0× as much research as Cranfield University in 2022-now (12k against 3k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Cranfield University or Harbin Engineering University?

14.4% of Cranfield University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 11.9% for Harbin Engineering University.

Is Cranfield University or Harbin Engineering University growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +45% against 2018-21 for Harbin Engineering University, and +5% for Cranfield University.

Which has more open access research, Cranfield University or Harbin Engineering University?

38% of Cranfield University's research is free to read, against 22% of Harbin Engineering University's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Cranfield University

  1. 1 Vasilije M. Manovic #63,215 worldwide 13k citations · 205 works
  2. 2 Sandeep Jagtap #69,813 worldwide 4.2k citations · 143 works
  3. 3 Mahmood Shafiee #73,034 worldwide 4.3k citations · 120 works
  4. 4 Bruce Jefferson #73,711 worldwide 24k citations · 336 works
  5. 5 Zhugen Yang #78,952 worldwide 6.8k citations · 180 works

Harbin Engineering University

  1. 1 Piaoping Yang #4,610 worldwide 44k citations · 567 works
  2. 2 Zhuangjun Fan #5,431 worldwide 39k citations · 267 works
  3. 3 Yujin Chen #7,214 worldwide 29k citations · 398 works
  4. 4 Shili Gai #7,988 worldwide 25k citations · 292 works
  5. 5 Chunling Zhu #10,829 worldwide 17k citations · 225 works