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Harbin Institute of Technology vs University of Cambridge

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Cambridge ranks #22 in the world and Harbin Institute of Technology #24, of 28,054 institutions. Harbin Institute of Technology stands higher in 7 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Cambridge in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.16somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Harbin Institute of Technology

China · Harbin

World rank, 2022–now
#24
#141 all time
Works, 2022–now
34k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
21%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Ceramics and Composites, Aerospace Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering.

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom · Cambridge

World rank, 2022–now
#22
#8 all time
Works, 2022–now
22k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.0%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, Classics, History and Philosophy of Science.

Who leads in each field?

Harbin Institute of Technology stands higher in 7 of 16 fields, University of Cambridge in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Harbin Institute of Technology 79 University of Cambridge
  1. —Arts and Humanities#8
  2. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#25
  3. #74Business, Management and Accounting#41
  4. #12Chemistry—
  5. #34Computer Science#69
  6. #22Earth and Planetary Sciences#23
  7. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#39
  8. #13Energy—
  9. #4Engineering#101
  10. #10Environmental Science#39
  11. #9Materials Science—
  12. —Medicine#87
  13. —Neuroscience#24
  14. #38Physics and Astronomy#17
  15. —Psychology#31
  16. —Social Sciences#4

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. Engineering3.5× 0.8×
  2. Energy2.3× 0.7×
  3. Materials Science2.7× 0.9×
  4. Chemical Engineering2.0× 1.0×
  5. Computer Science1.7× 0.8×
  6. Environmental Science1.1× 0.8×
  7. Chemistry0.9× 0.8×
  8. Decision Sciences0.7× 0.9×
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 1.4×
  10. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.5× 2.5×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.2× 0.3×
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.7×
  14. Mathematics0.8× 1.8×
  15. Nursing0.1× 0.4×
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.4×
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.2×
  18. Neuroscience0.4× 1.8×
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.3× 1.5×
  20. Health Professions0.1× 0.6×
  21. Medicine0.1× 0.6×
  22. Psychology0.2× 1.3×
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 0.8×
  24. Social Sciences0.1× 1.4×
  25. Veterinary0.1× 1.6×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.1× 3.5×
Harbin Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Cambridge

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 Harbin Institute of Technology leans further are at the top, University of Cambridge’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kHarbin Institute of Technology9,190 in 2025University of Cambridge5,445 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Harbin Institute of Technology or University of Cambridge?

Harbin Institute of Technology publishes 1.5× as much research as University of Cambridge in 2022–now (34k against 22k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Harbin Institute of Technology or University of Cambridge?

25.0% of University of Cambridge's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.5% for Harbin Institute of Technology.

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