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Harbin Institute of Technology vs University of Hong Kong

On research quality in 2022–now, Harbin Institute of Technology ranks #24 in the world and University of Hong Kong #25, of 28,054 institutions. Harbin Institute of Technology stands higher in 7 of the 17 fields both publish in, University of Hong Kong in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.21somewhat 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 Hong Kong

Hong Kong · Pok Fu Lam

World rank, 2022–now
#25
#131 all time
Works, 2022–now
18k
fractional
Top-10% rate
31.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Periodontics, Orthodontics.

Who leads in each field?

Harbin Institute of Technology stands higher in 7 of 17 fields, University of Hong Kong in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Harbin Institute of Technology 710 University of Hong Kong
  1. —Arts and Humanities#26
  2. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#85
  3. #74Business, Management and Accounting—
  4. #12Chemistry—
  5. #34Computer Science#5
  6. —Dentistry#2
  7. #22Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  8. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#64
  9. #13Energy—
  10. #4Engineering#49
  11. #10Environmental Science#29
  12. —Health Professions#46
  13. #9Materials Science#65
  14. —Medicine#93
  15. #38Physics and Astronomy#37
  16. —Psychology#18
  17. —Social Sciences#2

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. Chemical Engineering2.0× 0.5×
  2. Engineering3.5× 1.1×
  3. Energy2.3× 0.7×
  4. Materials Science2.7× 0.9×
  5. Chemistry0.9× 0.8×
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.5× 1.3×
  7. Computer Science1.7× 1.4×
  8. Environmental Science1.1× 1.0×
  9. Mathematics0.8× 1.0×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 1.1×
  11. Decision Sciences0.7× 1.3×
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.9×
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.2× 0.5×
  15. Neuroscience0.4× 1.3×
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.1×
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.3× 1.3×
  18. Veterinary0.1× 0.3×
  19. Nursing0.1× 0.6×
  20. Health Professions0.1× 0.7×
  21. Medicine0.1× 0.8×
  22. Social Sciences0.1× 1.0×
  23. Psychology0.2× 1.7×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.1× 1.0×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.8×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 3.2×
Harbin Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Hong Kong

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 Hong Kong’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kHarbin Institute of Technology9,190 in 2025University of Hong Kong4,979 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Harbin Institute of Technology publishes 1.9× as much research as University of Hong Kong in 2022–now (34k against 18k fractional works).

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

31.2% of University of Hong Kong's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.5% for Harbin Institute of Technology.

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