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Harvard University vs Huazhong University of Science and Technology

On research quality in 2022-now, Harvard University ranks #8 in the world and Huazhong University of Science and Technology #10, of 28,054 institutions. Harvard University stands higher in 8 of the 13 fields both publish in, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 5.

Research profiles alike: -0.01different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Harvard University

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022-now
#8
#1 all time
Works, 2022-now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
42%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Family Practice.

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China · Wuhan

World rank, 2022-now
#10
#221 all time
Works, 2022-now
32k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Who leads in each field?

Harvard University stands higher in 8 of 13 fields, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 5. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Harvard University 85 Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  1. #1Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#15
  2. -Computer Science#11
  3. #4Economics, Econometrics and Finance#22
  4. -Energy#7
  5. -Engineering#8
  6. -Environmental Science#55
  7. #1Health Professions-
  8. #1Immunology and Microbiology#7
  9. -Materials Science#27
  10. #1Medicine#16
  11. #1Neuroscience#9
  12. #8Physics and Astronomy-
  13. #5Psychology-

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. Health Professions1.7× 0.3×
  2. Psychology1.7× 0.3×
  3. Dentistry1.3× 0.3×
  4. Veterinary0.5× 0.1×
  5. Neuroscience3.0× 1.0×
  6. Medicine2.2× 0.8×
  7. Arts and Humanities0.3× 0.1×
  8. Social Sciences0.4× 0.2×
  9. Nursing1.3× 0.6×
  10. Mathematics1.2× 0.6×
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.5×
  12. Immunology and Microbiology2.4× 1.3×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.1× 1.2×
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.1×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.7×
  16. Decision Sciences0.6× 0.7×
  17. Environmental Science0.6× 0.7×
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.4× 0.5×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.4×
  20. Physics and Astronomy1.1× 1.8×
  21. Chemistry0.4× 1.0×
  22. Computer Science0.3× 1.3×
  23. Materials Science0.3× 1.9×
  24. Energy0.2× 1.8×
  25. Engineering0.3× 2.5×
  26. Chemical Engineering0.2× 2.2×
Harvard UniversityHuazhong University of Science and Technology

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 Harvard University leans further are at the top, Huazhong University of Science and Technology's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kHuazhong University of Science and Technology8,582 in 2025Harvard University5,663 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Harvard University or Huazhong University of Science and Technology?

Huazhong University of Science and Technology publishes 1.3× as much research as Harvard University in 2022-now (32k against 25k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Harvard University or Huazhong University of Science and Technology?

28.6% of Harvard University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.8% for Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

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