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Hong Kong Polytechnic University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

On research quality in 2022-now, Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranks #18 in the world and Massachusetts Institute of Technology #19, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.67similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China · Hong Kong

World rank, 2022-now
#18
#153 all time
Works, 2022-now
18k
fractional
Top-10% rate
35.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
30%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Civil and Structural Engineering.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022-now
#19
#4 all time
Works, 2022-now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
36%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 7. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University 97 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  1. -Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#24
  2. #1Business, Management and Accounting-
  3. -Chemistry#28
  4. #3Computer Science#36
  5. #1Decision Sciences#50
  6. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#36
  7. #2Engineering#89
  8. #19Environmental Science#78
  9. #5Health Professions-
  10. #17Materials Science#66
  11. -Mathematics#8
  12. -Medicine#353
  13. -Neuroscience#19
  14. -Physics and Astronomy#1
  15. #2Psychology-
  16. #12Social 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. Health Professions0.8× 0.3×
  2. Psychology1.5× 0.6×
  3. Nursing0.3× 0.1×
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.4× 0.6×
  5. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  6. Engineering2.4× 1.6×
  7. Social Sciences0.7× 0.5×
  8. Energy1.9× 1.4×
  9. Arts and Humanities0.6× 0.5×
  10. Medicine0.4× 0.3×
  11. Environmental Science1.0× 0.8×
  12. Computer Science1.6× 1.6×
  13. Decision Sciences1.6× 1.7×
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.1×
  15. Materials Science1.4× 1.7×
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  17. Neuroscience1.0× 1.4×
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.5×
  19. Chemical Engineering1.1× 2.2×
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 1.9×
  21. Chemistry0.6× 1.4×
  22. Mathematics0.8× 2.7×
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 0.8×
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.3×
  25. Veterinary0.0× 0.2×
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.7× 4.7×
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityMassachusetts Institute of 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 Hong Kong Polytechnic University leans further are at the top, Massachusetts Institute of Technology's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kHong Kong Polytechnic University5,354 in 2025Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,956 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Hong Kong Polytechnic University publishes 1.4× as much research as Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2022-now (18k against 13k fractional works).

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

35.6% of Hong Kong Polytechnic University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 27.8% for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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