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Hong Kong Polytechnic University vs Princeton University

On research quality in 2022–now, Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranks #39 in the world and Princeton University #40, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 8 of the 17 fields both publish in, Princeton University in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.53similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong · Hong Kong

World rank, 2022–now
#39
#210 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.

Princeton University

United States · Princeton

World rank, 2022–now
#40
#14 all time
Works, 2022–now
8.8k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
33%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, General Psychology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 8 of 17 fields, Princeton University in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University 89 Princeton University
  1. —Arts and Humanities#103
  2. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#66
  3. #2Business, Management and Accounting—
  4. —Chemistry#26
  5. #20Computer Science#86
  6. —Decision Sciences#2
  7. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#64
  8. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#117
  9. #12Engineering#238
  10. #18Environmental Science#119
  11. #12Health Professions—
  12. #37Materials Science—
  13. —Mathematics#20
  14. —Neuroscience#70
  15. —Physics and Astronomy#5
  16. #17Psychology#214
  17. #13Social Sciences#107

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. Business, Management and Accounting1.4× 0.4×
  2. Engineering2.4× 0.9×
  3. Health Professions0.8× 0.3×
  4. Energy1.9× 0.9×
  5. Medicine0.4× 0.2×
  6. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  7. Psychology1.5× 0.9×
  8. Materials Science1.4× 0.9×
  9. Nursing0.3× 0.2×
  10. Computer Science1.6× 1.2×
  11. Decision Sciences1.6× 1.3×
  12. Environmental Science1.0× 1.0×
  13. Chemical Engineering1.1× 1.8×
  14. Neuroscience1.0× 1.6×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.6×
  16. Social Sciences0.7× 1.2×
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.5×
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 0.4×
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 2.2×
  21. Chemistry0.6× 1.4×
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.1×
  23. Arts and Humanities0.6× 2.4×
  24. Mathematics0.8× 3.1×
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.7× 5.2×
  26. Veterinary0.0× 0.3×
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityPrinceton 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 Hong Kong Polytechnic University leans further are at the top, Princeton University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kHong Kong Polytechnic University5,354 in 2025Princeton University2,150 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University or Princeton University?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University publishes 2.0× as much research as Princeton University in 2022–now (18k against 8.8k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Hong Kong Polytechnic University or Princeton University?

35.6% of Hong Kong Polytechnic University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 28.4% for Princeton University.

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