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Hong Kong Polytechnic University vs Shandong University

On research quality in 2022–now, Shandong University ranks #37 in the world and Hong Kong Polytechnic University #39, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, Shandong University in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.51similar 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.

Shandong University

China · Jinan

World rank, 2022–now
#37
#232 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
29%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Control and Systems Engineering.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, Shandong University in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University 78 Shandong University
  1. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#62
  2. #2Business, Management and Accounting#128
  3. —Chemistry#33
  4. #20Computer Science#90
  5. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#31
  6. —Energy#26
  7. #12Engineering#36
  8. #18Environmental Science#50
  9. #12Health Professions—
  10. #37Materials Science#16
  11. —Mathematics#34
  12. —Medicine#227
  13. —Physics and Astronomy#94
  14. #17Psychology#118
  15. #13Social Sciences#238

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. Psychology1.5× 0.5×
  3. Health Professions0.8× 0.3×
  4. Social Sciences0.7× 0.2×
  5. Arts and Humanities0.6× 0.3×
  6. Decision Sciences1.6× 0.8×
  7. Computer Science1.6× 1.1×
  8. Neuroscience1.0× 0.8×
  9. Engineering2.4× 2.2×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.9×
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 0.9×
  12. Environmental Science1.0× 1.0×
  13. Nursing0.3× 0.5×
  14. Energy1.9× 2.6×
  15. Medicine0.4× 0.5×
  16. Mathematics0.8× 1.3×
  17. Chemical Engineering1.1× 2.0×
  18. Materials Science1.4× 2.6×
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.7× 1.6×
  21. Chemistry0.6× 1.7×
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.8×
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.3×
  24. Veterinary0.0× 0.1×
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 1.2×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 0.8×
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityShandong 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, Shandong University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kShandong University6,183 in 2025Hong Kong Polytechnic University5,354 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Shandong University publishes 1.4× as much research as Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022–now (25k against 18k fractional works).

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

35.6% of Hong Kong Polytechnic University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.8% for Shandong University.

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