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Hong Kong Polytechnic University vs Tianjin University

On research quality in 2022–now, Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranks #39 in the world and Tianjin University #41, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 7 of the 14 fields both publish in, Tianjin University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.66similar 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.

Tianjin University

China · Tianjin

World rank, 2022–now
#41
#230 all time
Works, 2022–now
24k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
22%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Catalysis, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Chemical Engineering.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 7 of 14 fields, Tianjin University 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 77 Tianjin University
  1. #2Business, Management and Accounting#152
  2. —Chemical Engineering#4
  3. —Chemistry#25
  4. #20Computer Science#88
  5. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#27
  6. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#87
  7. —Energy#8
  8. #12Engineering#29
  9. #18Environmental Science#34
  10. #12Health Professions—
  11. #37Materials Science#17
  12. —Physics and Astronomy#84
  13. #17Psychology—
  14. #13Social Sciences#373

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. Arts and Humanities0.6× 0.1×
  2. Psychology1.5× 0.2×
  3. Health Professions0.8× 0.1×
  4. Social Sciences0.7× 0.1×
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.4× 0.5×
  6. Decision Sciences1.6× 0.7×
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 0.5×
  8. Medicine0.4× 0.2×
  9. Nursing0.3× 0.2×
  10. Mathematics0.8× 0.7×
  11. Computer Science1.6× 1.4×
  12. Neuroscience1.0× 0.9×
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 0.2×
  14. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  15. Engineering2.4× 2.9×
  16. Environmental Science1.0× 1.2×
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 1.3×
  19. Veterinary0.0× 0.1×
  20. Energy1.9× 3.3×
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 0.6×
  22. Materials Science1.4× 2.8×
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.7× 1.5×
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.6×
  25. Chemistry0.6× 2.0×
  26. Chemical Engineering1.1× 5.8×
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityTianjin 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, Tianjin University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2.5k5k7.5kTianjin University6,290 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 Tianjin University?

Tianjin University publishes 1.4× as much research as Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022–now (24k against 18k fractional works).

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

35.6% of Hong Kong Polytechnic University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.6% for Tianjin University.

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