Hong Kong Polytechnic University vs University College London

On research quality in 2022-now, University College London ranks #15 in the world and Hong Kong Polytechnic University #18, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 7 of the 12 fields both publish in, University College London in 5.

Research profiles alike: 0.42similar 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.

University College London

United Kingdom · London

World rank, 2022-now: #15; #17 all time
Works, 2022-now: 28k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 26.3%; share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access: 46%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Space and Planetary Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, General Decision Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 7 of 12 fields, University College London in 5. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University 75 University College London

-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#41
#1Business, Management and Accounting-
#3Computer Science#53
#1Decision Sciences#12
#2Engineering#66
#19Environmental Science#49
#5Health Professions#13
#17Materials Science-
-Medicine#6
-Neuroscience#2
#2Psychology#1
#12Social Sciences#4

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.

¼×½×1×2×4×
Engineering2.4× 0.7×
Energy1.9× 0.6×
Materials Science1.4× 0.5×
Business, Management and Accounting1.4× 0.6×
Computer Science1.6× 0.7×
Chemical Engineering1.1× 0.7×
Environmental Science1.0× 0.7×
Decision Sciences1.6× 1.2×
Chemistry0.6× 0.5×
Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.9×
Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
Psychology1.5× 1.9×
Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.2×
Mathematics0.8× 1.0×
Physics and Astronomy0.7× 1.2×
Social Sciences0.7× 1.1×
Health Professions0.8× 1.4×
Nursing0.3× 0.6×
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.6×
Arts and Humanities0.6× 1.5×
Neuroscience1.0× 2.6×
Medicine0.4× 1.3×
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.1×
Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 1.0×
Dentistry0.1× 0.7×
Veterinary0.0× 0.3×

Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity College London

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, University College London's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

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

Which publishes more research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University or University College London?

University College London publishes 1.5× as much research as Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022-now (28k against 18k fractional works).

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

35.6% of Hong Kong Polytechnic University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.3% for University College London.

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