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Hong Kong Polytechnic University vs University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

On research quality in 2022-now, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks #17 in the world and Hong Kong Polytechnic University #18, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 7 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.35somewhat alike 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 of Chinese Academy of Sciences

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022-now
#17
#136 all time
Works, 2022-now
34k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.9%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 7 of 16 fields, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 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 79 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#14
  2. -Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#9
  3. #1Business, Management and Accounting-
  4. -Chemistry#4
  5. #3Computer Science#48
  6. #1Decision Sciences-
  7. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#2
  8. -Energy#3
  9. #2Engineering#19
  10. #19Environmental Science#2
  11. #5Health Professions-
  12. #17Materials Science#10
  13. -Medicine#109
  14. -Physics and Astronomy#6
  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× 0.1×
  2. Arts and Humanities0.6× 0.1×
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.4× 0.2×
  4. Social Sciences0.7× 0.1×
  5. Psychology1.5× 0.3×
  6. Decision Sciences1.6× 0.5×
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 0.4×
  8. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  9. Medicine0.4× 0.2×
  10. Mathematics0.8× 0.5×
  11. Engineering2.4× 1.7×
  12. Computer Science1.6× 1.3×
  13. Neuroscience1.0× 0.9×
  14. Energy1.9× 2.0×
  15. Nursing0.3× 0.4×
  16. Materials Science1.4× 2.6×
  17. Environmental Science1.0× 2.2×
  18. Chemical Engineering1.1× 3.5×
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 0.7×
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.9×
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.3×
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 3.9×
  23. Chemistry0.6× 2.6×
  24. Veterinary0.0× 0.1×
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.7× 3.7×
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.9×
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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 of Chinese Academy of Sciences's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences8,173 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 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences?

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes 1.9× as much research as Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022-now (34k against 18k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Hong Kong Polytechnic University or University of Chinese Academy of Sciences?

35.6% of Hong Kong Polytechnic University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 27.9% for University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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