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Hong Kong Polytechnic University vs University of Pennsylvania

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Pennsylvania ranks #36 in the world and Hong Kong Polytechnic University #39, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 8 of the 14 fields both publish in, University of Pennsylvania in 6.

Research profiles alike: -0.52different 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.

University of Pennsylvania

United States · Philadelphia

World rank, 2022–now
#36
#17 all time
Works, 2022–now
19k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
39%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, Transplantation, Aging.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 8 of 14 fields, University of Pennsylvania in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University 86 University of Pennsylvania
  1. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#14
  2. #2Business, Management and Accounting—
  3. #20Computer Science#152
  4. —Decision Sciences#20
  5. #12Engineering—
  6. #18Environmental Science—
  7. #12Health Professions#20
  8. —Immunology and Microbiology#4
  9. #37Materials Science—
  10. —Medicine#8
  11. —Neuroscience#16
  12. —Nursing#2
  13. #17Psychology#42
  14. #13Social Sciences#95

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. Energy1.9× 0.2×
  2. Engineering2.4× 0.3×
  3. Environmental Science1.0× 0.3×
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.3×
  5. Computer Science1.6× 0.5×
  6. Chemical Engineering1.1× 0.4×
  7. Materials Science1.4× 0.5×
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.4× 0.5×
  9. Decision Sciences1.6× 0.8×
  10. Arts and Humanities0.6× 0.5×
  11. Social Sciences0.7× 0.6×
  12. Psychology1.5× 1.5×
  13. Chemistry0.6× 0.7×
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.7× 0.9×
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.2×
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.2×
  17. Mathematics0.8× 1.2×
  18. Health Professions0.8× 1.4×
  19. Neuroscience1.0× 2.5×
  20. Nursing0.3× 1.0×
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.8×
  22. Medicine0.4× 2.1×
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 2.0×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 2.5×
  25. Dentistry0.1× 1.7×
  26. Veterinary0.0× 4.6×
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kHong Kong Polytechnic University5,354 in 2025University of Pennsylvania4,286 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University or University of Pennsylvania?

University of Pennsylvania publishes 1.0× as much research as Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022–now (19k against 18k fractional works).

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

35.6% of Hong Kong Polytechnic University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 23.5% for University of Pennsylvania.

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