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Hong Kong Polytechnic University vs University of Toronto

On research quality in 2022–now, Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranks #39 in the world and University of Toronto #42, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 6 of the 13 fields both publish in, University of Toronto in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.34somewhat alike 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 Toronto

Canada · Toronto

World rank, 2022–now
#42
#28 all time
Works, 2022–now
29k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, General Decision Sciences, Library and Information Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University stands higher in 6 of 13 fields, University of Toronto 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 67 University of Toronto
  1. —Arts and Humanities#24
  2. —Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#41
  3. #2Business, Management and Accounting—
  4. #20Computer Science#33
  5. —Decision Sciences#3
  6. #12Engineering#122
  7. #18Environmental Science#101
  8. #12Health Professions#16
  9. #37Materials Science—
  10. —Medicine#11
  11. —Neuroscience#19
  12. #17Psychology#6
  13. #13Social Sciences#7

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× 0.5×
  2. Engineering2.4× 0.6×
  3. Materials Science1.4× 0.5×
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.4× 0.6×
  5. Computer Science1.6× 0.8×
  6. Chemical Engineering1.1× 0.6×
  7. Environmental Science1.0× 0.7×
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 0.7×
  9. Decision Sciences1.6× 1.2×
  10. Chemistry0.6× 0.6×
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.9× 1.1×
  12. Psychology1.5× 1.9×
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.7× 0.9×
  14. Social Sciences0.7× 1.2×
  15. Mathematics0.8× 1.4×
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  17. Neuroscience1.0× 2.1×
  18. Health Professions0.8× 1.6×
  19. Nursing0.3× 0.8×
  20. Arts and Humanities0.6× 1.7×
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.8×
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.3× 1.1×
  23. Medicine0.4× 1.3×
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 0.9×
  25. Dentistry0.1× 0.8×
  26. Veterinary0.0× 0.3×
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity of Toronto

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

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Toronto7,204 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 Toronto?

University of Toronto publishes 1.6× as much research as Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022–now (29k against 18k fractional works).

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

35.6% of Hong Kong Polytechnic University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Toronto.

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