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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology vs Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

On research quality in 2022–now, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranks #94 in the world and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory #97, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of the 13 fields both publish in, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.68similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong · Hong Kong

World rank, 2022–now
#94
#249 all time
Works, 2022–now
8k
fractional
Top-10% rate
30.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Hardware and Architecture, Software, Computational Mathematics.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

United States · Berkeley

World rank, 2022–now
#97
#29 all time
Works, 2022–now
5.3k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
49%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of 13 fields, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 67 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#479
  2. #448Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#93
  3. #179Chemistry#158
  4. #11Computer Science#492
  5. #71Earth and Planetary Sciences#134
  6. —Energy#216
  7. #62Engineering#175
  8. #162Environmental Science#128
  9. #152Materials Science#109
  10. #1,251Medicine#2,821
  11. #64Physics and Astronomy#25
  12. #286Psychology—
  13. #613Social 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. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.1×
  2. Arts and Humanities0.4× 0.0×
  3. Psychology0.5× 0.1×
  4. Social Sciences0.4× 0.1×
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.1×
  6. Computer Science2.9× 0.8×
  7. Mathematics1.1× 0.4×
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.2×
  9. Health Professions0.2× 0.1×
  10. Neuroscience0.9× 0.4×
  11. Decision Sciences1.6× 0.9×
  12. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 0.2×
  14. Medicine0.2× 0.1×
  15. Engineering1.9× 1.4×
  16. Nursing0.1× 0.1×
  17. Chemistry1.6× 1.9×
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.7× 1.1×
  19. Materials Science1.6× 2.8×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  21. Energy1.4× 3.1×
  22. Chemical Engineering1.1× 2.5×
  23. Environmental Science1.1× 3.3×
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.5× 5.7×
  25. Physics and Astronomy1.9× 7.2×
  26. Veterinary0.0× 0.1×
Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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 University of Science and Technology leans further are at the top, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

1k2k3kHong Kong University of Science and Technology2,201 in 2025Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory1,060 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory?

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology publishes 1.5× as much research as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2022–now (8k against 5.3k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology or Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory?

30.7% of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.2% for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.