Hong Kong University of Science and Technology vs Pennsylvania State University
On research quality in 2022–now, Pennsylvania State University ranks #93 in the world and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology #94, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 4 of the 15 fields both publish in, Pennsylvania State University in 11.
Research profiles alike: 0.45similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- 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.
Pennsylvania State University
- World rank, 2022–now
- #93
- #34 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 20k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 21.6%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 28%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Architecture, Library and Information Sciences, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.
Who leads in each field?
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 4 of 15 fields, Pennsylvania State University in 11. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#74
- —Arts and Humanities#68
- #448Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#150
- —Business, Management and Accounting#78
- #179Chemistry—
- #11Computer Science#170
- #71Earth and Planetary Sciences#76
- #62Engineering#121
- #162Environmental Science#82
- #152Materials Science#75
- —Mathematics#64
- #1,251Medicine#409
- #64Physics and Astronomy#48
- #286Psychology#51
- #613Social Sciences#30
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.
- Computer Science2.9× 1.0×
- Chemistry1.6× 0.6×
- Energy1.4× 0.7×
- Engineering1.9× 1.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.8×
- Materials Science1.6× 1.2×
- Chemical Engineering1.1× 0.9×
- Environmental Science1.1× 1.0×
- Decision Sciences1.6× 1.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.5× 1.4×
- Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.8×
- Mathematics1.1× 1.4×
- Neuroscience0.9× 1.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.7× 1.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 0.4×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
- Social Sciences0.4× 1.1×
- Medicine0.2× 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities0.4× 1.1×
- Psychology0.5× 2.1×
- Health Professions0.2× 1.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.9×
- Nursing0.1× 0.9×
- Veterinary0.0× 0.8×
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, Pennsylvania State University’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 University of Science and Technology or Pennsylvania State University?
Pennsylvania State University publishes 2.4× as much research as Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (20k against 8k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology or Pennsylvania State University?
30.7% of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.6% for Pennsylvania State University.