Hong Kong University of Science and Technology vs University of British Columbia
On research quality in 2022–now, University of British Columbia ranks #91 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 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of British Columbia in 10.
Research profiles alike: -0.31different 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.
University of British Columbia
- World rank, 2022–now
- #91
- #50 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 20k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 22.7%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 36%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Linguistics and Language, Ecological Modeling.
Who leads in each field?
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, University of British Columbia in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#119
- —Arts and Humanities#86
- #448Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#79
- —Business, Management and Accounting#159
- #179Chemistry—
- #11Computer Science#121
- #71Earth and Planetary Sciences—
- #62Engineering#145
- #162Environmental Science#30
- —Health Professions#56
- #152Materials Science—
- #1,251Medicine#60
- —Neuroscience#62
- #64Physics and Astronomy—
- #286Psychology#25
- #613Social Sciences#54
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× 0.8×
- Engineering1.9× 0.8×
- Energy1.4× 0.6×
- Materials Science1.6× 0.7×
- Chemistry1.6× 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.0×
- Decision Sciences1.6× 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering1.1× 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.8×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.5× 1.1×
- Environmental Science1.1× 1.3×
- Mathematics1.1× 1.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.8×
- Neuroscience0.9× 1.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.7× 1.2×
- Social Sciences0.4× 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities0.4× 1.1×
- Psychology0.5× 1.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 1.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.6×
- Health Professions0.2× 1.4×
- Medicine0.2× 1.2×
- Nursing0.1× 0.8×
- Dentistry0.1× 1.1×
- Veterinary0.0× 1.5×
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, University of British Columbia’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 University of British Columbia?
University of British Columbia publishes 2.5× 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 University of British Columbia?
30.7% of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.7% for University of British Columbia.