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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology vs University of Zurich

On research quality in 2022–now, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranks #94 in the world and University of Zurich #96, of 28,054 institutions. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 7 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Zurich in 9.

Research profiles alike: -0.57different 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.

University of Zurich

Switzerland · Zurich

World rank, 2022–now
#96
#84 all time
Works, 2022–now
11k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
50%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Equine, General Decision Sciences, Orthodontics.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 7 of 16 fields, University of Zurich in 9. 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 79 University of Zurich
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#149
  2. —Arts and Humanities#27
  3. #448Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#54
  4. #179Chemistry—
  5. #11Computer Science#326
  6. —Decision Sciences#9
  7. #71Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  8. #62Engineering—
  9. #162Environmental Science#173
  10. —Health Professions#84
  11. #152Materials Science—
  12. #1,251Medicine#139
  13. —Neuroscience#38
  14. #64Physics and Astronomy#111
  15. #286Psychology#44
  16. #613Social Sciences#56

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. Engineering1.9× 0.2×
  2. Materials Science1.6× 0.3×
  3. Energy1.4× 0.3×
  4. Computer Science2.9× 0.7×
  5. Chemical Engineering1.1× 0.3×
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.5× 0.7×
  7. Chemistry1.6× 0.8×
  8. Environmental Science1.1× 0.7×
  9. Decision Sciences1.6× 1.2×
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.8× 0.6×
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.9× 1.8×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.2×
  13. Mathematics1.1× 1.2×
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.7×
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.7× 1.4×
  16. Neuroscience0.9× 2.5×
  17. Social Sciences0.4× 1.2×
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.6×
  19. Health Professions0.2× 0.9×
  20. Psychology0.5× 2.1×
  21. Nursing0.1× 0.6×
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 1.6×
  23. Arts and Humanities0.4× 2.4×
  24. Medicine0.2× 1.2×
  25. Dentistry0.1× 4.2×
  26. Veterinary0.0× 7.0×
Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Zurich

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

How has their output grown?

2k4kUniversity of Zurich2,515 in 2025Hong Kong University of Science and Technology2,201 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 University of Zurich?

University of Zurich publishes 1.4× as much research as Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (11k against 8k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology or University of Zurich?

30.7% of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 27.2% for University of Zurich.