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Huazhong University of Science and Technology vs National University of Singapore

On research quality in 2022–now, Huazhong University of Science and Technology ranks #16 in the world and National University of Singapore #18, of 28,054 institutions. Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 7 of the 15 fields both publish in, National University of Singapore in 8.

Research profiles alike: 0.80very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China · Wuhan

World rank, 2022–now
#16
#126 all time
Works, 2022–now
32k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

National University of Singapore

Singapore · Singapore

World rank, 2022–now
#18
#55 all time
Works, 2022–now
20k
fractional
Top-10% rate
29.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
29%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Decision Sciences, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Hardware and Architecture.

Who leads in each field?

Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 7 of 15 fields, National University of Singapore in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Huazhong University of Science and Technology 78 National University of Singapore
  1. #30Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#49
  2. —Chemistry#19
  3. #18Computer Science#14
  4. —Decision Sciences#24
  5. #40Economics, Econometrics and Finance#69
  6. #10Engineering#26
  7. #55Environmental Science#27
  8. —Health Professions#38
  9. #13Immunology and Microbiology—
  10. #18Materials Science#21
  11. #43Medicine#69
  12. #26Neuroscience—
  13. #26Physics and Astronomy#22
  14. —Psychology#16
  15. —Social Sciences#60

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. Engineering2.5× 1.4×
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 0.7×
  3. Materials Science1.9× 1.6×
  4. Medicine0.8× 0.6×
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.0×
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 1.5×
  7. Chemical Engineering2.2× 1.9×
  8. Energy1.8× 1.6×
  9. Neuroscience1.0× 1.0×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 0.6×
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.8×
  12. Computer Science1.3× 1.6×
  13. Chemistry1.0× 1.3×
  14. Nursing0.6× 0.8×
  15. Veterinary0.1× 0.2×
  16. Environmental Science0.7× 1.0×
  17. Decision Sciences0.7× 1.3×
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.8×
  19. Mathematics0.6× 1.2×
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.2×
  21. Dentistry0.3× 0.6×
  22. Health Professions0.3× 0.7×
  23. Psychology0.3× 1.0×
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.4×
  25. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.5×
  26. Social Sciences0.2× 0.8×
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyNational University of Singapore

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

How has their output grown?

5k10kHuazhong University of Science and Technology8,582 in 2025National University of Singapore5,395 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology or National University of Singapore?

Huazhong University of Science and Technology publishes 1.6× as much research as National University of Singapore in 2022–now (32k against 20k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Huazhong University of Science and Technology or National University of Singapore?

29.6% of National University of Singapore's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.8% for Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

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