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Huazhong University of Science and Technology vs Peking University

On research quality in 2022-now, Huazhong University of Science and Technology ranks #10 in the world and Peking University #11, of 28,054 institutions. Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of the 15 fields both publish in, Peking University in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.74very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China · Wuhan

World rank, 2022-now
#10
#221 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.

Peking University

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022-now
#11
#174 all time
Works, 2022-now
32k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Psychology, Hardware and Architecture, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Who leads in each field?

Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of 15 fields, Peking University in 9. 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 69 Peking University
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#61
  2. #15Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#12
  3. #11Computer Science#12
  4. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#7
  5. #22Economics, Econometrics and Finance#3
  6. #7Energy-
  7. #8Engineering#38
  8. #55Environmental Science#14
  9. #7Immunology and Microbiology-
  10. #27Materials Science#36
  11. #16Medicine#14
  12. #9Neuroscience-
  13. -Physics and Astronomy#13
  14. -Psychology#28
  15. -Social Sciences#27

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× 1.0×
  2. Chemical Engineering2.2× 1.1×
  3. Energy1.8× 0.9×
  4. Materials Science1.9× 1.2×
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.7×
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.3×
  7. Chemistry1.0× 1.0×
  8. Decision Sciences0.7× 0.8×
  9. Nursing0.6× 0.7×
  10. Computer Science1.3× 1.5×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.4×
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.5×
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 2.3×
  14. Neuroscience1.0× 1.4×
  15. Medicine0.8× 1.2×
  16. Environmental Science0.7× 1.1×
  17. Health Professions0.3× 0.5×
  18. Veterinary0.1× 0.2×
  19. Mathematics0.6× 1.2×
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.2×
  22. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.3×
  23. Psychology0.3× 0.8×
  24. Social Sciences0.2× 0.5×
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 1.7×
  26. Dentistry0.3× 1.5×
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyPeking University

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, Peking University's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kHuazhong University of Science and Technology8,582 in 2025Peking University8,530 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Huazhong University of Science and Technology publishes 1.0× as much research as Peking University in 2022-now (32k against 32k fractional works).

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

25.8% of Huazhong University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.5% for Peking University.

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