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Huazhong University of Science and Technology vs Shanghai Jiao Tong University

On research quality in 2022–now, Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranks #6 in the world and Huazhong University of Science and Technology #16, of 28,054 institutions. Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 1 of the 11 fields both publish in, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.95very 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.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China · Shanghai

World rank, 2022–now
#6
#94 all time
Works, 2022–now
44k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
26%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Who leads in each field?

Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 1 of 11 fields, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 10. 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 110 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  1. #30Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#13
  2. —Chemistry#17
  3. #18Computer Science#9
  4. #40Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  5. #10Engineering#5
  6. #55Environmental Science#21
  7. #13Immunology and Microbiology#6
  8. #18Materials Science#6
  9. #43Medicine#33
  10. #26Neuroscience#14
  11. #26Physics and Astronomy#19

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. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.4×
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.6×
  3. Materials Science1.9× 1.7×
  4. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.3×
  5. Energy1.8× 1.6×
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.1×
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 1.6×
  8. Engineering2.5× 2.3×
  9. Health Professions0.3× 0.2×
  10. Medicine0.8× 0.8×
  11. Environmental Science0.7× 0.6×
  12. Chemical Engineering2.2× 2.3×
  13. Nursing0.6× 0.6×
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.3×
  15. Neuroscience1.0× 1.1×
  16. Decision Sciences0.7× 0.8×
  17. Chemistry1.0× 1.1×
  18. Mathematics0.6× 0.7×
  19. Social Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  20. Computer Science1.3× 1.6×
  21. Psychology0.3× 0.4×
  22. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.2×
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 0.8×
  24. Veterinary0.1× 0.2×
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  26. Dentistry0.3× 0.7×
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong 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, Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10k15kShanghai Jiao Tong University12k in 2025Huazhong University of Science and Technology8,582 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology or Shanghai Jiao Tong University?

Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes 1.4× as much research as Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (44k against 32k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Huazhong University of Science and Technology or Shanghai Jiao Tong University?

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

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