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Huazhong University of Science and Technology vs Sun Yat-sen University

On research quality in 2022–now, Sun Yat-sen University ranks #15 in the world and Huazhong University of Science and Technology #16, of 28,054 institutions. Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of the 13 fields both publish in, Sun Yat-sen University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.85very 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.

Sun Yat-sen University

China · Guangzhou

World rank, 2022–now
#15
#140 all time
Works, 2022–now
32k
fractional
Top-10% rate
25.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Hepatology.

Who leads in each field?

Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 6 of 13 fields, Sun Yat-sen University in 7. 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 67 Sun Yat-sen University
  1. #30Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#12
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#14
  3. —Chemistry#15
  4. #18Computer Science#42
  5. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#17
  6. #40Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  7. #10Engineering#46
  8. #55Environmental Science#23
  9. #13Immunology and Microbiology#5
  10. #18Materials Science#30
  11. #43Medicine#14
  12. #26Neuroscience—
  13. #26Physics and Astronomy#34

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× 1.2×
  2. Chemical Engineering2.2× 1.2×
  3. Energy1.8× 1.2×
  4. Materials Science1.9× 1.5×
  5. Decision Sciences0.7× 0.6×
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.5×
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 1.8×
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.4×
  9. Health Professions0.3× 0.3×
  10. Computer Science1.3× 1.4×
  11. Nursing0.6× 0.6×
  12. Psychology0.3× 0.4×
  13. Neuroscience1.0× 1.2×
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.9×
  15. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.9×
  16. Chemistry1.0× 1.5×
  17. Social Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.9×
  19. Environmental Science0.7× 1.0×
  20. Medicine0.8× 1.2×
  21. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.2×
  22. Mathematics0.6× 1.0×
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.4×
  24. Dentistry0.3× 0.7×
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 1.5×
  26. Veterinary0.1× 0.4×
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologySun Yat-sen 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, Sun Yat-sen University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kSun Yat-sen University8,934 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 Sun Yat-sen University?

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

Whose research has more impact, Huazhong University of Science and Technology or Sun Yat-sen University?

25.8% of Huazhong University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.8% for Sun Yat-sen University.

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