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Huazhong University of Science and Technology vs Wuhan University

On research quality in 2022–now, Huazhong University of Science and Technology ranks #16 in the world and Wuhan University #17, of 28,054 institutions. Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 8 of the 15 fields both publish in, Wuhan University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.77very 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.

Wuhan University

China · Wuhan

World rank, 2022–now
#17
#139 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
29.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
28%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Media Technology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Environmental Engineering.

Who leads in each field?

Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 8 of 15 fields, Wuhan 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 87 Wuhan University
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#66
  2. #30Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#40
  3. —Business, Management and Accounting#35
  4. —Chemistry#10
  5. #18Computer Science#28
  6. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#5
  7. #40Economics, Econometrics and Finance#10
  8. #10Engineering#23
  9. #55Environmental Science#6
  10. #13Immunology and Microbiology—
  11. #18Materials Science#44
  12. #43Medicine#78
  13. #26Neuroscience—
  14. #26Physics and Astronomy—
  15. —Social Sciences#70

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. Chemical Engineering2.2× 1.2×
  2. Nursing0.6× 0.4×
  3. Engineering2.5× 1.7×
  4. Materials Science1.9× 1.5×
  5. Neuroscience1.0× 0.8×
  6. Medicine0.8× 0.6×
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 1.6×
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 1.2×
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.7×
  10. Energy1.8× 1.7×
  11. Health Professions0.3× 0.3×
  12. Veterinary0.1× 0.1×
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 1.3×
  14. Computer Science1.3× 1.6×
  15. Psychology0.3× 0.4×
  16. Decision Sciences0.7× 1.0×
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.6×
  18. Chemistry1.0× 1.4×
  19. Mathematics0.6× 1.0×
  20. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.2×
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 1.0×
  22. Social Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  23. Environmental Science0.7× 1.6×
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.3×
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 2.2×
  26. Dentistry0.3× 1.7×
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan 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, Wuhan University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kHuazhong University of Science and Technology8,582 in 2025Wuhan University6,439 in 20251990200020102020

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

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

Huazhong University of Science and Technology publishes 1.3× as much research as Wuhan University in 2022–now (32k against 25k fractional works).

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

29.3% of Wuhan University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 25.8% for Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

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