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Huazhong University of Science and Technology vs Xi'an Jiaotong University

On research quality in 2022–now, Huazhong University of Science and Technology ranks #16 in the world and Xi'an Jiaotong University #19, of 28,054 institutions. Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 7 of the 14 fields both publish in, Xi'an Jiaotong University in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.88very 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.

Xi'an Jiaotong University

China · Xi'an

World rank, 2022–now
#19
#146 all time
Works, 2022–now
33k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
22%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Computational Mechanics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes.

Who leads in each field?

Huazhong University of Science and Technology stands higher in 7 of 14 fields, Xi'an Jiaotong 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 77 Xi'an Jiaotong University
  1. #30Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology—
  2. —Business, Management and Accounting#13
  3. —Chemical Engineering#6
  4. —Chemistry#30
  5. #18Computer Science#43
  6. #40Economics, Econometrics and Finance#4
  7. —Energy#3
  8. #10Engineering#9
  9. #55Environmental Science#95
  10. #13Immunology and Microbiology—
  11. #18Materials Science#8
  12. #43Medicine#208
  13. #26Neuroscience—
  14. #26Physics and Astronomy—

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. Immunology and Microbiology1.3× 0.4×
  2. Veterinary0.1× 0.0×
  3. Medicine0.8× 0.3×
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.2× 0.6×
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.7× 0.4×
  6. Nursing0.6× 0.3×
  7. Neuroscience1.0× 0.7×
  8. Health Professions0.3× 0.2×
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.1× 0.1×
  10. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.1×
  11. Psychology0.3× 0.3×
  12. Environmental Science0.7× 0.6×
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.8× 1.5×
  14. Computer Science1.3× 1.2×
  15. Social Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  16. Mathematics0.6× 0.7×
  17. Chemistry1.0× 1.1×
  18. Decision Sciences0.7× 0.8×
  19. Engineering2.5× 3.2×
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 0.7×
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.8×
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.4× 0.6×
  23. Materials Science1.9× 2.9×
  24. Chemical Engineering2.2× 3.6×
  25. Energy1.8× 3.0×
  26. Dentistry0.3× 0.7×
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyXi'an Jiaotong 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, Xi'an Jiaotong University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kXi'an Jiaotong University8,979 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 Xi'an Jiaotong University?

Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes 1.0× as much research as Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (33k against 32k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Huazhong University of Science and Technology or Xi'an Jiaotong University?

25.8% of Huazhong University of Science and Technology's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.8% for Xi'an Jiaotong University.

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