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Hunan University vs Johns Hopkins University

On research quality in 2022–now, Johns Hopkins University ranks #51 in the world and Hunan University #52, of 28,054 institutions. Hunan University stands higher in 9 of the 16 fields both publish in, Johns Hopkins University in 7.

Research profiles alike: -0.35different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Hunan University

China · Changsha

World rank, 2022–now
#52
#233 all time
Works, 2022–now
14k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
20%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Computational Mathematics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology.

Johns Hopkins University

United States · Baltimore

World rank, 2022–now
#51
#25 all time
Works, 2022–now
22k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Transplantation, Family Practice, Health.

Who leads in each field?

Hunan University stands higher in 9 of 16 fields, Johns Hopkins University in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Hunan University 97 Johns Hopkins University
  1. #240Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#28
  2. #14Chemistry—
  3. #61Computer Science#108
  4. #29Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
  5. #11Energy—
  6. #21Engineering—
  7. #56Environmental Science—
  8. —Health Professions#11
  9. #29Materials Science—
  10. #55Mathematics—
  11. —Medicine#3
  12. —Neuroscience#10
  13. —Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#3
  14. #70Physics and Astronomy—
  15. —Psychology#22
  16. —Social Sciences#130

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. Energy3.6× 0.2×
  2. Chemical Engineering2.5× 0.3×
  3. Engineering2.8× 0.4×
  4. Materials Science2.6× 0.3×
  5. Chemistry1.8× 0.5×
  6. Environmental Science1.0× 0.4×
  7. Computer Science1.5× 0.6×
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.3×
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 0.3×
  10. Decision Sciences1.0× 0.7×
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
  12. Physics and Astronomy1.3× 1.1×
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.0×
  14. Mathematics1.1× 1.1×
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 1.1×
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 1.7×
  17. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.5×
  18. Dentistry0.1× 0.3×
  19. Social Sciences0.2× 0.6×
  20. Psychology0.4× 1.5×
  21. Neuroscience0.5× 2.6×
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 2.0×
  23. Nursing0.1× 1.4×
  24. Veterinary0.1× 0.9×
  25. Medicine0.2× 2.1×
  26. Health Professions0.1× 1.9×
Hunan UniversityJohns Hopkins 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 Hunan University leans further are at the top, Johns Hopkins University’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kJohns Hopkins University5,437 in 2025Hunan University3,854 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Hunan University or Johns Hopkins University?

Johns Hopkins University publishes 1.5× as much research as Hunan University in 2022–now (22k against 14k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Hunan University or Johns Hopkins University?

28.9% of Hunan University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.5% for Johns Hopkins University.