Hunan University vs Southern University of Science and Technology
On research quality in 2022–now, Hunan University ranks #52 in the world and Southern University of Science and Technology #54, of 28,054 institutions. Hunan University stands higher in 7 of the 12 fields both publish in, Southern University of Science and Technology in 5.
Research profiles alike: 0.85very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
Hunan University
- 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.
Southern University of Science and Technology
- World rank, 2022–now
- #54
- #404 all time
- Works, 2022–now
- 11k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 28.1%
- share of its work among the world’s most cited
- Open access
- 41%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Condensed Matter Physics, Geophysics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.
Who leads in each field?
Hunan University stands higher in 7 of 12 fields, Southern University of Science and Technology in 5. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #240Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#148
- #14Chemistry#9
- #61Computer Science#124
- —Earth and Planetary Sciences#94
- #29Economics, Econometrics and Finance—
- #11Energy—
- #21Engineering#41
- #56Environmental Science#168
- #29Materials Science#47
- #55Mathematics—
- —Medicine#516
- #70Physics and Astronomy#36
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.
- Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 0.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.3×
- Energy3.6× 1.9×
- Psychology0.4× 0.2×
- Social Sciences0.2× 0.1×
- Engineering2.8× 2.2×
- Decision Sciences1.0× 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering2.5× 2.3×
- Computer Science1.5× 1.4×
- Environmental Science1.0× 0.9×
- Health Professions0.1× 0.1×
- Materials Science2.6× 2.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.6×
- Veterinary0.1× 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 1.1×
- Mathematics1.1× 1.5×
- Chemistry1.8× 3.1×
- Physics and Astronomy1.3× 2.2×
- Nursing0.1× 0.3×
- Neuroscience0.5× 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology0.3× 0.7×
- Medicine0.2× 0.4×
- Dentistry0.1× 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 2.4×
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, Southern University of Science and Technology’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.
How has their output grown?
Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.
Which publishes more research, Hunan University or Southern University of Science and Technology?
Hunan University publishes 1.3× as much research as Southern University of Science and Technology in 2022–now (14k against 11k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Hunan University or Southern University of Science and Technology?
28.9% of Hunan University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 28.1% for Southern University of Science and Technology.