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Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs University of Hong Kong

On research quality in 2022-now, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks #19 in the world and University of Hong Kong #20, of 28,054 institutions. Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 6 of the 16 fields both publish in, University of Hong Kong in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.26somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States · Cambridge

World rank, 2022-now
#19
#4 all time
Works, 2022-now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
27.8%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
36%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

University of Hong Kong

China · Pok Fu Lam

World rank, 2022-now
#20
#90 all time
Works, 2022-now
18k
fractional
Top-10% rate
31.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
35%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Periodontics, Orthodontics.

Who leads in each field?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology stands higher in 6 of 16 fields, University of Hong Kong in 10. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 610 University of Hong Kong
  1. #24Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#84
  2. #28Chemistry-
  3. #36Computer Science#5
  4. #50Decision Sciences-
  5. -Dentistry#2
  6. #36Earth and Planetary Sciences#18
  7. #89Engineering#28
  8. #78Environmental Science#28
  9. -Health Professions#23
  10. #66Materials Science#60
  11. #8Mathematics-
  12. #353Medicine#49
  13. #19Neuroscience-
  14. #1Physics and Astronomy#34
  15. -Psychology#18
  16. -Social Sciences#8

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× 0.5×
  2. Physics and Astronomy4.7× 1.3×
  3. Mathematics2.7× 1.0×
  4. Energy1.4× 0.7×
  5. Chemistry1.4× 0.8×
  6. Materials Science1.7× 0.9×
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.9× 1.1×
  8. Engineering1.6× 1.1×
  9. Decision Sciences1.7× 1.3×
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.3× 1.1×
  11. Computer Science1.6× 1.4×
  12. Neuroscience1.4× 1.3×
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5× 0.5×
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.1× 1.3×
  15. Environmental Science0.8× 1.0×
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.8× 1.0×
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.9×
  19. Arts and Humanities0.5× 0.8×
  20. Veterinary0.2× 0.3×
  21. Social Sciences0.5× 1.0×
  22. Health Professions0.3× 0.7×
  23. Psychology0.6× 1.7×
  24. Medicine0.3× 0.8×
  25. Nursing0.1× 0.6×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 3.2×
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Hong Kong

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leans further are at the top, University of Hong Kong's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kUniversity of Hong Kong4,979 in 2025Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,956 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or University of Hong Kong?

University of Hong Kong publishes 1.4× as much research as Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2022-now (18k against 13k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or University of Hong Kong?

31.2% of University of Hong Kong's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 27.8% for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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