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Nanyang Technological University vs University of Hong Kong

On research quality in 2022–now, University of Hong Kong ranks #25 in the world and Nanyang Technological University #27, of 28,054 institutions. Nanyang Technological University stands higher in 4 of the 13 fields both publish in, University of Hong Kong in 9.

Research profiles alike: 0.31somewhat alike shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore · Singapore

World rank, 2022–now
#27
#68 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
32.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
27%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Hardware and Architecture.

University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong · Pok Fu Lam

World rank, 2022–now
#25
#131 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?

Nanyang Technological University stands higher in 4 of 13 fields, University of Hong Kong in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Nanyang Technological University 49 University of Hong Kong
  1. —Arts and Humanities#26
  2. #97Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#85
  3. #4Computer Science#5
  4. —Dentistry#2
  5. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#64
  6. #16Engineering#49
  7. —Environmental Science#29
  8. —Health Professions#46
  9. #27Materials Science#65
  10. #328Medicine#93
  11. #24Physics and Astronomy#37
  12. #32Psychology#18
  13. #43Social Sciences#2

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. Energy1.7× 0.7×
  2. Chemical Engineering1.2× 0.5×
  3. Engineering2.1× 1.1×
  4. Computer Science2.5× 1.4×
  5. Materials Science1.6× 0.9×
  6. Chemistry1.2× 0.8×
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.3× 1.3×
  8. Decision Sciences1.2× 1.3×
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.2×
  10. Neuroscience1.1× 1.3×
  11. Arts and Humanities0.6× 0.8×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.3× 0.5×
  13. Social Sciences0.7× 1.0×
  14. Psychology1.2× 1.7×
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.8× 1.1×
  16. Environmental Science0.7× 1.0×
  17. Mathematics0.6× 1.0×
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.6× 1.1×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.9×
  20. Health Professions0.3× 0.7×
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.6× 1.3×
  22. Nursing0.2× 0.6×
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.4× 1.0×
  24. Medicine0.3× 0.8×
  25. Veterinary0.1× 0.3×
  26. Dentistry0.1× 3.2×
Nanyang Technological UniversityUniversity 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 Nanyang Technological University 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 2025Nanyang Technological University4,285 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Nanyang Technological University or University of Hong Kong?

University of Hong Kong publishes 1.1× as much research as Nanyang Technological University in 2022–now (18k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Nanyang Technological University or University of Hong Kong?

32.2% of Nanyang Technological University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 31.2% for University of Hong Kong.

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