Research in Hong Kong
Science Explorer records 296 research institutions in Hong Kong, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- Research institutions
- 296 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 311k ▲ 38% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 8.9M 28.5 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 29.6% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Hong Kong?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese University of Hong KongUniversity | 81,657 | #53 | |
| 2 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity | 77,005 | #65 | |
| 3 | City University of Hong KongUniversity | 51,411 | #85 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyUniversity | 39,641 | #80 | |
| 5 | Hong Kong Baptist UniversityUniversity | 16,112 | #355 | |
| 6 | Queen Mary HospitalHospital / health system | 6,938 | #2,703 | |
| 7 | Hong Kong Metropolitan UniversityUniversity | 5,846 | #3,831 | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system | 2,010 | #11,047 | |
| 9 | Integrated Chinese Medicine (China)Company | 1,730 | #7,888 | |
| 10 | Social Welfare DepartmentGovernment institution | 1,615 | #9,942 | |
| 11 | Craft Group (China)Company | 1,506 | #4,800 | |
| 12 | Hong Kong Shue Yan UniversityUniversity | 1,274 | #6,123 | |
| 13 | Innovation Team (China)Company | 1,167 | #4,282 | |
| 14 | United Christian HospitalHospital / health system | 1,163 | #14,922 | |
| 15 | China Resources (China)Company | 1,161 | #6,520 | |
| 16 | Hospital AuthorityGovernment institution | 1,032 | #9,168 | |
| 17 | Cell Technology (China)Company | 1,008 | #3,944 | |
| 18 | Kwong Wah HospitalHospital / health system | 983 | #18,571 | |
| 19 | Department of HealthGovernment institution | 974 | #3,034 | |
| 20 | Fujitsu (China)Company | 878 | #16,520 | |
| 21 | PharmacoGenetics (China)Company | 837 | #12,365 | |
| 22 | Cisco Systems (China)Company | 807 | #13,278 | |
| 23 | St. Paul's Co-educational CollegeUniversity | 626 | #14,876 all time | |
| 24 | AECOM (China)Company | 606 | #16,962 | |
| 25 | Chevron (China)Company | 524 | #19,880 all time | |
| 26 | Ta Solutions (China)Company | 504 | #8,441 | |
| 27 | Hong Kong College of TechnologyUniversity | 482 | #12,811 | |
| 28 | Hong Kong ObservatoryResearch facility | 477 | #21,474 | |
| 29 | Pacific Medical (China)Company | 471 | #17,685 | |
| 30 | Tung Wah CollegeUniversity | 464 | #8,532 | |
| 31 | Group Sense (China)Company | 461 | #7,860 | |
| 32 | Saint Francis UniversityUniversity | 435 | #13,419 | |
| 33 | Vocational Training CouncilGovernment institution | 416 | #13,694 | |
| 34 | Caritas Medical CentreHospital / health system | 403 | #21,493 all time | |
| 35 | North District HospitalHospital / health system | 356 | #20,996 | |
| 36 | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational EducationUniversity | 354 | #16,293 | |
| 37 | Nano and Advanced Materials InstituteResearch facility | 343 | #7,141 | |
| 38 | Princess Margaret HospitalHospital / health system | 332 | #22,696 all time | |
| 39 | Beijing Enterprises (China)Company | 285 | #15,055 | |
| 40 | Hong Kong Design CentreNonprofit | 281 | #11,539 | |
| 41 | Insight (China)Company | 268 | #14,207 | |
| 42 | Government of Hong KongGovernment institution | 253 | #19,265 all time | |
| 43 | Tseung Kwan O HospitalHospital / health system | 234 | #24,371 all time | |
| 44 | Lucky Technology (China)Company | 226 | #30,276 all time | |
| 45 | Castle Peak HospitalHospital / health system | 224 | #27,413 all time | |
| 46 | The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society KowloonNonprofit | 217 | #27,766 all time | |
| 47 | Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation DepartmentGovernment institution | 198 | #28,491 all time | |
| 48 | Kwai Chung HospitalHospital / health system | 195 | #27,994 all time | |
| 49 | Tung Wah Eastern HospitalHospital / health system | 174 | #31,793 all time | |
| 50 | Meyer (China)Company | 162 | #22,530 all time | |
| 51 | ASM Pacific Technology (China)Company | 158 | #30,399 all time | |
| 52 | Humanity & HealthHospital / health system | 153 | #19,848 | |
| 53 | Family Planning Association of Hong KongInstitution | 150 | #32,462 all time | |
| 54 | Orient Capital (China)Company | 149 | #30,668 all time | |
| 55 | Multichannel (China)Company | 143 | #28,640 all time | |
| 56 | University Grants CommitteeGovernment institution | 132 | #10,192 all time | |
| 57 | Hong Kong Productivity CouncilInstitution | 128 | #30,408 all time | |
| 58 | Hong Kong Adventist HospitalHospital / health system | 122 | #30,806 all time | |
| 59 | Clover Seed (China)Company | 121 | #33,685 all time | |
| 60 | Unimed Medical InstituteHospital / health system | 119 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Hong Kong work in?
In 2022-now, 54% of research in Hong Kong is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences42k54.4%
- Engineering19k24.3%
- Computer Science10k13.2%
- Environmental Science3,4344.4%
- Materials Science3,4194.4%
- Physics and Astronomy1,6872.2%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1,2251.6%
- Chemistry1,0941.4%
- Energy1,0921.4%
- Mathematics8111.0%
- Chemical Engineering3040.4%
- Social Sciences17k21.9%
- Social Sciences7,1209.2%
- Psychology3,2194.1%
- Business, Management and Accounting2,4763.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,6912.2%
- Arts and Humanities1,5041.9%
- Decision Sciences1,0191.3%
- Health Sciences12k15.7%
- Medicine10k13.5%
- Health Professions1,3761.8%
- Nursing1890.2%
- Dentistry1330.2%
- Veterinary490.1%
- Life Sciences6,1798.0%
What is Hong Kong strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Hong Kong is most concentrated in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Computational Mathematics and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (4.3× the world share in Acoustics and Ultrasonics).
- Acoustics and UltrasonicsSubfield · 33.8 works4.3×
- Computational MathematicsSubfield · 20.8 works3.4×
- Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 57.4 works2.6×
- Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 2,200.8 works2.6×
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 134.0 works2.4×
- Building and ConstructionSubfield · 977.3 works2.3×
- Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 315.3 works2.3×
- Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 1,740.0 works2.2×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
The whole field profile
All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Computer Science1.69×8,876 works
- Engineering1.63×17k works
- Energy1.49×929 works
- Decision Sciences1.37×894 works
- Psychology1.33×2,750 works
- Materials Science1.27×2,992 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.07×1,552 works
- Neuroscience1.06×1,163 works
- Chemical Engineering1.04×245 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.02×2,222 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.00×1,059 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.98×1,468 works
- Chemistry0.88×933 works
- Environmental Science0.88×2,970 works
- Mathematics0.88×704 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×2,749 works
- Social Sciences0.74×6,308 works
- Medicine0.70×9,069 works
- Health Professions0.68×1,206 works
- Arts and Humanities0.68×1,320 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×159 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.63×428 works
- Nursing0.50×165 works
- Veterinary0.44×41 works
- Dentistry0.35×116 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×815 works
Which keywords describe research in Hong Kong?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Biomedical Applications and Epidemiology.
- Convolutional Networks
- China
- Corpus Linguistics
- Unsupervised Learning
- Representation Learning
- Water Splitting
- Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Catalysis
- Graphene
- Big Data
- Nanoparticles
- Energy Storage
- Social Media
- Energy Efficiency
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Nanomaterials
- Inflammation
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Neural Networks
- Sustainability
- Biomedical Applications
- Globalization
- Renewable Energy
- Environmental Impact
- Mental Health
- Artificial Intelligence
- Remote Sensing
- Mechanical Properties
- Cathode Materials
- Nanocomposites
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Electrocatalysis
- Energy Conversion
- Thermal Comfort
- Semi-Supervised Learning
Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Deep Learning5,337▲ 1.99×85 topics
- Machine Learning3,294▲ 1.27×96 topics
- Neural Networks2,691▲ 2.2×41 topics
- Epidemiology2,094▼ 0.68×137 topics
- Sustainability1,526▼ 0.80×123 topics
- Climate Change1,398▼ 0.66×120 topics
- Biomedical Applications1,258▲ 1.37×36 topics
- Inflammation1,230▼ 0.75×83 topics
- Globalization1,191▼ 0.78×153 topics
- Nanomaterials1,155▲ 1.42×21 topics
- Renewable Energy1,144◆ 1.02×59 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks1,110▲ 1.96×14 topics
- Environmental Impact1,085▼ 0.82×67 topics
- Energy Efficiency1,084▲ 1.51×44 topics
- Mental Health1,058◆ 0.95×46 topics
- Social Media1,038◆ 0.97×38 topics
- Artificial Intelligence1,028◆ 0.93×63 topics
- Energy Storage1,016▲ 2.0×13 topics
- Remote Sensing1,013◆ 1.07×41 topics
- Nanoparticles990◆ 1.01×44 topics
- Mechanical Properties889▲ 1.17×39 topics
- Big Data850◆ 1.14×36 topics
- Cathode Materials844▲ 2.8×3 topics
- Graphene737▲ 1.41×12 topics
- Nanocomposites728▲ 1.19×22 topics
- Catalysis699▲ 1.35×29 topics
- Artificial Neural Networks683▲ 1.93×10 topics
- Metal-Organic Frameworks605▲ 1.87×6 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries579▲ 1.81×4 topics
- Water Splitting576▲ 2.0×4 topics
- Rechargeable Batteries572▲ 2.8×2 topics
- Representation Learning522▲ 4.2×3 topics
- Electrocatalysis512▲ 2.3×5 topics
- Unsupervised Learning503▲ 4.2×3 topics
- Energy Conversion457▲ 2.8×5 topics
- Corpus Linguistics450▲ 2.8×5 topics
- Thermal Comfort410▲ 4.1×2 topics
- China406▲ 5.7×8 topics
- Semi-Supervised Learning398▲ 4.2×3 topics
- Convolutional Networks390▲ 3.7×3 topics
What research is done in Hong Kong?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 276 works
- 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 269 works
- 3 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 265 works
- 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 258 works
- 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 253 works
- 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 245 works
- 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 231 works
- 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 229 works
- 9 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 224 works
- 10 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 221 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 32.8% in 2016.
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