City · China
Research in Hong Kong
Science Explorer records 312 research institutions in Hong Kong, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Hong Kong Polytechnic University, City University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong.
- Research institutions
- 312 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 311k ▲ 22% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 29.6% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity | 77,005 | #39 | |
| 2 | Chinese University of Hong KongUniversity | 73,890 | #66 | |
| 3 | City University of Hong KongUniversity | 51,411 | #57 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyUniversity | 38,470 | #94 | |
| 5 | Hong Kong Baptist UniversityUniversity | 16,112 | #567 | |
| 6 | Queen Mary HospitalHospital / health system | 6,938 | #4,125 | |
| 7 | Hong Kong Metropolitan UniversityUniversity | 5,758 | #6,793 | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system | 2,010 | #8,752 | |
| 9 | Integrated Chinese Medicine (China)Company | 1,730 | #5,156 | |
| 10 | Social Welfare DepartmentGovernment institution | 1,615 | #18,619 | |
| 11 | Craft Group (China)Company | 1,506 | #7,369 | |
| 12 | Hong Kong Shue Yan UniversityUniversity | 1,274 | #9,946 | |
| 13 | Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern HospitalHospital / health system | 1,260 | #16,252 | |
| 14 | Innovation Team (China)Company | 1,167 | #3,557 | |
| 15 | United Christian HospitalHospital / health system | 1,163 | #19,085 | |
| 16 | China Resources (China)Company | 1,161 | #6,227 | |
| 17 | State Key Laboratory of Synthetic ChemistryResearch facility | 1,089 | #3,068 | |
| 18 | HKU-Pasteur Research PoleResearch facility | 1,035 | #4,852 | |
| 19 | Hospital AuthorityGovernment institution | 1,032 | #14,233 | |
| 20 | Cell Technology (China)Company | 1,008 | #2,914 | |
| 21 | Kwong Wah HospitalHospital / health system | 983 | #23,720 | |
| 22 | Department of HealthGovernment institution | 974 | #4,508 | |
| 23 | Institute of Molecular Functional MaterialsResearch facility | 940 | #3,939 | |
| 24 | Fujitsu (China)Company | 878 | #18,729 | |
| 25 | PharmacoGenetics (China)Company | 837 | #9,049 | |
| 26 | Cisco Systems (China)Company | 807 | #17,586 | |
| 27 | Kowloon HospitalHospital / health system | 802 | #22,196 | |
| 28 | St. Paul's Co-educational CollegeUniversity | 626 | #23,554 all time | |
| 29 | AECOM (China)Company | 606 | #23,117 | |
| 30 | Hong Kong Sanatorium and HospitalFunder | 594 | #15,347 | |
| 31 | Chevron (China)Company | 524 | #26,959 all time | |
| 32 | Prince Philip Dental HospitalHospital / health system | 523 | #13,916 all time | |
| 33 | Ta Solutions (China)Company | 504 | #18,117 | |
| 34 | Hong Kong Eye HospitalHospital / health system | 495 | #11,767 | |
| 35 | Hong Kong College of TechnologyUniversity | 482 | #21,757 | |
| 36 | Hong Kong ObservatoryResearch facility | 477 | #8,560 | |
| 37 | Pacific Medical (China)Company | 471 | #26,087 | |
| 38 | Tung Wah CollegeUniversity | 464 | #7,947 | |
| 39 | Group Sense (China)Company | 461 | #5,507 | |
| 40 | Grantham HospitalHospital / health system | 438 | #33,475 all time | |
| 41 | Saint Francis UniversityUniversity | 435 | #16,542 | |
| 42 | Vocational Training CouncilGovernment institution | 416 | #23,624 | |
| 43 | Tung Wah HospitalHospital / health system | 415 | #17,420 | |
| 44 | Caritas Medical CentreHospital / health system | 403 | #29,396 all time | |
| 45 | North District HospitalHospital / health system | 356 | #25,829 | |
| 46 | Hong Kong Institute of Vocational EducationUniversity | 354 | #20,813 | |
| 47 | Nano and Advanced Materials InstituteResearch facility | 343 | #5,579 | |
| 48 | Princess Margaret HospitalHospital / health system | 332 | #26,218 all time | |
| 49 | Beijing Enterprises (China)Company | 285 | #20,300 | |
| 50 | Hong Kong Design CentreNonprofit | 281 | #16,132 | |
| 51 | Insight (China)Company | 268 | #22,684 | |
| 52 | Duchess of Kent Children's HospitalHospital / health system | 258 | #16,295 | |
| 53 | Government of Hong KongGovernment institution | 253 | #33,471 all time | |
| 54 | Tseung Kwan O HospitalHospital / health system | 234 | #31,769 all time | |
| 55 | Lucky Technology (China)Company | 226 | #36,963 all time | |
| 56 | Castle Peak HospitalHospital / health system | 224 | #33,865 all time | |
| 57 | The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society KowloonNonprofit | 217 | #30,481 all time | |
| 58 | Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation DepartmentGovernment institution | 198 | #33,250 all time | |
| 59 | Kwai Chung HospitalHospital / health system | 195 | #36,479 all time | |
| 60 | Tung Wah Eastern HospitalHospital / health system | 174 | #40,041 all time |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University77k · 25.2%Chinese University of Hong Kong74k · 24.2%City University of Hong Kong51k · 16.8%Hong Kong University of Science and Technology38k · 12.6%56 others listed65k · 21.2%
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
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×
← less than its size predicts1×more →
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.
Which keywords describe research in Hong Kong?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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.
- Semi-Supervised Learning
- China
- Energy Conversion
- Representation Learning
- Efficiency
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Regulation
- Graphene
- Mechanical Properties
- Artificial Intelligence
- Remote Sensing
- Mental Health
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy
- Nanomaterials
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Neural Networks
- Sustainability
- Biomedical Applications
- Inflammation
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Social Media
- Environmental Impact
- Energy Storage
- Nanoparticles
- Cathode Materials
- Big Data
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Biosensors
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Water Splitting
- Unsupervised Learning
- Corpus Linguistics
- Thermal Comfort
- Convolutional Networks
▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Learning4,615▲ 1.99×85 topics
- Machine Learning2,820▲ 1.27×95 topics
- Neural Networks2,315▲ 2.2×41 topics
- Epidemiology1,820▼ 0.68×137 topics
- Sustainability1,332▼ 0.81×119 topics
- Climate Change1,174▼ 0.64×119 topics
- Biomedical Applications1,123▲ 1.40×36 topics
- Globalization1,058▼ 0.80×148 topics
- Inflammation1,054▼ 0.75×83 topics
- Nanomaterials1,025▲ 1.43×21 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks997▲ 2.0×14 topics
- Renewable Energy973◆ 1.00×59 topics
- Social Media943◆ 0.98×37 topics
- Energy Efficiency941▲ 1.48×43 topics
- Environmental Impact939▼ 0.82×65 topics
- Mental Health936◆ 0.94×46 topics
- Energy Storage897▲ 2.0×13 topics
- Remote Sensing895◆ 1.07×41 topics
- Nanoparticles863◆ 1.01×44 topics
- Artificial Intelligence837◆ 0.90×63 topics
- Cathode Materials755▲ 2.8×3 topics
- Mechanical Properties747◆ 1.14×39 topics
- Big Data695◆ 1.13×36 topics
- Graphene654▲ 1.41×12 topics
- Artificial Neural Networks619▲ 1.92×10 topics
- Regulation567▲ 1.56×25 topics
- Biosensors554▲ 1.59×12 topics
- Metal-Organic Frameworks532▲ 1.88×6 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries515▲ 1.79×4 topics
- Rechargeable Batteries510▲ 2.8×2 topics
- Water Splitting493▲ 1.99×4 topics
- Efficiency447▲ 2.2×8 topics
- Unsupervised Learning414▲ 4.3×3 topics
- Representation Learning406▲ 4.3×3 topics
- Corpus Linguistics404▲ 2.8×5 topics
- Energy Conversion398▲ 2.8×5 topics
- Thermal Comfort368▲ 4.2×2 topics
- China363▲ 5.8×8 topics
- Convolutional Networks358▲ 3.8×3 topics
- Semi-Supervised Learning322▲ 4.3×3 topics
What research is done in Hong Kong?
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others
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
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.