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Hong Kong vs Singapore

On research quality in 2022–now, Hong Kong ranks #18 in the world and Singapore #22, of 192 countries. Hong Kong stands higher in 15 of the 24 fields both publish in, Singapore in 9.

Hong Kong

World rank, 2022–now
#18
#27 all time
Works, 2022–now
80k
fractional
Top-10% rate
31.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Computational Mathematics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.

Singapore

World rank, 2022–now
#22
#22 all time
Works, 2022–now
70k
fractional
Top-10% rate
26.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
34%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Hardware and Architecture, Software, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

Who leads in each field?

Hong Kong stands higher in 15 of 24 fields, Singapore in 9. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Hong Kong 159 Singapore
  1. #66Agricultural and Biological Sciences#63
  2. #16Arts and Humanities#48
  3. #30Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#23
  4. #22Business, Management and Accounting#53
  5. #17Chemical Engineering#15
  6. #25Chemistry#20
  7. #7Computer Science#12
  8. #16Decision Sciences#27
  9. #20Dentistry#51
  10. #15Earth and Planetary Sciences#42
  11. #25Economics, Econometrics and Finance#49
  12. #20Energy#23
  13. #9Engineering#14
  14. #24Environmental Science#39
  15. #31Health Professions#39
  16. #31Immunology and Microbiology#22
  17. #15Materials Science#16
  18. #38Mathematics#54
  19. #36Medicine#29
  20. #31Neuroscience#27
  21. —Nursing#29
  22. #17Physics and Astronomy#15
  23. #11Psychology#19
  24. #15Social Sciences#42

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.

How has their output grown?

10k20k30kHong Kong23k in 2025Singapore19k in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Hong Kong or Singapore?

Hong Kong publishes 1.2× as much research as Singapore in 2022–now (80k against 70k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Hong Kong or Singapore?

31.8% of Hong Kong's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 26.6% for Singapore.

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