Top research institutions in Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong ranks first in Hong Kong on research quality in 2022–2025 (#25 worldwide), followed by Hong Kong Polytechnic University and City University of Hong Kong.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Hong KongUniversity · Pok Fu Lam | #25 | 31.2% | 17,557 | #1 |
| 2 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity · Hong Kong | #39 | 35.6% | 17,919 | #2 |
| 3 | City University of Hong KongUniversity · Hong Kong | #57 | 31.8% | 11,925 | #4 |
| 4 | Chinese University of Hong KongUniversity · Hong Kong | #66 | 29.1% | 14,302 | #3 |
| 5 | Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Hong Kong | #94 | 30.7% | 7,983 | #5 |
| 6 | Hong Kong Baptist UniversityUniversity · Hong Kong | #567 | 28.1% | 3,838 | #6 |
| 7 | Education University of Hong KongUniversity · Tai Po | #646 | 44.5% | 2,997 | #7 |
| 8 | Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks CorporationNonprofit · Shatin | #1,924 | 37.5% | 397 | #10 |
| 9 | HKU-Pasteur Research PoleResearch facility · Hong Kong | #4,852 | 37.5% | 232 | #9 |
| 10 | Hong Kong Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · Hong Kong | #6,793 | 18.6% | 759 | #8 |
| 11 | Lingnan UniversityUniversity · Tuen Mun | #7,072 | 23.3% | 631 | #11 |
| 12 | Hang Seng University of Hong KongUniversity · Shatin | #8,971 | 34.0% | 267 | #15 |
| 13 | Laboratory of Data Discovery for HealthCompany · Hong Kong | #9,751 | 37.4% | 66 | — |
| 14 | Hospital AuthorityGovernment institution · Hong Kong | #14,233 | 16.1% | 201 | #12 |
| 15 | Hong Kong Sanatorium and HospitalFunder · Hong Kong | #15,347 | 14.9% | 118 | #17 |
| 16 | Hong Kong Chu Hai CollegeUniversity · Tuen Mun | #15,781 | 15.5% | 65 | #20 |
| 17 | Saint Francis UniversityUniversity · Hong Kong | #16,542 | 20.6% | 112 | #16 |
| 18 | Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong KongUniversity · Chai Wan | #17,873 | 19.4% | 82 | #19 |
| 19 | Social Welfare DepartmentGovernment institution · Hong Kong | #18,619 | 12.2% | 249 | #13 |
| 20 | Vocational Training CouncilGovernment institution · Hong Kong | #23,624 | 9.4% | 100 | #21 |
| 21 | North District HospitalHospital / health system · Hong Kong | #25,829 | 2.3% | 76 | #23 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Hong Kong on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Hong Kong
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.