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Earth and Planetary Sciences research in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranks first in Hong Kong for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#43 worldwide), followed by University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Hong Kong's world rank
#15
of 80 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.2k
Top-10% rate
31.9%
Ranked institutions
5

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Earth and Planetary Sciences in Hong Kong?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #4347.037.8%262
2University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #5344.131.9%307
3Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #7139.936.7%189
4City University of Hong KongHong Kong #18326.632.7%132
5Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #20624.922.4%262

Institutions in Hong Kong above the floor of 40 fractional works in Earth and Planetary Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in Hong Kong?

Guochun Zhao, Mei‐Fu Zhou and Min Sun rank highest among researchers based in Hong Kong.

  1. 1Guochun Zhao#9,542 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 143 works
  2. 2Mei‐Fu Zhou#53,165 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 110 works
  3. 3Min Sun#74,221 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 162 works
  4. 4Q.S. Li#276,741 worldwide overall797 citations · 46 works
  5. 5Jonathan C. Aitchison#328,014 worldwide overall570 citations · 109 works
  6. 6Tao Wang#573,003 worldwide overall594 citations · 54 works
  7. 7Lin Liu#655,254 worldwide overall209 citations · 37 works
  8. 8Wen Zhou#893,111 worldwide overall158 citations · 41 works
  9. 9Jianping Gan#961,525 worldwide overall121 citations · 38 works
  10. 10Alex Chow#987,308 worldwide overall79 citations · 203 works
  11. 11Róbert Tenzer#1,057,528 worldwide overall71 citations · 47 works

How Hong Kong compares with other countries in Earth and Planetary Sciences