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Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

In research, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen stands highest in Physical Sciences (#179 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#101 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#152 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Signal Processing, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Condensed Matter Physics — Signal Processing is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#277
of 28,054 · #1,212 all time
Rank in China
#98
of 3,058
Research works
6.5k
▲ 264% vs 2013–17
Citations
134k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #179 of 12,888 28.7%2,345 #1010
Computer ScienceField #101 of 4,667 28.7%737 #475
EngineeringField #152 of 6,636 28.7%900 #748
Materials ScienceField #138 of 2,468 34.4%235 #887
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #148 of 2,318 24.5%365 #585
Materials ChemistrySubfield #106 of 1,556 35.5%170 #697
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #115 of 1,568 34.8%155 #633
Social SciencesDomain #852 of 10,521 28.3%731 #1675
Life SciencesDomain #632 of 7,800 33.8%374 #1846
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #174 of 1,884 29.4%257 #523

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,010 #179
  2. Computer Science#475 #101
  3. Engineering#748 #152
  4. Materials Science#887 #138
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#585 #148
  6. Materials Chemistry#697 #106
  7. Biomedical Engineering#633 #115
  8. Social Sciences#1,675 #852
  9. Life Sciences#1,846 #632
  10. Artificial Intelligence#523 #174
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Signal Processing takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 50.9 works4.4×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 192.4 works4.0×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 24.3 works4.0×
  4. FinanceSubfield · 42.4 works3.7×
  5. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 106.4 works3.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 250 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 55 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.12× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.10× its world share, 125 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.50× its world share, 737 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 41 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.58× its world share, 900 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 76 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.77× its world share, 235 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 68 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 113 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 307 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 140 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 71 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 140 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 97 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 222 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen?

Ranked on the composite score, Jie Xu, Shuguang Cui and Tsung‐Hui Chang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.

  1. 1 Jie Xu China · #2,728 worldwide 2.3k citations · 113 works
  2. 2 Shuguang Cui China · #16,057 worldwide 2.2k citations · 223 works
  3. 3 Tsung‐Hui Chang China · #50,005 worldwide 830 citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Pinjia He China · #61,474 worldwide 392 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Jinke Ren China · #98,241 worldwide 299 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Junhua Zhao China · #108,607 worldwide 418 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Xiaoguang Han China · #141,336 worldwide 381 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Xichao Zhang China · #157,604 worldwide 353 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Man-On Pun China · #161,110 worldwide 334 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Xun Liu China · #212,109 worldwide 201 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Which keywords describe research at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Photodynamic Therapy, Bioimaging, Chemical Sensors, Machine Learning, Fluorescent Materials and Aggregation-Induced Emission.

▲ 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 institution'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
  1. Deep Learning384▲ 3.0×81 topics
  2. Neural Networks216▲ 3.7×34 topics
  3. Machine Learning185▲ 1.49×80 topics
  4. Photodynamic Therapy127▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Nanoparticles122▲ 2.6×36 topics
  6. Bioimaging101▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications100▲ 2.2×31 topics
  8. Chemical Sensors85▲ 9.4×3 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks84▲ 3.0×14 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency83▲ 2.3×27 topics
  11. Renewable Energy77▲ 1.41×31 topics
  12. Fluorescent Materials74▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Reactive Oxygen Species74▲ 4.8×14 topics
  14. Aggregation-Induced Emission73▲ 32×1 topic
  15. Organic Nanoparticles73▲ 32×1 topic
  16. Biosensors59▲ 3.0×12 topics
  17. Catalysis57▲ 2.3×27 topics
  18. Immunotherapy54▲ 2.0×17 topics
  19. Self-Assembly54▲ 4.4×12 topics
  20. Wireless Sensor Networks52▲ 3.0×14 topics
  21. Tumor Targeting49▲ 7.3×3 topics
  22. Photothermal Therapy49▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Fluorescence Imaging48▲ 8.4×2 topics
  24. Smart Grid48▲ 3.4×10 topics
  25. Near-Infrared44▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Biomimetic Nanoparticles44▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Theranostic Agents44▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Unsupervised Learning41▲ 7.5×3 topics
  29. Wireless Networks40▲ 6.9×9 topics
  30. Sparse Representation40▲ 5.4×6 topics
  31. Wireless Communications36▲ 5.4×5 topics
  32. Multi-Agent Systems35▲ 4.9×6 topics
  33. Convolutional Networks35▲ 6.5×3 topics
  34. Representation Learning35▲ 6.6×3 topics
  35. Transition Metal Complexes35▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Convex Optimization33▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Beamforming32▲ 8.0×4 topics
  38. Heterogeneous Networks32▲ 8.8×2 topics
  39. China29▲ 8.1×7 topics
  40. Channel Estimation27▲ 8.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data.

Luminescence and Fluores…73Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 73 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer…44Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 44 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting D…23Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 23 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 22 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 21 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 21 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 19 fractional worksTopic Modeling18Topic Modeling: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 18 fractional works
Materials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial Intelligence2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 73 works
  2. 2 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 44 works
  3. 3 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 23 works
  4. 4 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 22 works
  5. 5 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  7. 7 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 20 works
  8. 8 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 19 works
  9. 9 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 18 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 18 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.0%domestic only54.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 264% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.