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Government of Hong Kong

In research, Government of Hong Kong stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,878 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,471
of 42,892
Rank in Hong Kong
#22
of 24
Research works
253
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Government of Hong Kong known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #18,878 of 21,541 16.4%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of Hong Kong 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).

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: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.84× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.32× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Government of Hong Kong?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Data Integration, GIS-based Modeling, Energy Simulation, Risk Assessment, Numerical Simulation, Governance and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Energy Efficiency3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  2. Machine Learning2▲ 1.40×7 topics
  3. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.9×4 topics
  4. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  5. Risk Assessment2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  6. Data Integration2▲ 24×4 topics
  7. Deep Learning2◆ 1.15×8 topics
  8. Energy Simulation2▲ 44×2 topics
  9. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Numerical Simulation2▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Governance2▲ 10×5 topics
  12. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.4×5 topics
  13. Performance Prediction1▲ 44×1 topic
  14. TBM1▲ 108×1 topic
  15. Climate Change Impact1▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Digital Economy1▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Economic Growth1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  18. Geological Modeling1▲ 174×1 topic
  19. Public Health1▲ 1.88×5 topics
  20. Uncertainty Analysis1▲ 174×1 topic
  21. Artificial Neural Networks1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  22. Building Energy Consumption1▲ 31×1 topic
  23. Health Effects1▲ 4.2×7 topics
  24. Model Predictive Control1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  25. Thermal Comfort1▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Urban Development1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  27. Circular Economy1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  28. Depression1▲ 2.6×4 topics
  29. Epidemiology1▼ 0.60×9 topics
  30. COVID-191▲ 1.56×7 topics
  31. Carbon Sequestration1▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Hydrogen Initiatives1▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Migration1▲ 6.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Government of Hong Kong publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tunneling and Rock Mechanics, Geological Modeling and Analysis, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization and Industrial Engineering and Technologies.

Tunneling and Rock Mecha…1Tunneling and Rock Mechanics: 1 fractional worksGeological Modeling and …1Geological Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…1Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering a…1Industrial Engineering and Technologies: 1 fractional works3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…1Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 1 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 1 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 1 fractional worksAnalytical chemistry methods development: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringGeochemistry and PetrologyBuilding and ConstructionMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  3. 3 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  4. 4 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications Building and Construction 1 works
  6. 6 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  8. 8 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 0 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 available25.7%not open74.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of Hong Kong's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower 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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