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Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

In research, Hang Seng University of Hong Kong stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,760 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,384 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,242 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Business, Management and Accounting — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,971
of 28,054 · #16,579 all time
Rank in Hong Kong
#12
of 21
Research works
776
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Hang Seng University of Hong Kong 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,760 of 10,521 38.5%169 #3816
Social SciencesField #3,384 of 6,365 38.0%63 #4834
Physical SciencesDomain #9,242 of 12,888 26.2%81 #16561

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hang Seng University 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).

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. Social Sciences#3,816 #2,760
  2. Social Sciences#4,834 #3,384
  3. Physical Sciences#16,561 #9,242
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 Hang Seng University of Hong Kong specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 29.9 works5.2×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 42.6 works5.0×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 2.06× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.95× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.49× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.24× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hang Seng University of Hong Kong?

Ranked on the composite score, Robin Stanley Snell, Kwok-kan Tam and Eugene Y. Wong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.

  1. 1 Robin Stanley Snell Hong Kong · #382,625 worldwide 79 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Kwok-kan Tam Hong Kong · #571,643 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Eugene Y. Wong Hong Kong · #830,923 worldwide 63 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Daniel Y. Mo Hong Kong · #1,541,896 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

Which keywords describe research at Hang Seng University of Hong Kong?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Nationalism, Social Media, Corporate Governance, Urbanization, Globalization, Supply Chain Management and Cultural Identity.

▲ 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 Learning15▲ 1.60×40 topics
  2. Social Media14▲ 3.6×19 topics
  3. Machine Learning14▲ 1.56×43 topics
  4. Globalization13▲ 2.5×27 topics
  5. Economic Growth13▲ 5.7×15 topics
  6. Corporate Governance11▲ 5.5×13 topics
  7. Nationalism10▲ 7.9×6 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management10▲ 3.9×16 topics
  9. Urbanization9▲ 8.4×5 topics
  10. Internet of Things9▲ 3.9×16 topics
  11. Economic Development9▲ 4.2×16 topics
  12. Cultural Identity8▲ 5.8×7 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior8▲ 4.5×10 topics
  14. China7▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Civic Education7▲ 113×2 topics
  16. Big Data7▲ 2.9×11 topics
  17. Regulation7▲ 4.7×6 topics
  18. Social Movements6▲ 7.8×2 topics
  19. Financial Development6▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Panel Data Analysis6▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Political Economy6▲ 8.4×9 topics
  22. Social Capital6▲ 4.1×11 topics
  23. Monetary Policy6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  24. Democratization6▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Governance5▲ 6.1×7 topics
  26. Hong Kong Identity5▲ 231×1 topic
  27. Localism5▲ 231×1 topic
  28. Firm Performance5▲ 11×3 topics
  29. CO2 Emissions5▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Energy Consumption5▲ 8.5×3 topics
  31. Migration5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Corpus Linguistics5▲ 8.6×4 topics
  33. Environmental Regulation5▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Kuznets Curve5▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Authoritarianism5▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Financial Constraints5▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Inequality5▲ 7.8×5 topics
  38. Capital Structure4▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Mergers and Acquisitions4▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Investor Protection4▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Hang Seng University of Hong Kong publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Corporate Finance and Governance and China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance.

Hong Kong and Taiwan Pol…5Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics: 5 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…5Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…4Corporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Re…4China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…3EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 3 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing a…3Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsAccountingPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
  4. 4 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  8. 8 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 3 works
  9. 9 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.7%domestic only49.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hang Seng University of Hong Kong's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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