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HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute

In research, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,128 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,263 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,595
of 28,054 · #4,552 all time
Rank in China
#667
of 3,058
Research works
655
▲ 159% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
42.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute 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 #2,128 of 12,888 40.6%221 #3316
EngineeringField #1,263 of 6,636 41.9%124 #2658

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute 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).

What does HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 23.2 works4.3×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.61× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.30× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.89× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.55× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.49× its world share, 124 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.33× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Oxidative Stress, Large-Eddy Simulation, Neuroinflammation, Model Predictive Control, Autonomous Vehicles, Thermal Comfort and Neurodegeneration.

▲ 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 Learning19▲ 1.67×45 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress14▲ 2.6×34 topics
  3. Machine Learning12◆ 1.07×32 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications10▲ 2.5×21 topics
  5. Renewable Energy9▲ 1.90×14 topics
  6. Nanoparticles9▲ 2.1×25 topics
  7. Neural Networks9▲ 1.73×23 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency9▲ 2.8×9 topics
  9. Large-Eddy Simulation8▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Remote Sensing8▲ 2.0×14 topics
  11. Neuroinflammation8▲ 8.6×6 topics
  12. Model Predictive Control8▲ 9.0×6 topics
  13. Heat Transfer7▲ 4.3×10 topics
  14. Nanocomposites7▲ 2.5×16 topics
  15. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  16. Thermal Comfort6▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Neurodegeneration6▲ 6.4×7 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  19. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 3.9×6 topics
  20. Energy Simulation6▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Smart Grid6▲ 4.3×3 topics
  22. Electric Vehicles5▲ 5.5×4 topics
  23. Building Energy Consumption5▲ 20×1 topic
  24. Sustainable Buildings5▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Energy Harvesting5▲ 8.4×2 topics
  26. Flexible Electronics5▲ 8.9×3 topics
  27. Thermal Management5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  28. Photodynamic Therapy5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  29. Health Monitoring5▲ 6.7×2 topics
  30. Nanogenerators4▲ 10×1 topic
  31. Wearable4▲ 10×1 topic
  32. Energy Management4▲ 7.4×2 topics
  33. Radial Basis Functions4▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Turbulent Flows4▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Driver Behavior4▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Fluid-Structure Interaction4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  37. Turbulent Flow4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  38. Microglia4▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Particle Image Velocimetry4▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Vortex Dynamics4▲ 10.0×1 topic

Which research topics does HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Building Energy and Comf…5Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…4Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 4 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 4 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 4 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 3 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 3 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…3Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 3 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional works
Building and ConstructionBiomedical EngineeringComputational MechanicsPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 5 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 4 works
  4. 4 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 4 works
  5. 5 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 3 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 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 available42.6%not open57.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors86.1%domestic only13.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 159% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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.

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.