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Hong Kong College of Technology

In research, Hong Kong College of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,968 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,757
of 28,054 · #32,205 all time
Rank in China
#2,952
of 3,058
Research works
482
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Hong Kong College of Technology 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 #11,968 of 12,888 7.3%97 #19481

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hong Kong College of Technology 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: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.04× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.55× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.92× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Hong Kong College of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Internet of Things, Healthcare, Big Data, Data Mining and Image Processing.

▲ 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 Learning30▲ 5.7×51 topics
  2. Machine Learning22▲ 4.5×39 topics
  3. Convolutional Neural Networks11▲ 10×12 topics
  4. Internet of Things10▲ 7.5×12 topics
  5. Sustainability8▲ 2.2×9 topics
  6. Healthcare8▲ 4.8×10 topics
  7. Big Data8▲ 5.5×8 topics
  8. Data Mining7▲ 6.1×6 topics
  9. Neural Networks7▲ 2.9×15 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management7▲ 4.6×6 topics
  11. Image Processing6▲ 9.1×7 topics
  12. Security6▲ 6.0×13 topics
  13. Big Data Analytics6▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Feature Selection6▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Cyber-Physical Systems5▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Digital Twin5▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Cloud Manufacturing5▲ 36×1 topic
  18. Smart Manufacturing5▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Classification Models4▲ 31×1 topic
  20. Medical Diagnosis4▲ 30×1 topic
  21. Feature Extraction4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  23. Wireless Sensor Networks4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  24. Emissions4▲ 12×2 topics
  25. IoT3▲ 6.0×9 topics
  26. IoT Security3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  27. Anomaly Detection3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  28. Electric Vehicles3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. Renewable Energy Integration3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  30. Computer Vision3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  31. Detection3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  32. Medical Image Analysis3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  33. Privacy3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  34. Image Classification2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  35. Crack Detection2▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Pavement2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Biodiesel2▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Transesterification2▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Internet of Things (IoT)2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Security Analysis2▲ 7.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Hong Kong College of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Transformation in Industry, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Biodiesel Production and Applications.

Digital Transformation i…5Digital Transformation in Industry: 5 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 4 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 2 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksAI in cancer detection2AI in cancer detection: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringHealth Information ManagementCivil and Structural EngineeringBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 4 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  6. 6 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 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 available51.1%not open48.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.5%domestic only63.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hong Kong College of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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