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Hong Kong Design Centre

In research, Hong Kong Design Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,886 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,132
of 28,054 · #20,206 all time
Rank in China
#2,546
of 3,058
Research works
281
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
37.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Hong Kong Design Centre 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 #15,886 of 21,541 32.3%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hong Kong Design Centre 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: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.53× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.66× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at Hong Kong Design Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Physical Activity, Public Health, Transportation, Travel Behavior, Health Impact Assessment, Urban Design, Ecosystem Services and Active Travel.

▲ 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. Public Health7▲ 5.5×9 topics
  2. Physical Activity7▲ 16×3 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 2.5×18 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 2.6×16 topics
  5. Transportation4▲ 29×2 topics
  6. Health Impact Assessment4▲ 61×2 topics
  7. Travel Behavior4▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Urban Design4▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Active Travel4▲ 71×1 topic
  10. Built Environment4▲ 71×1 topic
  11. Ecosystem Services4▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Deep Learning4▲ 1.42×22 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.7×8 topics
  15. Health Effects4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  16. Thermal Comfort4▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Urbanization4▲ 9.9×8 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  19. Mortality3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  20. Environmental Justice2▲ 22×1 topic
  21. Urban Green Space2▲ 52×1 topic
  22. User Satisfaction2▲ 15×3 topics
  23. GPS Data2▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Human Mobility2▲ 75×1 topic
  25. Vulnerability2▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Energy Consumption2▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Infectious Diseases2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  28. Climate Change Impact2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Energy Simulation2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Environmental Noise2▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Noise Pollution2▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Particulate Matter2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Public Transport2▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Service Quality2▲ 8.7×1 topic
  35. Vegetation2▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Global Warming2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  37. Green Roofs2▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Urban Heat Island2▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Building Energy Consumption2▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Model Predictive Control2▲ 7.9×1 topic

Which research topics does Hong Kong Design Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Transport and Accessibility, Urban Green Space and Health, Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis and Transportation Planning and Optimization.

Urban Transport and Accessibility: 4 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 2 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Locat…2Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 2 fractional worksTransportation Planning …2Transportation Planning and Optimization: 2 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 2 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…2Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional works
TransportationHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisSpeech and HearingEnvironmental Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 4 works
  2. 2 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 2 works
  4. 4 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 2 works
  5. 5 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 2 works
  6. 6 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  9. 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors74.0%domestic only26.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hong Kong Design Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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