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Hong Kong Metropolitan University

In research, Hong Kong Metropolitan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,589 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,629 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,524 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,793
of 28,054 · #5,005 all time
Rank in Hong Kong
#10
of 21
Research works
5.8k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Hong Kong Metropolitan University 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 #2,589 of 10,521 21.7%347 #1031
Social SciencesField #2,629 of 6,365 18.6%167 #824
Physical SciencesDomain #5,524 of 12,888 16.0%341 #5661
Computer ScienceField #2,695 of 4,667 17.7%149 #1574
EngineeringField #4,190 of 6,636 13.8%105 #6137
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,921 of 2,578 19.2%64 #1159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hong Kong Metropolitan University 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#1,031 #2,589
  2. Social Sciences#824 #2,629
  3. Physical Sciences#5,661 #5,524
  4. Computer Science#1,574 #2,695
  5. Engineering#6,137 #4,190
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,159 #1,921
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.

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: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.52× its world share, 149 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 105 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.06× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.61× its world share, 64 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.84× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 167 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hong Kong Metropolitan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bala Ramasamy, Sidney Rosen and Peter Rawlings lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hong Kong Metropolitan University.

  1. 1 Bala Ramasamy Hong Kong · #180,701 worldwide 280 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Sidney Rosen Hong Kong · #235,658 worldwide 153 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Peter Rawlings Hong Kong · #237,282 worldwide 33 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Graeme Salaman Hong Kong · #249,374 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Chris Cornforth Hong Kong · #260,689 worldwide 39 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Kevin Hung Hong Kong · #284,030 worldwide 127 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Jie Han Hong Kong · #290,749 worldwide 142 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Matthew Yeung Hong Kong · #293,573 worldwide 260 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Timothy Chappell Hong Kong · #383,294 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Joanna Bornat Hong Kong · #416,559 worldwide 45 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Which keywords describe research at Hong Kong Metropolitan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Internet of Things, Online Learning, Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics.

▲ 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 Learning81▲ 3.1×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning71▲ 2.9×63 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence34▲ 3.3×33 topics
  4. Data Mining27▲ 4.8×17 topics
  5. Internet of Things26▲ 4.0×24 topics
  6. Globalization25▲ 1.65×50 topics
  7. Online Learning23▲ 3.7×18 topics
  8. Education22▲ 1.68×36 topics
  9. Big Data21▲ 3.0×25 topics
  10. Neural Networks21▲ 1.78×29 topics
  11. Social Media20▲ 1.86×22 topics
  12. Educational Technology20▲ 2.2×24 topics
  13. Healthcare18▲ 2.2×17 topics
  14. Wireless Sensor Networks17▲ 5.0×15 topics
  15. Risk Assessment17▲ 3.3×15 topics
  16. E-Learning16▲ 2.1×17 topics
  17. Economic Growth16▲ 2.5×20 topics
  18. Cloud Computing16▲ 7.3×13 topics
  19. Economic Development15▲ 2.5×15 topics
  20. Big Data Analytics15▲ 9.0×5 topics
  21. IoT Security14▲ 5.9×3 topics
  22. International Trade13▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Student Engagement13▲ 4.2×13 topics
  24. Anomaly Detection12▲ 5.6×5 topics
  25. Supply Chain12▲ 7.4×6 topics
  26. Cybersecurity11▲ 6.3×4 topics
  27. Logistics11▲ 9.4×3 topics
  28. Online Education11▲ 7.6×5 topics
  29. Digital Technologies10▲ 9.4×3 topics
  30. Learning Analytics10▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Cross-Border E-Commerce10▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Fuzzy Theory10▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Intrusion Detection9▲ 8.1×3 topics
  34. Educational Data Mining9▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Massive Open Online Courses9▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Physical Education8▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Network Security8▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Botnet Detection8▲ 8.9×1 topic
  39. DDoS Attacks8▲ 8.9×1 topic
  40. Regional Planning8▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Hong Kong Metropolitan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Online Learning and Analytics, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Educational Technology and Pedagogy.

E-commerce and Technolog…10E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 10 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…9Online Learning and Analytics: 9 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…8Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 8 fractional worksEducational Technology a…8Educational Technology and Pedagogy: 8 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 7 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 6 fractional worksIdeological and Politica…6Ideological and Political Education: 6 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…5Misinformation and Its Impacts: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Technologies in…5Advanced Technologies in Various Fields: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…4Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 4 fractional works
Business and International ManagementComputer Science ApplicationsComputer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 10 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 9 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  4. 4 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  5. 5 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  7. 7 Ideological and Political Education Education 6 works
  8. 8 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Advanced Technologies in Various Fields Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 4 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hong Kong Metropolitan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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