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Lingnan University

In research, Lingnan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,474 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,402 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,680 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,072
of 28,054 · #9,947 all time
Rank in Hong Kong
#11
of 21
Research works
2.6k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Lingnan 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 #2,474 of 10,521 23.9%424 #1977
Social SciencesField #2,402 of 6,365 26.8%201 #2204
Physical SciencesDomain #6,680 of 12,888 22.1%147 #12833
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,479 of 2,578 21.8%81 #1626
Computer ScienceField #2,698 of 4,667 24.0%75 #4051
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,952 of 2,578 19.6%66 #1763

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lingnan 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#1,977 #2,474
  2. Social Sciences#2,204 #2,402
  3. Physical Sciences#12,833 #6,680
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,626 #1,479
  5. Computer Science#4,051 #2,698
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,763 #1,952
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: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.61× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.24× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.88× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 201 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lingnan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tingting Chen, Oi Ling Siu and Xiangdong Wei lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lingnan University.

  1. 1 Tingting Chen Hong Kong · #26,625 worldwide 943 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Oi Ling Siu Hong Kong · #135,534 worldwide 185 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Xiangdong Wei Hong Kong · #239,528 worldwide 157 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Geng Cui Hong Kong · #255,730 worldwide 184 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Ping Lin Hong Kong · #301,342 worldwide 106 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Chien-peng Chung Hong Kong · #332,239 worldwide 37 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Hon‐Kwong Lui Hong Kong · #352,407 worldwide 130 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Niccolò Pianciola Hong Kong · #426,507 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Kenny Z. Lin Hong Kong · #429,187 worldwide 52 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 W.L. Yeung Hong Kong · #462,660 worldwide 55 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Lingnan University

Which keywords describe research at Lingnan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Cultural Identity, Nationalism, Economic Growth, History, Political Economy, Corporate Governance and Democratization.

▲ 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. Globalization49▲ 4.0×47 topics
  2. Deep Learning27▲ 1.25×59 topics
  3. Cultural Identity27▲ 8.2×8 topics
  4. Machine Learning26▲ 1.28×60 topics
  5. Economic Growth25▲ 4.7×21 topics
  6. Nationalism24▲ 8.4×13 topics
  7. History23▲ 5.2×15 topics
  8. Mental Health21▲ 2.2×24 topics
  9. Corporate Governance21▲ 4.4×18 topics
  10. Social Media20▲ 2.2×22 topics
  11. Economic Development19▲ 3.7×16 topics
  12. Identity18▲ 3.9×18 topics
  13. Political Economy17▲ 10×12 topics
  14. Social Capital16▲ 4.7×15 topics
  15. Regulation15▲ 4.5×10 topics
  16. Gender14▲ 4.1×15 topics
  17. Colonialism14▲ 4.7×14 topics
  18. Governance14▲ 6.6×7 topics
  19. Democratization14▲ 33×3 topics
  20. China14▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Culture13▲ 3.9×10 topics
  22. Social Support13▲ 3.7×14 topics
  23. Urbanization13▲ 4.8×5 topics
  24. Social Movements12▲ 6.6×3 topics
  25. Migration12▲ 5.8×7 topics
  26. Inequality12▲ 8.5×7 topics
  27. Civic Education12▲ 81×2 topics
  28. Literature12▲ 3.4×13 topics
  29. Hong Kong Identity11▲ 204×1 topic
  30. Localism11▲ 204×1 topic
  31. Religion11▲ 3.8×9 topics
  32. Authoritarianism11▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Labor Market11▲ 5.8×8 topics
  34. Well-being10▲ 4.3×12 topics
  35. Emotion9▲ 7.1×11 topics
  36. Monetary Policy9▲ 6.1×6 topics
  37. Firm Performance9▲ 7.7×3 topics
  38. Society8▲ 6.9×4 topics
  39. Perception8▲ 19×4 topics
  40. Income Inequality8▲ 8.7×5 topics

Which research topics does Lingnan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics, Chinese history and philosophy, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Hong Kong and Taiwan Pol…11Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics: 11 fractional worksChinese history and phil…7Chinese history and philosophy: 7 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Re…6China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 6 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…6Corporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 5 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 5 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…5Japanese History and Culture: 5 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…5Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksPsychological Well-being…4Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 4 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…4Employment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsAccountingCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 works
  5. 5 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 5 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 5 works
  7. 7 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 5 works
  8. 8 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  9. 9 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.2%domestic only70.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lingnan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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