Question 1

What is Lingnan University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Lingnan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,291 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,214 of 5,988 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,917 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting (Accounting is 4.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Lingnan University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Lingnan University ranks #3,465 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,158 all time), and #555 of 2,481 in China.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Lingnan University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Mingming Leng, Oi Ling Siu and Victoria Wai Lan Yeung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lingnan University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Lingnan University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Lingnan University is "Creditor rights, information sharing, and bank risk taking" (Joel F. Houston, Chen Lin, Ping Lin et al., 2010), with 976 citations. Next come "The Impact of Natural Culture and Economic Ideology on Managerial Work Values: A Study of the United States, Russia, Japan, and China" (884) and "Political Connections and the Cost of Bank Loans" (715).

Question 5

Which research topics does Lingnan University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Lingnan University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Lingnan University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Lingnan University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Computer Science (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (11%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Lingnan University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% higher than in 2018-2021.