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University Grants Committee

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World rank, all time
#16,005
of 42,892
Rank in Hong Kong
#14
of 24
Research works
132
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
57.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 4.95× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 3.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.37× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.41× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 27.14× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 27.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University Grants Committee?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Assembly, Bioimaging, Catalysis, Biomedical Applications, Chemical Sensors, Supramolecular Chemistry, Photodynamic Therapy and Aggregation-Induced Emission.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Self-Assembly19▲ 37×10 topics
  2. Bioimaging14▲ 46×4 topics
  3. Catalysis12▲ 11×12 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications11▲ 8.0×12 topics
  5. Chemical Sensors11▲ 46×2 topics
  6. Supramolecular Chemistry11▲ 70×4 topics
  7. Photodynamic Therapy9▲ 43×3 topics
  8. Aggregation-Induced Emission9▲ 147×1 topic
  9. Fluorescent Materials9▲ 129×1 topic
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks8▲ 23×4 topics
  11. Molecular Machines8▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Nanofibers8▲ 32×2 topics
  13. Transition Metal Complexes8▲ 52×3 topics
  14. Metal Complexes8▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Nanoparticles7▲ 4.3×11 topics
  16. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes6▲ 184×1 topic
  17. Phosphorescent Materials6▲ 184×1 topic
  18. Macrocycles6▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Nanocomposites6▲ 6.0×9 topics
  20. Nanostructures6▲ 8.8×5 topics
  21. Organic Electronics6▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Reactive Oxygen Species6▲ 8.3×6 topics
  23. Coordination Chemistry5▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Host-Guest Interactions5▲ 222×1 topic
  25. Photochemical Properties5▲ 57×2 topics
  26. Field-Effect Transistors5▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Bulk Heterojunction5▲ 90×1 topic
  28. Conjugated Polymers5▲ 90×1 topic
  29. Fluorescent Probes5▲ 63×2 topics
  30. Neurodegenerative Diseases5▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Supramolecular5▲ 112×2 topics
  32. Fluorescent Chemosensors5▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Ion Detection5▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Phthalocyanines5▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Porphyrins5▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Hydrogels4▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Peptide Amphiphiles4▲ 156×1 topic
  38. Stability4▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Electron Transport4▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Drug Development4▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does University Grants Committee publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, Facility Location and Emergency Management and Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation.

scientometrics and bibli…2scientometrics and bibliometrics research: 2 fractional worksRenaissance and Early Modern Studies: 0 fractional worksFacility Location and Emergency Management: 0 fractional worksComputational Geometry and Mesh Generation: 0 fractional worksOptimization and Search …0Optimization and Search Problems: 0 fractional worksSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials: 0 fractional worksSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes: 0 fractional worksPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry: 0 fractional worksCritical Realism in Sociology: 0 fractional worksMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 0 fractional works
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyHistoryOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design6 others

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

  1. 1 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  2. 2 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 0 works
  3. 3 Facility Location and Emergency Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  4. 4 Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 0 works
  5. 5 Optimization and Search Problems Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  6. 6 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials Biomaterials 0 works
  7. 7 Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes Organic Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Critical Realism in Sociology Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection Spectroscopy 0 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 available18.3%not open81.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.1%domestic only34.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Grants Committee's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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