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Vocational Training Council

In research, Vocational Training Council stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,443 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,057 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,624
of 28,054 · #31,327 all time
Rank in Hong Kong
#20
of 21
Research works
416
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Vocational Training Council 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,443 of 16,945 20.0%157
Physical SciencesDomain #20,057 of 21,541 6.0%197

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vocational Training Council 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: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.25× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Vocational Training Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Online Learning, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Internet of Things, Economic Development, Education and Cyber-Physical Systems.

▲ 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. Sustainability9▲ 3.7×15 topics
  2. Education6▲ 3.2×20 topics
  3. Machine Learning5▲ 1.62×12 topics
  4. Deep Learning5▲ 1.50×18 topics
  5. Online Learning5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  6. Internet of Things5▲ 5.4×10 topics
  7. Globalization5▲ 2.4×13 topics
  8. Higher Education4▲ 8.3×10 topics
  9. Economic Development4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  10. Healthcare4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  11. Lifelong Learning4▲ 20×6 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.0×11 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  14. E-Learning4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  15. Educational Technology3▲ 2.9×12 topics
  16. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.1×12 topics
  17. Cyber-Physical Systems3▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Student Engagement3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  19. Distance Education3▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Student Satisfaction3▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Blended Learning3▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Community of Inquiry3▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Empowerment3▲ 30×2 topics
  24. IoT3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  25. Big Data3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  26. Informal Learning3▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Risk Management3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  28. Social Capital2▲ 4.4×2 topics
  29. Competency-Based Education2▲ 24×2 topics
  30. RFID Technology2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Aquaculture2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  32. Youth2▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Electric Vehicles2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Digital Twin2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Gender Equality2▲ 6.7×1 topic
  36. Microfinance2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Occupational Safety2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Prior Learning2▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Recognition2▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Student Perceptions2▲ 9.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Vocational Training Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Higher Education Learning Practices, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Online and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…2Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…2Digital Transformation in Industry: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…1Vehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksGlobal Educational Refor…1Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities: 1 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringRadiological and Ultrasound Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 2 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  9. 9 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities Demography 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.6%domestic only66.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vocational Training Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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