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Language and Linguistics research in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranks first in Hong Kong for Language and Linguistics research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's world rank
#6
of 67 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
565
Top-10% rate
42.1%
Ranked institutions
4

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Language and Linguistics in Hong Kong?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #1100.045.1%140
2University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #380.843.1%104
3Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #475.744.6%100
4Education University of Hong KongTai Po #571.857.0%76

Institutions in Hong Kong above the floor of 40 fractional works in Language and Linguistics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Language and Linguistics researchers in Hong Kong?

David Nunan, Icy Lee and John Flowerdew rank highest among researchers based in Hong Kong.

  1. 1David Nunan#3,336 worldwide overall903 citations · 14 works
  2. 2Icy Lee#52,231 worldwide overall330 citations · 10 works
  3. 3John Flowerdew#61,412 worldwide overall236 citations · 14 works
  4. 4Vijay K. Bhatia#67,425 worldwide overall170 citations · 11 works
  5. 5Di Zou#96,784 worldwide overall410 citations · 8 works
  6. 6Angel M. Y. Lin#99,275 worldwide overall267 citations · 12 works
  7. 7Chun Lai#142,672 worldwide overall241 citations · 8 works
  8. 8Guangwei Hu#173,029 worldwide overall220 citations · 12 works
  9. 9Winnie Cheng#203,752 worldwide overall119 citations · 8 works
  10. 10Martin Warren#311,686 worldwide overall94 citations · 15 works
  11. 11Dirk Noël#356,404 worldwide overall52 citations · 17 works
  12. 12Stephen Matthews#497,194 worldwide overall114 citations · 14 works
  13. 13Chu‐Ren Huang#539,238 worldwide overall460 citations · 36 works
  14. 14Roger Berry#780,940 worldwide overall21 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Kathleen Ahrens#842,434 worldwide overall46 citations · 8 works

How Hong Kong compares with other countries in Language and Linguistics