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Sociology and Political Science research in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranks first in Hong Kong for Sociology and Political Science research in 2022–2025 (#5 worldwide), followed by University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's world rank
#17
of 122 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.2k
Top-10% rate
33.8%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Sociology and Political Science in Hong Kong?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong #579.547.8%539
2University of Hong KongPok Fu Lam #1070.731.0%694
3Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong #5549.032.2%619
4City University of Hong KongHong Kong #12938.132.6%389
5Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong #16235.228.3%349
6Education University of Hong KongTai Po #26029.239.2%218
7Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong #39823.829.9%159
8Lingnan UniversityTuen Mun #1,4797.121.8%81

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

Who are the top Sociology and Political Science researchers in Hong Kong?

Rob Law, Seongseop Kim and Brian King rank highest among researchers based in Hong Kong.

  1. 1Rob Law#45,933 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 93 works
  2. 2Seongseop Kim#59,087 worldwide overall844 citations · 43 works
  3. 3Brian King#251,621 worldwide overall434 citations · 37 works
  4. 4Kerry J. Kennedy#672,011 worldwide overall136 citations · 38 works
  5. 5Wang Yan#821,828 worldwide overall1 citations · 80 works
  6. 6信生 中原#1,224,540 worldwide overall1 citations · 114 works

How Hong Kong compares with other countries in Sociology and Political Science