Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics
Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 18.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex interplay of identity, democratization, and civic engagement in post-colonial Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty. It delves into the rise of localism, protest movements such as the Umbrella Movement, challenges to national integration, and the impact of civic education on citizenship values.
- Hong Kong Identity
- Democratization
- Civic Education
- Localism
- Nationalism
- Protest Movements
- Chinese Sovereignty
- Cultural Identity
- Social Movements
- Post-colonial Hong Kong
- Research works
- 10k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +19% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (337 and 337 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 337 works
- 2 United States 337 works
- 3 Hong Kong 245 works
- 4 United Kingdom 182 works
- 5 Taiwan 94 works
- 6 Japan 69 works
- 7 Australia 65 works
- 8 Canada 54 works
- 9 France 41 works
- 10 Germany 36 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Hong Kong publishes the most Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics research, followed by Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Hong KongHong Kong 71 works
- 2 Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong 50 works
- 3 Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong 31 works
- 4 Education University of Hong KongHong Kong 31 works
- 5 City University of Hong KongHong Kong 22 works
- 6 National University of SingaporeSingapore 20 works
- 7 University of MacauMacau 20 works
- 8 National Taiwan UniversityTaiwan 16 works
- 9 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 15 works
- 10 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics include Lawrence J. Lau.
- 1 Lawrence J. Lau United States 1.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics research done?
The largest centres of Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics research in 2022–2025 are Hong Kong (China), Beijing (China), Pok Fu Lam (Hong Kong) and Taipei (Taiwan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tai Po, Pok Fu Lam and Macao.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Tai PoCN · 30.9 works113×
- Pok Fu LamHK · 71.0 works46×
- MacaoCN · 36.4 works25×
- Hong KongCN · 135.6 works23×
- TaipeiTW · 60.2 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics?
Among universities, judged by research, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong and Education University of Hong Kong score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 81.7 | 31.8% | 39.9× | 50 | +74.4% |
| 2 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 76.9 | 16.2% | 46.4× | 71 | +131.3% |
| 3 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 74.6 | 30.5% | 117.8× | 31 | +91.2% |
| 4 | National Taiwan UniversityTaiwan | 72.3 | 39.2% | 18.3× | 16 | +88.0% |
| 5 | City University of Hong KongHong Kong | 68.4 | 25.9% | 20.8× | 22 | +28.5% |
| 6 | Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong | 66.3 | 16.4% | 92.7× | 31 | +86.0% |
| 7 | University of MacauMacau | 64.1 | 23.5% | 33.6× | 20 | +10.7% |
| 8 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 62.6 | 21.6% | 9.4× | 12 | +345.7% |
| 9 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 62.0 | 20.0% | 9.8× | 15 | +79.4% |
| 10 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 61.4 | 21.6% | 11.6× | 20 | +18.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.