Hong Kong's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Hong Kong has 2,108 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 16.0% from 1,818 in 2025. That places Hong Kong 20th in the world by number of listed scientists. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists (394), followed by Chinese University of Hong Kong (376).

Single Year

2,108

+290 (+16.0%) vs 2025

Career Data

1,619

+137 (+9.2%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#20

No change vs 2025

Institutes

+7 (+11.9%) vs 2025

Scientists in Hong Kong on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+18.8%

2022+3.5%

2023+14.3%

2024+5.7%

2025+18.4%

2026+16.0%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	1,033		878
2021	1,227	+18.8%	1,018	+15.9%
2022	1,270	+3.5%	1,099	+8.0%
2023	1,452	+14.3%	1,176	+7.0%
2024	1,535	+5.7%	1,270	+8.0%
2025	1,818	+18.4%	1,482	+16.7%
2026	2,108	+16.0%	1,619	+9.2%

Top 10 institutes in Hong Kong

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Rank in Hong Kong	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	219	CT CHIU, Thomas K.F.	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 6
2	491	ZH ZHANG, Hua	City University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 13
3	554	PC Poon, Chi-Sun	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 6
4	749	DH Dai, Hongjie	The University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 23
5	796	ZY Zhu, Y. T.	City University of Hong Kong	Materials	Rank 14
6	884	NM Ni, Meng	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Energy	Rank 23
7	928	WX Wang, Xiaogang	ACE Robotics	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 61
8	1,093	KM Kwan, Mei Po	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Geography	Rank 6
9	1,123	TT Teo, Timothy	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 23
10	1,229	ZG Zhao, Guochun Chuif	The University of Hong Kong	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 7
11	1,246	CC Chan, Cecilia Ka Yuk	The University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 26
12	1,268	GP Gong, Peng	The University of Hong Kong	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 8
13	1,276	ZB Zhang, Bing	The University of Hong Kong	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 5
14	1,283	WQ Weng, Qihao	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 9
15	1,474	CD Carless, David Robert	The University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 30
16	1,590	CG Chen, Guanrong (Ron)	City University of Hong Kong	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 9
17	1,657	SC Song, Chunshan	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Energy	Rank 37
18	1,690	LB Liu, Bin	City University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 48
19	1,755	SM Shao, Minhua	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 49
20	1,764	CP Chu, Paul K.	City University of Hong Kong	Applied Physics	Rank 44
21	1,787	YX Yao, Xin	Lingnan University, Hong Kong	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 109
22	1,876	ZT Zhang, Tong	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 114
23	1,890	JC Jim, Chi Yung	The Education University of Hong Kong	Forestry	Rank 2
24	1,926	NS Ng, S. C.	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 26
25	1,954	YJ Yu, Jun	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 42
26	1,961	NC Ng, Charles Wang Wai	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 12
27	1,978	LC Liu, Chain Tsuan	City University of Hong Kong	Materials	Rank 40
28	2,072	WV Wong, Vincent Wai Sun	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 29
29	2,171	LC Lo, Chung Kwan	The Education University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 37
30	2,193	NT Ng, Thomas W.H.	The University of Hong Kong	Business & Management	Rank 74
31	2,214	ZC Zhi, Chunyi	The University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 74
32	2,236	LS Liang, Shunlin	The University of Hong Kong	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 14
33	2,303	NT Ng, Tsz Kit Davy	The Education University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 39
34	2,366	LD Lee, Duu Jong	City University of Hong Kong	Biotechnology	Rank 7
35	2,510	Lu, Weisheng Wilson	The University of Hong Kong	Building & Construction	Rank 20
36	2,531	TX Tang, Xiaoou	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 147
37	2,630	LD Leung, Dennis Yiu Cheong	The University of Hong Kong	Energy	Rank 70
38	2,708	ZX Zhang, Xiang	The University of Hong Kong	Optics	Rank 11
39	2,774	MT Mok, Tony Shu Kam	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 58
40	2,787	BJ Bünzli, Jean-Claude Claude Georges	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 4
41	2,797	HK Hew, Khe Foon Timothy	The University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 46
42	2,802	JJ Jia, Jiaya	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 159
43	2,932	CC Chai, Ching Sing	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 49
44	2,986	SJ Sung, Joseph Jao Yiu	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 39
45	3,021	LX Lou, Xiong Wen (David)	City University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 104
46	3,103	CF Chen, Fangfang	The University of Hong Kong	Social Psychology	Rank 101
47	3,105	ZL Zhang, Lei	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 173
48	3,150	ZZ Zhu, Ziqiang	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 9
49	3,241	LH Lo, Hoi Kwong	The University of Hong Kong	General Physics	Rank 26
50	3,310	QS Qin, S. Joe	Lingnan University, Hong Kong	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 38
51	3,352	WJ Woo, Jean L.F.	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 14
52	3,428	Chen, Wenhua	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 40
53	3,440	ST Shek, Tan Lei Daniel	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 50
54	3,466	YQ Yang, Qiang S.	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 193
55	3,491	TJ Teng, Jin-Guang	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Civil Engineering	Rank 12
56	3,500	WM Wong, Ming Hung	The Education University of Hong Kong	Environmental Sciences	Rank 82
57	3,609	GW Gao, Wei	Independent Researcher	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 124
58	3,619	SY Song, Yongduan Dijan	Lingnan University, Hong Kong	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 42
59	3,892	DD Dudgeon, David	The University of Hong Kong	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 13
60	3,910	YH Yin, Hongbiao	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 61
61	4,025	ZH Zhao, Hengshuang	The University of Hong Kong	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 219
62	4,059	Yeung, Henry Wai chung	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Geography	Rank 21
63	4,100	YJ Yan, Jinyue	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Energy	Rank 104
64	4,199	LJ Lee, Ju Seong	The Education University of Hong Kong	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 32
65	4,222	ZX Zhang, Xiaoling	The University of Hong Kong	Environmental Sciences	Rank 91
66	4,260	LK Liew, Kim Meow	City University of Hong Kong	Applied Mathematics	Rank 18
67	4,462	MB McKercher, Bob	School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 28
68	4,585	Ng, Yan Yung Edward	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Building & Construction	Rank 39
69	4,587	CT Cheng, T. C.Edwin	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Operations Research	Rank 19
70	4,739	FG Feng, Gang Gary	City University of Hong Kong	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 52
71	4,766	Kohnke, Lucas	The Education University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 71
72	4,787	TD Tsang, Daniel C.W.	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 103
73	4,801	LH Lan, Hui Yao	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 30
74	4,813	KR King, Ronnel Bornasal	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 72
75	4,827	Moorhouse, Benjamin Luke	City University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 74
76	4,868	LY Lu, Yi	City University of Hong Kong	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 11
77	4,977	CA Chan, Albert P.C.	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 41
78	5,057	HA Hughes, Alice Catherine	The University of Hong Kong	Ecology	Rank 140
79	5,099	CG Chen, Guohua	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 21
80	5,144	YA Yeung, Andy Wai Kan	The University of Hong Kong	Dentistry	Rank 11
81	5,394	MR Ma, Ronald Ching Wan	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 88
82	5,421	ZD Zou, Di	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Education	Rank 80
83	5,433	TS Tjong, S. C.	City University of Hong Kong	Materials	Rank 107
84	5,463	ZS Zhao, Shijun	City University of Hong Kong	Materials	Rank 109
85	5,525	RJ Ren, Jingzheng	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Energy	Rank 139
86	5,663	WJ Wang, Jun	City University of Hong Kong	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 308
87	5,664	LC Lai, Chun	The University of Hong Kong	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 44
88	5,671	BG Bu, Guojun	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 277
89	5,731	Zhou, Kevin Zheng	The University of Hong Kong	Marketing	Rank 43
90	5,740	HL Hsu, Lita	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 58
91	5,770	ZQ Zhang, Qingfu	City University of Hong Kong	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 312
92	5,888	TL Tummers, Lars G.	City University of Hong Kong	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 47
93	5,907	LP Luo, Ping	The University of Hong Kong	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 319
94	5,967	YS Yip, Siu Fai	The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine	Psychiatry	Rank 135
95	6,093	YQ Yang, Qiang	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 332
96	6,135	YB Young, Ben	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Civil Engineering	Rank 24
97	6,210	WL Wang, Lianzhou	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 210
98	6,239	Hu, Guangwei	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 46
99	6,281	RA Rogach, Andrey L.	City University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 213
100	6,284	GJ Grgic, Jozo	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Sport Sciences	Rank 23
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Hong Kong are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,108 scientists affiliated with Hong Kong are on the 2026 single-year list, and 1,619 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Hong Kong has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has the most listed scientists from Hong Kong, with 394. It is followed by Chinese University of Hong Kong with 376.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Hong Kong changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Hong Kong went from 1,033 scientists in 2020 to 2,108 in 2026, a change of +104.1%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.