Hong Kong's Top 2% Scientists 2023
Hong Kong has 1,452 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 14.3% from 1,270 in 2022. That places Hong Kong 20th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. The University of Hong Kong has the most listed scientists (260), followed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (252).
Scientists in Hong Kong on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 41% since 2020.
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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% |
Top 10 institutes in Hong Kong
By number of listed scientists
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- 1The University of Hong Kong260
- 2The Hong Kong Polytechnic University252
- 3City University of Hong Kong231
- 4Chinese University of Hong Kong230
- 5Hong Kong University of Science and Technology149
- 6The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine56
- 7Hong Kong Baptist University53
- 8The Education University of Hong Kong36
- 9Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Medicine35
- 10Prince of Wales Hospital Hong Kong27
All 1,452 scientists
| Rank in Hong Kong | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 148 |
ZH
|
City University of Hong Kong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 7 |
| 2 | 351 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 23 | |
| 3 | 706 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Building & Construction | Rank 6 | |
| 4 | 953 | The University of Hong Kong | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 6 | |
| 5 | 1,022 |
TX
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 55 |
| 6 | 1,233 |
WQ
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 7 |
| 7 | 1,253 | The University of Hong Kong | Energy | Rank 36 | |
| 8 | 1,284 |
KM
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Geography | Rank 6 |
| 9 | 1,345 |
NS
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 21 |
| 10 | 1,460 |
QS
|
City University of Hong Kong | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 8 |
| 11 | 1,473 | City University of Hong Kong | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 10 | |
| 12 | 1,570 |
GP
|
The University of Hong Kong | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 9 |
| 13 | 1,571 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Energy | Rank 41 | |
| 14 | 1,572 |
TT
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Education | Rank 14 |
| 15 | 1,943 |
YQ
|
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 94 |
| 16 | 2,034 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 21 | |
| 17 | 2,181 |
WJ
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 8 |
| 18 | 2,193 |
LY
|
The University of Hong Kong | Building & Construction | Rank 14 |
| 19 | 2,218 | HKU Business School | Business & Management | Rank 55 | |
| 20 | 2,284 | The Education University of Hong Kong | Environmental Sciences | Rank 28 | |
| 21 | 2,296 |
NM
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Energy | Rank 55 |
| 22 | 2,495 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Respiratory System | Rank 9 | |
| 23 | 2,525 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 75 | |
| 24 | 2,682 |
SM
|
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 93 |
| 25 | 2,738 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Civil Engineering | Rank 5 | |
| 26 | 2,764 | The Education University of Hong Kong | Forestry | Rank 1 | |
| 27 | 2,784 |
ZY
|
City University of Hong Kong | Materials | Rank 50 |
| 28 | 3,010 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Building & Construction | Rank 21 | |
| 29 | 3,036 |
CG
|
City University of Hong Kong | Chemical Engineering | Rank 14 |
| 30 | 3,056 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 55 | |
| 31 | 3,134 |
ZC
|
City University of Hong Kong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 112 |
| 32 | 3,149 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 41 | |
| 33 | 3,226 |
LC
|
City University of Hong Kong | Materials | Rank 58 |
| 34 | 3,285 | City University of Hong Kong | Materials | Rank 59 | |
| 35 | 3,458 | The University of Hong Kong | Education | Rank 33 | |
| 36 | 3,490 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 27 | |
| 37 | 3,506 | The University of Hong Kong | Psychiatry | Rank 89 | |
| 38 | 3,552 | The University of Hong Kong | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 29 | |
| 39 | 3,567 | City University of Hong Kong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 123 | |
| 40 | 3,577 |
FG
|
City University of Hong Kong | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 37 |
| 41 | 3,662 |
LK
|
City University of Hong Kong | Applied Mathematics | Rank 18 |
| 42 | 4,088 | The University of Hong Kong | Education | Rank 39 | |
| 43 | 4,129 | City University of Hong Kong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 142 | |
| 44 | 4,182 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Building & Construction | Rank 30 | |
| 45 | 4,530 | The University of Hong Kong | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 15 | |
| 46 | 4,652 |
ZL
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 186 |
| 47 | 4,682 | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Hong Kong | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 163 | |
| 48 | 4,740 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 188 | |
| 49 | 4,868 |
LH
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 30 |
| 50 | 4,901 |
LW
|
The University of Hong Kong | Building & Construction | Rank 32 |
| 51 | 4,931 |
ZT
|
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 198 |
| 52 | 4,936 |
JJ
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 199 |
| 53 | 5,013 |
SP
|
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 110 |
| 54 | 5,059 | The University of Hong Kong | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 17 | |
| 55 | 5,165 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Building & Construction | Rank 36 | |
| 56 | 5,315 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 109 | |
| 57 | 5,401 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 38 | |
| 58 | 5,461 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 82 | |
| 59 | 5,610 | The University of Hong Kong, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases | Microbiology | Rank 111 | |
| 60 | 5,776 | City University of Hong Kong | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 107 | |
| 61 | 5,898 | The University of Hong Kong | Food Science | Rank 38 | |
| 62 | 5,917 |
YH
|
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 14 |
| 63 | 6,165 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Information Systems | Rank 22 | |
| 64 | 6,179 |
LI
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 25 |
| 65 | 6,270 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Operations Research | Rank 23 | |
| 66 | 6,398 | Hong Kong Baptist University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 86 | |
| 67 | 6,459 | The University of Hong Kong, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases | Microbiology | Rank 133 | |
| 68 | 6,462 | HKU Business School | Marketing | Rank 36 | |
| 69 | 6,563 |
ZT
|
The University of Hong Kong | Environmental Sciences | Rank 97 |
| 70 | 6,585 |
ZX
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Civil Engineering | Rank 23 |
| 71 | 6,717 | Hong Kong Baptist University | Information Systems | Rank 27 | |
| 72 | 6,998 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Energy | Rank 148 | |
| 73 | 7,003 |
WJ
|
City University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 271 |
| 74 | 7,118 |
FX
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Education | Rank 62 |
| 75 | 7,272 | City University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 284 | |
| 76 | 7,295 |
WP
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 223 |
| 77 | 7,695 | The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine | Microbiology | Rank 158 | |
| 78 | 7,819 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Information Systems | Rank 30 | |
| 79 | 8,018 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 171 | |
| 80 | 8,152 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Operations Research | Rank 32 | |
| 81 | 8,279 |
KA
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 326 |
| 82 | 8,330 | City University of Hong Kong | Applied Physics | Rank 165 | |
| 83 | 8,591 |
WG
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 104 |
| 84 | 8,642 | The Education University of Hong Kong | Geriatrics | Rank 20 | |
| 85 | 8,806 | The University of Hong Kong | Optics | Rank 36 | |
| 86 | 9,427 | The University of Hong Kong | Building & Construction | Rank 61 | |
| 87 | 9,456 |
LD
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 374 |
| 88 | 9,539 | The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 180 | |
| 89 | 9,825 |
LL
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 31 |
| 90 | 9,985 |
ZL
|
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 93 |
| 91 | 10,049 | City University of Hong Kong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 307 | |
| 92 | 10,094 |
YJ
|
The University of Hong Kong | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 94 |
| 93 | 10,290 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Developmental Biology | Rank 318 | |
| 94 | 10,297 | The University of Hong Kong | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 350 | |
| 95 | 10,374 | Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 367 | |
| 96 | 10,445 |
HW
|
The Education University of Hong Kong | Physical Chemistry | Rank 43 |
| 97 | 10,682 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 39 | |
| 98 | 10,689 |
LH
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Building & Construction | Rank 68 |
| 99 | 10,714 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Energy | Rank 228 | |
| 100 | 10,829 |
LW
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 57 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Hong Kong are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?
1,452 scientists affiliated with Hong Kong are on the 2023 single-year list, and 1,176 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Hong Kong has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2023 single-year list, The University of Hong Kong has the most listed scientists from Hong Kong, with 260. It is followed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with 252.
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 1,452 in 2023, a change of +40.6%.
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.