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Hong Kong's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Hong Kong has 1,270 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.0% from 1,176 in 2023. That places Hong Kong 23rd in the world by number of listed scientists. The University of Hong Kong has the most listed scientists (305), followed by Chinese University of Hong Kong (247).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
1,535
+83 (+5.7%) vs 2023
Career Data
1,270
+94 (+8.0%) vs 2023
World rank by count
#23
No change vs 2023
Institutes
54
-7 (-11.5%) vs 2023
Scientists in Hong Kong on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 45% since 2020.
Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+15.9%
2022+8.0%
2023+7.0%
2024+8.0%
2025+16.7%
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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
Career-long list2024
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- 1The University of Hong Kong305
- 2Chinese University of Hong Kong247
- 3The Hong Kong Polytechnic University210
- 4City University of Hong Kong197
- 5Hong Kong University of Science and Technology156
- 6Hong Kong Baptist University45
- 7The Education University of Hong Kong27
- 8Lingnan University, Hong Kong12
- 9Hong Kong Metropolitan University9
- 10Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital6
All 1,270 scientists
Career-long list2024
| Rank in Hong Kong | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 695 |
ZH
|
City University of Hong Kong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 25 |
| 2 | 822 | City University of Hong Kong | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 7 | |
| 3 | 941 | The University of Hong Kong | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 56 | |
| 4 | 1,649 | The University of Hong Kong | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 7 | |
| 5 | 1,814 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Energy | Rank 19 | |
| 6 | 2,083 |
CP
|
City University of Hong Kong | Applied Physics | Rank 76 |
| 7 | 2,229 | The Education University of Hong Kong | Environmental Sciences | Rank 8 | |
| 8 | 2,296 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 60 | |
| 9 | 2,361 | The University of Hong Kong | Microbiology | Rank 40 | |
| 10 | 2,489 | Lingnan University, Hong Kong | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 13 | |
| 11 | 2,549 |
TX
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 66 |
| 12 | 2,685 | The University of Hong Kong | General Chemistry | Rank 31 | |
| 13 | 2,719 | City University of Hong Kong | Applied Mathematics | Rank 8 | |
| 14 | 2,880 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 3 | |
| 15 | 2,942 | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Hong Kong | Pathology | Rank 10 | |
| 16 | 2,967 |
SP
|
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 95 |
| 17 | 2,972 |
FG
|
City University of Hong Kong | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 16 |
| 18 | 2,979 |
TK
|
City University of Hong Kong | Applied Physics | Rank 96 |
| 19 | 3,067 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Building & Construction | Rank 4 | |
| 20 | 3,248 | Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital | Surgery | Rank 9 | |
| 21 | 3,257 | City University of Hong Kong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 67 | |
| 22 | 3,457 |
WQ
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 7 |
| 23 | 3,475 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 107 | |
| 24 | 3,516 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Operations Research | Rank 6 | |
| 25 | 3,647 | City University of Hong Kong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 72 | |
| 26 | 3,866 | Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 168 | |
| 27 | 3,883 |
KM
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Geography | Rank 8 |
| 28 | 4,280 |
WJ
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 38 |
| 29 | 4,647 |
YQ
|
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 108 |
| 30 | 5,042 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 31 | |
| 31 | 5,273 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Developmental Biology | Rank 262 | |
| 32 | 5,313 |
ZX
|
The University of Hong Kong | Optics | Rank 29 |
| 33 | 5,418 | The University of Hong Kong | Materials | Rank 63 | |
| 34 | 5,617 |
GP
|
The University of Hong Kong | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 11 |
| 35 | 5,685 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 132 | |
| 36 | 5,767 | The University of Hong Kong | Food Science | Rank 15 | |
| 37 | 5,875 |
NT
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 271 |
| 38 | 6,127 |
MT
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 273 |
| 39 | 6,304 |
LH
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 55 |
| 40 | 6,488 | Hong Kong Baptist University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 145 | |
| 41 | 6,668 |
SP
|
The University of Hong Kong | Psychiatry | Rank 192 |
| 42 | 7,041 | City University of Hong Kong | Biotechnology | Rank 16 | |
| 43 | 7,242 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 211 | |
| 44 | 7,481 |
WJ
|
City University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 170 |
| 45 | 7,696 | The University of Hong Kong | Energy | Rank 80 | |
| 46 | 7,734 | The University of Hong Kong | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 17 | |
| 47 | 7,760 | The University of Hong Kong | Surgery | Rank 46 | |
| 48 | 7,808 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Respiratory System | Rank 78 | |
| 49 | 7,922 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Civil Engineering | Rank 8 | |
| 50 | 8,222 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Building & Construction | Rank 13 | |
| 51 | 8,251 |
NM
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Energy | Rank 86 |
| 52 | 8,267 | The University of Hong Kong | Psychiatry | Rank 230 | |
| 53 | 8,435 | The University of Hong Kong | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 36 | |
| 54 | 8,732 | City University of Hong Kong | Materials | Rank 106 | |
| 55 | 8,756 |
LJ
|
The University of Hong Kong | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 68 |
| 56 | 8,795 | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Hong Kong | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 396 | |
| 57 | 9,098 | City University of Hong Kong | Environmental Sciences | Rank 44 | |
| 58 | 9,480 |
LW
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Surgery | Rank 56 |
| 59 | 9,494 |
SS
|
City University of Hong Kong | General Mathematics | Rank 23 |
| 60 | 9,972 | The Education University of Hong Kong | Forestry | Rank 1 | |
| 61 | 10,130 |
MC
|
Tuen Mun Hospital | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 100 |
| 62 | 10,153 |
JJ
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 214 |
| 63 | 10,196 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Information Systems | Rank 19 | |
| 64 | 10,232 | The University of Hong Kong | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 24 | |
| 65 | 10,260 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 176 | |
| 66 | 10,460 | Hong Kong Baptist University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 96 | |
| 67 | 10,566 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Social Psychology | Rank 136 | |
| 68 | 10,626 |
LK
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Social Psychology | Rank 139 |
| 69 | 10,695 |
LS
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Psychiatry | Rank 304 |
| 70 | 11,410 | City University of Hong Kong | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 132 | |
| 71 | 11,506 |
SM
|
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 165 |
| 72 | 11,518 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 87 | |
| 73 | 11,846 |
LB
|
City University of Hong Kong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 170 |
| 74 | 11,932 |
QL
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Operations Research | Rank 27 |
| 75 | 12,040 | The University of Hong Kong | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 33 | |
| 76 | 12,260 | City University of Hong Kong | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 34 | |
| 77 | 12,402 | City University of Hong Kong | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 96 | |
| 78 | 12,534 |
TT
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Education | Rank 56 |
| 79 | 12,609 | Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong | Immunology | Rank 460 | |
| 80 | 13,490 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 282 | |
| 81 | 13,614 |
SW
|
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Aerospace & Aeronautics | Rank 10 |
| 82 | 13,822 | City University of Hong Kong | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 189 | |
| 83 | 13,979 | The University of Hong Kong | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 231 | |
| 84 | 14,036 | City University of Hong Kong | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 289 | |
| 85 | 14,080 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Building & Construction | Rank 24 | |
| 86 | 14,353 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 80 | |
| 87 | 14,370 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 237 | |
| 88 | 14,611 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 51 | |
| 89 | 14,626 |
WF
|
The University of Hong Kong | Energy | Rank 152 |
| 90 | 14,669 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Civil Engineering | Rank 19 | |
| 91 | 14,686 | The University of Hong Kong | Genetics & Heredity | Rank 59 | |
| 92 | 15,397 | City University of Hong Kong | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,249 | |
| 93 | 15,525 |
KA
|
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 324 |
| 94 | 15,889 |
FX
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Education | Rank 68 |
| 95 | 16,292 | The University of Hong Kong | Business & Management | Rank 147 | |
| 96 | 16,347 | The University of Hong Kong | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 69 | |
| 97 | 16,555 | The University of Hong Kong | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 271 | |
| 98 | 16,757 | Lingnan University, Hong Kong | Finance | Rank 27 | |
| 99 | 16,759 | Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences Society | Respiratory System | Rank 166 | |
| 100 | 16,878 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 754 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Hong Kong are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
1,535 scientists affiliated with Hong Kong are on the 2024 single-year list, and 1,270 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Hong Kong has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, The University of Hong Kong has the most listed scientists from Hong Kong, with 305. It is followed by Chinese University of Hong Kong with 247.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Hong Kong changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Hong Kong went from 878 scientists in 2020 to 1,270 in 2024, a change of +44.6%.
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.