Hong Kong's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Hong Kong has 1,619 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 9.2% from 1,482 in 2025. That places Hong Kong 20th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Chinese University of Hong Kong has the most listed scientists (297), followed by The University of Hong Kong (281).

Single Year

2,108

+290 (+16.0%) vs 2025

Career Data

1,619

+137 (+9.2%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#20

up 2 places vs 2025

Institutes

+6 (+9.7%) vs 2025

Scientists in Hong Kong on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 84% 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%

2026+9.2%

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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	178	DH Dai, Hongjie	The University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 9
2	600	ZH ZHANG, Hua	City University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 25
3	772	CG Chen, Guanrong (Ron)	City University of Hong Kong	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 7
4	842	MT Mak, Tak Wah	The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine	Immunology	Rank 33
5	1,078	YX Yao, Xin	Lingnan University, Hong Kong	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 35
6	1,194	VP Vanhoutte, Paul M.	The University of Hong Kong, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 63
7	1,455	ZG Zhao, Guochun Chuif	The University of Hong Kong	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 7
8	1,631	SC Song, Chunshan	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Energy	Rank 20
9	1,721	CP Chu, Paul K.	City University of Hong Kong	Applied Physics	Rank 61
10	1,756	SJ Sung, Joseph Jao Yiu	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 25
11	1,930	BJ Bünzli, Jean-Claude Claude Georges	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 9
12	1,947	WX Wang, Xiaogang	ACE Robotics	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 58
13	1,997	PC Poon, Chi-Sun	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 6
14	2,047	WM Wong, Ming Hung	The Education University of Hong Kong	Environmental Sciences	Rank 7
15	2,534	PJ Peiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik	The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine	Microbiology	Rank 45
16	2,555	QS Qin, S. Joe	Lingnan University, Hong Kong	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 14
17	2,558	TX Tang, Xiaoou	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 75
18	2,623	LK Liew, Kim Meow	City University of Hong Kong	Applied Mathematics	Rank 9
19	2,700	ZZ Zhu, Ziqiang	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 7
20	2,772	WQ Weng, Qihao	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 7
21	2,788	ZT Zhang, Tong	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 78
22	2,857	TS Tjong, S. C.	City University of Hong Kong	Materials	Rank 35
23	2,859	FG Feng, Gang Gary	City University of Hong Kong	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 16
24	2,861	KM Kwan, Mei Po	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Geography	Rank 6
25	2,868	YV Yam, Vivian Wing Wah	The University of Hong Kong	Organic Chemistry	Rank 76
26	2,959	SP Sheng, Ping	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 91
27	3,043	LD Lo, Dennis Yuk Ming	Chinese University of Hong Kong	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 4
28	3,097	RA Rogach, Andrey L.	City University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 71
29	3,207	TK Tu, Kingning N.	City University of Hong Kong	Applied Physics	Rank 98
30	3,233	LC Liu, Chain Tsuan	City University of Hong Kong	Materials	Rank 38
31	3,258	CT Cheng, T. C.Edwin	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Operations Research	Rank 7
32	3,491	CG Chen, Guohua	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 14
33	3,672	WJ Woo, Jean L.F.	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 28
34	3,762	FS Fan, Sheung Tat	The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine	Surgery	Rank 12
35	3,803	YQ Yang, Qiang S.	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 103
36	3,833	LX Lou, Xiong Wen (David)	City University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 86
37	3,845	ZB Zhang, Bing	The University of Hong Kong	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 25
38	4,044	CC Che, Ching Ming	The University of Hong Kong	Organic Chemistry	Rank 104
39	4,156	TC Tang, Chingwan	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 115
40	4,160	GP Gong, Peng	The University of Hong Kong	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 11
41	4,323	PR Poon, Ronnie Tung Ping	The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 179
42	4,624	NM Ni, Meng	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Energy	Rank 54
43	4,683	CK Chau, K. W.	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 31
44	4,701	LH Löe, Harald A.	Prince Philip Dental Hospital	Dentistry	Rank 14
45	4,925	MY Mai, Yiu Wing	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Materials	Rank 57
46	5,026	ZX Zhang, Xiang	The University of Hong Kong	Optics	Rank 24
47	5,324	MT Mok, Tony Shu Kam	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 221
48	5,393	LD Lee, Duu Jong	City University of Hong Kong	Biotechnology	Rank 13
49	5,409	SN Shah, Nagendra P.	The University of Hong Kong	Food Science	Rank 18
50	5,416	LS Liang, Shunlin	The University of Hong Kong	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 14
51	5,429	WW Wong, Waiyeung (Raymond)	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 105
52	5,442	TR Tuan, Rocky Sung Chi	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 22
53	5,490	LH Lan, Hui Yao	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 43
54	5,493	ZY Zhu, Y. T.	City University of Hong Kong	Materials	Rank 68
55	5,718	NT Ng, Tzibun	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 243
56	5,748	ST Shek, Tan Lei Daniel	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 168
57	5,751	SD Srolovitz, David J.	The University of Hong Kong	Materials	Rank 72
58	5,812	LD Leung, Dennis Yiu Cheong	The University of Hong Kong	Energy	Rank 69
59	6,106	YH Yang, Hai	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 7
60	6,756	WJ Wang, Jun	City University of Hong Kong	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 170
61	6,816	YS Yip, Siu Fai	The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine	Psychiatry	Rank 199
62	6,830	JC Jim, Chi Yung	The Education University of Hong Kong	Forestry	Rank 1
63	6,839	PD Parker, David G.	Hong Kong Baptist University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 153
64	6,962	Yeung, Henry Wai chung	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Geography	Rank 18
65	6,993	SP Sham, Pak Chung	The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine	Psychiatry	Rank 204
66	7,002	CQ Chen, Qingyan (Yan)	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 15
67	7,038	TJ Teng, Jin-Guang	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Civil Engineering	Rank 7
68	7,143	BG Bu, Guojun	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 585
69	7,148	DD Dudgeon, David	The University of Hong Kong	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 30
70	7,271	JJ Jia, Jiaya	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 178
71	7,515	HD Hui, David Shu Cheong	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Respiratory System	Rank 72
72	7,684	NS Ng, S. C.	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 129
73	7,840	SM Shao, Minhua	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 146
74	7,905	BI Benzie, Iris Frances Forster	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 65
75	7,929	WW Wang, Wenxiong	City University of Hong Kong	Environmental Sciences	Rank 47
76	8,242	MB McKercher, Bob	School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 12
77	8,271	TT Teo, Timothy	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Education	Rank 42
78	8,279	LC Lo, Chung Mau	The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine	Surgery	Rank 45
79	8,289	NC Ng, Charles Wang Wai	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 25
80	8,425	WV Wong, Vincent Wai Sun	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 141
81	8,788	LB Liu, Bin	City University of Hong Kong	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 156
82	8,865	NW Ngai, Wai Ting Eric	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Information Systems	Rank 16
83	8,867	LH Lo, Hoi Kwong	The University of Hong Kong	General Physics	Rank 54
84	9,056	HS Hui, Shu Yuan Ron	The University of Hong Kong	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 19
85	9,200	MJ Merilä, Juha A.	The University of Hong Kong	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 106
86	9,533	Letaief, Khaled Ben	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 77
87	9,670	AR Alexander, Robert Mc Neill	Lingnan University, Hong Kong	Zoology	Rank 1
88	9,759	LJ Lam, James	The University of Hong Kong	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 77
89	9,779	SS Smale, Stephen	City University of Hong Kong	General Mathematics	Rank 20
90	9,833	LJ Lau, Joseph Wan Yee	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Surgery	Rank 53
91	9,917	ZJ Zhang, Jianhua	Hong Kong Baptist University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 93
92	10,217	BM Bond, Michael Harris	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Social Psychology	Rank 140
93	10,314	CF Chan, Francis Ka Leung	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 180
94	10,370	CA Chan, Albert P.C.	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 24
95	10,497	LS Lee, Sing	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Psychiatry	Rank 298
96	10,566	QL Qi, Liqun	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Operations Research	Rank 27
97	10,599	YK Yuen, Kwok Yung	The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine	Microbiology	Rank 256
98	10,912	LK Leung, Kwok	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Social Psychology	Rank 147
99	11,235	ZQ Zhang, Qingfu	City University of Hong Kong	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 253
100	11,608	LH Li, Heng	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 29
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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 career-long list, Chinese University of Hong Kong has the most listed scientists from Hong Kong, with 297. It is followed by The University of Hong Kong with 281.

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 1,619 in 2026, a change of +84.4%.

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.