City University of Hong Kong: Rankings

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The City University of Hong Kong ranked 14th in China, 308th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 36 research topics. The City University of Hong Kong ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 99,277 academic publications and 3,187,024 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 50 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#308 of 14,131 In the World
#33 of 5,830 In Asia
#14 of 960 In China
#4 of 11 In Hong Kong
#18 of 1,794 For Architectural Engineering
#34 of 1,022 For Product and Industrial Design
#44 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#661 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#447 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 33 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 31st for Engineering in China and 144th in the World with 66,992 publications made and 2,310,826 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#31 of 560 In China
#46 of 2,841 In Asia
#144 of 6,795 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 27 42
1994 35 71
1995 201 104
1996 385 218
1997 509 468
1998 569 910
1999 743 1687
2000 876 2338
2001 823 3430
2002 1742 5905
2003 1481 8007
2004 1444 10552
2005 1461 14358
2006 1588 19356
2007 1459 21648
2008 1670 26792
2009 1670 32265
2010 1840 37338
2011 2030 44975
2012 2066 51156
2013 2172 57895
2014 2402 68910
2015 2401 74759
2016 2517 84470
2017 2742 95810
2018 3030 114130
2019 3529 137955
2020 3877 167282
2021 4238 204304
2022 4749 231718
2023 5188 259847
2024 4585 274693
2025 3445 257812

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architectural Engineering 8 9 18
Product and Industrial Design 6 10 34
Firefighting and Fire Science 18 20 44
Construction Management 10 14 55
Reliability and Quality Engineering 20 22 63
Electronic Engineering 15 22 65
Operations Research 13 20 68
Telecommunications 19 27 70
Electrical Engineering 19 30 74
Computer Networking 18 27 79
Nanotechnology 30 45 81
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 27 82
Civil Engineering 20 27 97
Human-Computer Interaction 10 15 102
Computer Engineering 22 34 105
Engineering Management 9 15 105
Automation and Control engineering 33 46 109
Robotics 22 40 113
Chemical Engineering 44 65 116
Structural Engineering 27 42 117
Metallurgical Engineering 35 51 117
Acoustical Engineering 25 38 119
Industrial Engineering 23 34 122
Renewable Energy Engineering 21 41 126
Nuclear Engineering 23 49 127
Materials Science 36 51 128
Optical Engineering 26 43 130
Transportation Engineering 28 39 149
Technical Drawing 32 48 154
Systems Engineering 25 36 161
Aviation 18 29 161
Mechanical Engineering 33 48 162
Marine Engineering 36 61 188
Automotive Engineering 35 64 190
Architecture 28 40 197
Landscape Architecture 39 54 207
Environmental Engineering 48 84 224
Aerospace Engineering 42 72 256
Geotechnical Engineering 58 98 275
Petroleum Engineering 53 98 276
Biomedical Engineering 38 74 278
Remote Sensing 60 91 358
Biochemical Engineering 48 100 396
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 53 127 439
Mining Engineering 95 213 582
Biotechnology 95 290 839

Physics rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 33rd for Physics in China and 171st in the World with 59,195 publications made and 2,106,495 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#33 of 558 In China
#52 of 2,822 In Asia
#171 of 6,729 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 22 34
1994 25 68
1995 164 101
1996 337 199
1997 452 410
1998 522 805
1999 685 1500
2000 786 2152
2001 751 3272
2002 1519 5381
2003 1377 7470
2004 1276 9860
2005 1301 13417
2006 1387 17926
2007 1305 20217
2008 1475 24767
2009 1530 29474
2010 1565 33996
2011 1818 41013
2012 1844 46242
2013 1937 52857
2014 2087 62424
2015 2108 67812
2016 2267 76917
2017 2471 87306
2018 2666 102857
2019 3078 124909
2020 3401 150962
2021 3708 183981
2022 4108 209520
2023 4592 234612
2024 4042 248975
2025 3029 235201

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 45 81
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 27 82
Acoustical Engineering 25 38 119
Materials Science 36 51 128
Optical Engineering 26 43 130
Quantum and Particle physics 33 51 158
Condensed Matter Physics 34 61 186
Nuclear Physics 29 59 283
Astrophysics and Astronomy 34 59 300
Atomic and Molecular physics 29 65 340
Astrobiology 35 66 355
Theoretical Physics 30 66 389
Biophysics 59 147 598
Medical Physics 48 158 645

Computer Science rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 24th for Computer Science in China and 154th in the World with 51,308 publications made and 1,555,804 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#24 of 563 In China
#36 of 2,842 In Asia
#154 of 6,855 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 28 35
1994 42 65
1995 158 112
1996 279 210
1997 367 389
1998 384 603
1999 523 1245
2000 597 1679
2001 624 2273
2002 1536 4610
2003 1131 5913
2004 1131 7616
2005 1204 11183
2006 1345 15146
2007 1254 17638
2008 1492 22414
2009 1426 26833
2010 1611 30700
2011 1576 35972
2012 1697 41523
2013 1731 46545
2014 1922 54342
2015 1804 57133
2016 1958 62627
2017 2127 69410
2018 2326 81460
2019 2582 97492
2020 2767 114968
2021 3129 135935
2022 3388 143688
2023 3757 160623
2024 3170 146127
2025 2615 123146

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Computer Science.

Chemistry rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 46th for Chemistry in China and 299th in the World with 49,013 publications made and 1,800,315 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#46 of 547 In China
#79 of 2,785 In Asia
#299 of 6,561 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 17 24
1994 16 40
1995 121 69
1996 260 122
1997 349 322
1998 411 662
1999 519 1224
2000 611 1689
2001 559 2636
2002 1044 4115
2003 983 5805
2004 940 7731
2005 1030 10255
2006 1028 13471
2007 988 15183
2008 1053 18342
2009 1113 21508
2010 1161 24916
2011 1394 30812
2012 1370 34360
2013 1503 39547
2014 1630 46958
2015 1706 52051
2016 1811 60838
2017 1951 69007
2018 2220 83143
2019 2580 101786
2020 2964 126525
2021 3299 159127
2022 3949 186026
2023 4256 209439
2024 3756 234199
2025 2856 229046

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 45 81
Chemical Engineering 44 65 116
Materials Science 36 51 128
Physical chemistry 39 59 131
Environmental Chemistry 31 46 151
Inorganic Chemistry 45 72 187
Computational Chemistry 34 59 271
Organic Chemistry 45 84 285
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 66 301
Biochemical Engineering 48 100 396
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 53 127 439
Radiochemistry 116 299 565
Biochemistry 78 175 597
Pharmacy 75 228 650
Nutrition and Food Science 114 356 946

Biology rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 54th for Biology in China and 440th in the World with 44,056 publications made and 1,632,610 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#54 of 553 In China
#105 of 2,838 In Asia
#440 of 6,841 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 18 24
1994 21 45
1995 94 55
1996 188 123
1997 242 260
1998 300 546
1999 390 922
2000 448 1465
2001 450 2196
2002 722 3393
2003 741 5072
2004 752 6529
2005 775 8788
2006 899 11874
2007 784 13563
2008 940 17081
2009 978 20008
2010 1089 23636
2011 1273 28990
2012 1246 32884
2013 1392 37922
2014 1518 45139
2015 1521 49554
2016 1588 57258
2017 1722 64631
2018 2051 76930
2019 2368 94018
2020 2849 118140
2021 3211 146567
2022 3782 169051
2023 4070 189071
2024 3378 194236
2025 2664 185765

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 30 45 81
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 10 216
Toxicology 18 51 242
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 49 309
Evolutionary Biology 21 40 311
Astrobiology 35 66 355
Agricultural Science 59 109 389
Paleontology 44 78 400
Animal Science 33 128 504
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 74 134 549
Biochemistry 78 175 597
Biophysics 59 147 598
Neuroscience 46 125 611
Zoology 43 118 638
Genetics 76 189 646
Microbiology 69 214 710
Virology 61 198 719
Molecular Biology 87 246 765
Botany 86 223 768
Forestry 59 213 782
Oncology and Cancer research 107 302 830
Biotechnology 95 290 839
Nutrition and Food Science 114 356 946
Entomology 93 277 982
Pharmacology 125 386 983
Immunology 118 363 1046
Horticulture 132 498 1244

Environmental Science rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 34th for Environmental Science in China and 253rd in the World with 40,142 publications made and 1,389,467 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#34 of 553 In China
#51 of 2,841 In Asia
#253 of 6,888 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 23 30
1994 22 42
1995 133 65
1996 210 130
1997 268 305
1998 344 550
1999 420 982
2000 484 1472
2001 480 2076
2002 787 3264
2003 812 4706
2004 747 6085
2005 829 8374
2006 941 11033
2007 856 12885
2008 1029 16433
2009 1045 19488
2010 1076 22869
2011 1243 27776
2012 1345 32130
2013 1333 36123
2014 1542 42332
2015 1399 46189
2016 1530 51629
2017 1673 57729
2018 1866 68652
2019 2188 83906
2020 2454 102424
2021 2608 124862
2022 3070 141338
2023 3273 156215
2024 2544 153162
2025 1819 141871

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Environmental Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 277th in the World with 39,968 publications made and 1,229,704 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 563 In China
#20 of 2,867 In Asia
#277 of 7,088 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 36 36
1994 50 64
1995 147 109
1996 239 213
1997 304 384
1998 310 579
1999 399 1037
2000 451 1432
2001 540 1974
2002 890 3425
2003 773 4715
2004 736 5959
2005 805 8494
2006 916 11115
2007 894 13287
2008 1119 17031
2009 1178 20535
2010 1262 23592
2011 1386 28129
2012 1457 32885
2013 1462 36799
2014 1658 43180
2015 1502 46248
2016 1620 49148
2017 1761 54707
2018 1801 63280
2019 2148 76225
2020 2188 92592
2021 2503 109762
2022 2767 116352
2023 2941 129268
2024 2233 119766
2025 1696 107902

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Mathematics rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 21st for Mathematics in China and 151st in the World with 26,568 publications made and 865,611 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#21 of 550 In China
#30 of 2,725 In Asia
#151 of 6,434 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 19 26
1994 26 56
1995 90 67
1996 140 118
1997 189 258
1998 221 371
1999 313 722
2000 313 924
2001 336 1264
2002 794 2506
2003 589 3308
2004 591 4200
2005 656 6185
2006 756 8570
2007 703 10069
2008 834 12924
2009 833 15816
2010 919 18044
2011 942 21164
2012 977 24204
2013 947 27084
2014 1086 31904
2015 1004 33768
2016 1070 36772
2017 1194 40436
2018 1238 47083
2019 1390 55761
2020 1406 63946
2021 1592 73081
2022 1621 76033
2023 1867 81846
2024 1184 59058
2025 838 45856

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 20 65
Operations Research 13 20 68
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 10 109
Applied Mathematics 16 23 112
Actuarial Science 5 8 123
Statistics 22 33 170
Math Teachers 8 40 226

Business rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 9th for Business in China and 86th in the World with 23,350 publications made and 860,194 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 557 In China
#13 of 2,654 In Asia
#86 of 6,366 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 23 23
1994 37 39
1995 109 51
1996 146 121
1997 175 208
1998 201 347
1999 248 625
2000 287 870
2001 357 1322
2002 652 2310
2003 537 3301
2004 543 4216
2005 591 6098
2006 644 8498
2007 587 10238
2008 792 13455
2009 839 16406
2010 888 19054
2011 912 22827
2012 936 25564
2013 947 29175
2014 979 33389
2015 885 34900
2016 958 36557
2017 1050 40331
2018 1051 45642
2019 1191 52532
2020 1121 59903
2021 1285 68160
2022 1331 71199
2023 1428 76548
2024 988 62143
2025 712 50454

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Business.

Psychology rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 27th for Psychology in China and 382nd in the World with 17,654 publications made and 556,625 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#27 of 553 In China
#59 of 2,766 In Asia
#382 of 6,663 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 14 13
1994 20 31
1995 49 41
1996 95 100
1997 108 166
1998 103 232
1999 133 340
2000 130 535
2001 173 722
2002 313 1252
2003 245 1708
2004 261 2062
2005 283 2928
2006 324 4017
2007 312 4942
2008 416 6341
2009 424 7771
2010 498 9126
2011 532 10937
2012 562 13055
2013 559 15050
2014 654 17920
2015 665 19847
2016 681 21800
2017 739 24863
2018 809 28830
2019 972 35222
2020 1157 44144
2021 1361 53144
2022 1458 56891
2023 1501 63005
2024 1218 56471
2025 1028 50972

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 6 79
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 15 118
Social Work 4 9 132
Cognitive Science 29 42 202
Social Psychology 8 19 224
Education Majors 10 28 226
Child Psychology 13 29 377
Clinical Psychology 18 47 480
Neuroscience 46 125 611
Sexology 12 54 725
Psychiatry 55 178 734
Occupational Therapy 86 325 1155

Economics rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 7th for Economics in China and 147th in the World with 13,613 publications made and 445,500 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 541 In China
#12 of 2,559 In Asia
#147 of 6,188 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 16 10
1994 23 24
1995 56 28
1996 92 61
1997 106 143
1998 132 224
1999 144 380
2000 179 554
2001 211 749
2002 285 1137
2003 274 1786
2004 246 1978
2005 298 2696
2006 332 3631
2007 318 4539
2008 421 5813
2009 452 6907
2010 476 8565
2011 544 10163
2012 554 11993
2013 561 13731
2014 588 15884
2015 531 16893
2016 618 17961
2017 622 19949
2018 618 23172
2019 731 26952
2020 759 32167
2021 822 37102
2022 844 39806
2023 907 42666
2024 510 33644
2025 386 27588

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 10th for Art & Design in China and 185th in the World with 9,033 publications made and 223,993 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#10 of 554 In China
#18 of 2,450 In Asia
#185 of 6,010 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 5 10
1994 6 11
1995 24 12
1996 45 52
1997 68 79
1998 67 111
1999 73 218
2000 121 336
2001 117 418
2002 248 782
2003 196 1062
2004 208 1247
2005 187 1718
2006 226 2189
2007 196 2713
2008 261 3243
2009 245 3769
2010 290 4512
2011 286 5209
2012 348 6211
2013 337 6744
2014 390 8243
2015 340 8330
2016 373 9099
2017 380 10151
2018 411 11464
2019 438 13833
2020 457 16698
2021 497 19940
2022 575 20965
2023 612 23477
2024 595 25933
2025 481 25000

The following table provides academic rankings for The City University of Hong Kong in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 7 13 86
Animation 18 28 88
Multimedia 5 13 88
Illustration and Concept Art 6 9 96
Painting and Drawing 6 10 106
Sculpture 6 10 106
Interior Design 22 35 116
Computer Graphics 15 28 117
Graphic Design 10 17 129
Entertainment Industry Business 5 9 154
UX/UI Desgin 13 26 163
Fashion Design 13 24 193
Architecture 28 40 197
Literature 7 16 204
Landscape Architecture 39 54 207
Aesthetics 13 27 230
Photography 10 21 230
Creative Writing 7 14 284
Music 11 29 287
Cinematography 7 18 376
Performing arts 20 44 410
Singing and Vocal Performance 26 83 508
Art History 11 30 563

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the City University of Hong Kong

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Gerontology 15 56 490
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 23 71 508
Veterinary 35 165 523
Public Health 32 91 538
Orthodontics 30 153 569
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 85 603
Dentistry 33 180 651
Nursing 32 109 685
Radiation Therapy 73 241 687
Medicine 63 194 703
Pathology 71 209 717
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 64 241 747
Sonography and Ultrasound 88 282 794
Optometry 47 223 796
Epidemiology 54 212 800
Audiology 45 192 817
Sports Medicine 42 161 828
Ophthalmology 58 270 847
Anatomy and Physiology 76 263 859
Respiratory Therapy 70 263 871
Health Science 56 189 892
Physical Therapy 67 221 925
Surgery 85 355 1044
Urology 96 397 1098
Cardiology 109 419 1225
Family medicine 62 372 1302
Anesthesiology 117 479 1358
Pediatrics 72 451 1409
Critical Care Nursing 99 457 1451
Dermatology 110 583 1511
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 66 459 1573
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 194 760 1844