City University of Hong Kong: Rankings

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The City University of Hong Kong ranked 22nd in China, 319th in the global 2025 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 94,983 academic publications and 2,908,497 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 46 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#319 of 14,131 In the World
#41 of 5,830 In Asia
#22 of 960 In China
#4 of 11 In Hong Kong
#17 of 1,743 For Architectural Engineering
#34 of 1,014 For Product and Industrial Design
#42 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#659 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#430 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 30th for Engineering in China and 150th in the World with 64,282 publications made and 2,100,634 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#30 of 560 In China
#46 of 2,835 In Asia
#150 of 6,782 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 18 53
1993 27 40
1994 35 69
1995 202 104
1996 385 217
1997 508 468
1998 569 906
1999 743 1685
2000 876 2333
2001 823 3422
2002 1742 5897
2003 1481 8008
2004 1444 10547
2005 1460 14360
2006 1588 19353
2007 1459 21646
2008 1670 26787
2009 1671 32261
2010 1840 37336
2011 2030 44973
2012 2064 51177
2013 2172 57969
2014 2402 68969
2015 2401 74794
2016 2517 84450
2017 2746 95868
2018 3035 114185
2019 3526 138014
2020 3884 167434
2021 4243 204455
2022 4755 231905
2023 5194 259735
2024 4472 272112

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 7 8 17
Product and Industrial Design 6 10 34
Firefighting and Fire Science 17 19 42
Construction Management 8 12 48
Reliability and Quality Engineering 21 23 65
Electronic Engineering 15 22 66
Operations Research 13 20 68
Telecommunications 17 25 70
Electrical Engineering 18 29 73
Computer Networking 17 26 78
Nanotechnology 30 46 84
Applied/Engineering Physics 17 28 89
Human-Computer Interaction 9 15 100
Civil Engineering 20 29 100
Engineering Management 9 15 104
Computer Engineering 22 34 108
Automation and Control engineering 33 47 113
Robotics 21 39 113
Industrial Engineering 22 31 114
Structural Engineering 24 39 117
Acoustical Engineering 24 38 122
Chemical Engineering 44 66 123
Metallurgical Engineering 34 50 124
Renewable Energy Engineering 21 42 129
Nuclear Engineering 23 50 132
Optical Engineering 26 43 136
Materials Science 36 55 139
Technical Drawing 31 46 151
Transportation Engineering 28 40 151
Aviation 16 27 156
Mechanical Engineering 29 44 157
Systems Engineering 25 37 167
Marine Engineering 34 59 184
Automotive Engineering 35 66 194
Architecture 28 41 198
Landscape Architecture 36 50 206
Environmental Engineering 45 81 221
Aerospace Engineering 41 72 258
Petroleum Engineering 55 102 283
Geotechnical Engineering 57 99 285
Biomedical Engineering 37 75 288
Remote Sensing 57 90 367
Biochemical Engineering 48 102 410
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 52 125 451
Mining Engineering 95 215 597
Biotechnology 95 291 847

Physics rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 33rd for Physics in China and 176th in the World with 56,819 publications made and 1,914,631 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 2,817 In Asia
#176 of 6,713 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 16 44
1993 22 33
1994 25 66
1995 165 101
1996 337 200
1997 451 409
1998 522 803
1999 685 1498
2000 786 2148
2001 750 3266
2002 1518 5380
2003 1376 7473
2004 1276 9859
2005 1301 13421
2006 1387 17924
2007 1305 20219
2008 1475 24766
2009 1530 29469
2010 1566 33988
2011 1820 41012
2012 1844 46259
2013 1941 52984
2014 2089 62508
2015 2110 67830
2016 2268 77020
2017 2476 87440
2018 2676 102973
2019 3073 124996
2020 3404 151144
2021 3705 184182
2022 4108 209673
2023 4600 234578
2024 3951 246634

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 46 84
Applied/Engineering Physics 17 28 89
Acoustical Engineering 24 38 122
Optical Engineering 26 43 136
Materials Science 36 55 139
Quantum and Particle physics 33 51 163
Condensed Matter Physics 33 62 195
Nuclear Physics 29 60 291
Astrophysics and Astronomy 32 58 303
Atomic and Molecular physics 29 65 346
Astrobiology 35 66 354
Theoretical Physics 31 69 393
Biophysics 59 151 617
Medical Physics 42 142 626

Computer Science rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 21st for Computer Science in China and 152nd in the World with 49,194 publications made and 1,441,897 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#21 of 563 In China
#34 of 2,840 In Asia
#152 of 6,845 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 18 49
1993 28 32
1994 42 63
1995 159 110
1996 279 209
1997 367 389
1998 385 600
1999 522 1244
2000 598 1675
2001 624 2277
2002 1535 4605
2003 1131 5911
2004 1131 7612
2005 1205 11187
2006 1345 15146
2007 1254 17640
2008 1492 22416
2009 1429 26828
2010 1611 30707
2011 1576 35965
2012 1697 41532
2013 1728 46584
2014 1925 54401
2015 1803 57171
2016 1961 62660
2017 2129 69425
2018 2328 81462
2019 2575 97485
2020 2770 115092
2021 3134 136134
2022 3394 143943
2023 3757 160521
2024 3059 143418

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 45th for Chemistry in China and 311th in the World with 46,821 publications made and 1,609,450 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#45 of 546 In China
#79 of 2,781 In Asia
#311 of 6,545 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 11 37
1993 17 23
1994 16 39
1995 122 69
1996 260 122
1997 349 322
1998 411 661
1999 519 1221
2000 611 1688
2001 558 2632
2002 1044 4114
2003 983 5805
2004 940 7726
2005 1030 10259
2006 1028 13470
2007 988 15182
2008 1053 18344
2009 1114 21505
2010 1161 24916
2011 1394 30807
2012 1370 34374
2013 1503 39619
2014 1629 47010
2015 1708 52084
2016 1812 60903
2017 1953 69066
2018 2222 83252
2019 2581 101860
2020 2965 126685
2021 3303 159246
2022 3963 186228
2023 4266 209474
2024 3702 232603

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 46 84
Chemical Engineering 44 66 123
Materials Science 36 55 139
Physical chemistry 39 60 144
Environmental Chemistry 30 47 160
Inorganic Chemistry 47 83 218
Computational Chemistry 33 58 280
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 63 298
Organic Chemistry 46 86 299
Biochemical Engineering 48 102 410
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 52 125 451
Radiochemistry 114 298 569
Biochemistry 77 185 615
Pharmacy 75 230 658
Nutrition and Food Science 111 354 950

Biology rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 51st for Biology in China and 447th in the World with 41,976 publications made and 1,461,230 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#51 of 553 In China
#108 of 2,834 In Asia
#447 of 6,833 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 10 22
1993 18 22
1994 21 45
1995 94 55
1996 188 121
1997 242 259
1998 299 545
1999 390 921
2000 448 1463
2001 447 2201
2002 722 3392
2003 741 5071
2004 752 6524
2005 775 8787
2006 899 11874
2007 784 13562
2008 940 17089
2009 979 20005
2010 1088 23629
2011 1273 29023
2012 1243 32896
2013 1394 37972
2014 1521 45217
2015 1517 49653
2016 1590 57336
2017 1718 64791
2018 2052 77060
2019 2360 94090
2020 2859 118409
2021 3205 146654
2022 3788 169397
2023 4074 189195
2024 3328 192490

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 46 84
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 10 217
Toxicology 18 50 238
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 46 309
Evolutionary Biology 21 41 321
Astrobiology 35 66 354
Agricultural Science 56 106 385
Paleontology 42 79 410
Animal Science 30 125 517
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 69 131 558
Biochemistry 77 185 615
Biophysics 59 151 617
Neuroscience 43 131 628
Genetics 74 195 658
Zoology 44 123 660
Microbiology 68 221 745
Virology 62 206 746
Botany 84 220 769
Molecular Biology 86 250 777
Forestry 55 211 790
Oncology and Cancer research 105 302 839
Biotechnology 95 291 847
Nutrition and Food Science 111 354 950
Pharmacology 122 394 1012
Immunology 120 378 1086
Horticulture 128 493 1242

Environmental Science rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 33rd for Environmental Science in China and 257th in the World with 38,731 publications made and 1,261,420 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#33 of 553 In China
#51 of 2,838 In Asia
#257 of 6,876 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 16 23
1993 23 27
1994 22 42
1995 134 64
1996 210 129
1997 268 305
1998 343 541
1999 420 984
2000 484 1470
2001 479 2082
2002 786 3262
2003 813 4704
2004 747 6084
2005 830 8380
2006 941 11029
2007 856 12887
2008 1029 16442
2009 1045 19476
2010 1075 22874
2011 1244 27794
2012 1343 32146
2013 1332 36183
2014 1544 42452
2015 1396 46211
2016 1533 51679
2017 1675 57811
2018 1863 68758
2019 2188 83976
2020 2465 102635
2021 2609 125017
2022 3073 141386
2023 3272 156173
2024 2495 151375

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 12th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 281st in the World with 38,637 publications made and 1,134,711 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#12 of 562 In China
#21 of 2,864 In Asia
#281 of 7,081 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
1992 22 28
1993 36 34
1994 50 63
1995 148 106
1996 239 211
1997 304 384
1998 310 575
1999 399 1037
2000 451 1424
2001 541 1972
2002 889 3419
2003 772 4713
2004 736 5956
2005 804 8489
2006 916 11109
2007 894 13285
2008 1119 17038
2009 1178 20526
2010 1262 23593
2011 1386 28128
2012 1453 32901
2013 1463 36811
2014 1658 43207
2015 1502 46219
2016 1619 49147
2017 1760 54782
2018 1800 63386
2019 2135 76254
2020 2193 92647
2021 2511 109842
2022 2777 116494
2023 2946 129196
2024 2180 118039

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 152nd in the World with 25,921 publications made and 811,018 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#21 of 550 In China
#30 of 2,718 In Asia
#152 of 6,418 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 8 33
1993 19 25
1994 26 56
1995 90 67
1996 140 117
1997 189 258
1998 221 371
1999 312 723
2000 313 922
2001 336 1266
2002 793 2504
2003 590 3308
2004 590 4198
2005 656 6182
2006 756 8571
2007 703 10065
2008 834 12936
2009 833 15832
2010 919 18049
2011 941 21190
2012 979 24224
2013 949 27173
2014 1087 31987
2015 1001 33805
2016 1068 36801
2017 1196 40585
2018 1231 47152
2019 1386 55865
2020 1409 64183
2021 1597 73402
2022 1633 76365
2023 1876 81913
2024 1156 57682

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 66
Operations Research 13 20 68
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 10 110
Applied Mathematics 16 23 112
Actuarial Science 5 8 125
Statistics 21 33 174
Math Teachers 7 40 223

Business rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 9th for Business in China and 88th in the World with 22,800 publications made and 807,007 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 557 In China
#13 of 2,646 In Asia
#88 of 6,339 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 14 18
1993 23 20
1994 37 37
1995 109 49
1996 146 119
1997 175 208
1998 201 344
1999 248 627
2000 287 866
2001 357 1324
2002 651 2305
2003 537 3298
2004 543 4213
2005 591 6098
2006 644 8493
2007 587 10236
2008 792 13464
2009 839 16399
2010 889 19048
2011 912 22849
2012 932 25577
2013 948 29201
2014 980 33421
2015 883 34921
2016 956 36606
2017 1051 40335
2018 1049 45669
2019 1191 52585
2020 1124 60025
2021 1291 68337
2022 1332 71361
2023 1433 76494
2024 961 60882

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 24th for Psychology in China and 381st in the World with 16,883 publications made and 510,349 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#24 of 552 In China
#56 of 2,755 In Asia
#381 of 6,645 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 10 22
1993 14 12
1994 20 31
1995 49 41
1996 95 99
1997 108 166
1998 103 231
1999 133 340
2000 130 532
2001 173 727
2002 313 1252
2003 245 1710
2004 261 2061
2005 283 2930
2006 324 4017
2007 312 4943
2008 416 6342
2009 425 7785
2010 499 9132
2011 532 10951
2012 561 13065
2013 560 15071
2014 655 17931
2015 668 19888
2016 682 21814
2017 739 24901
2018 812 28904
2019 977 35337
2020 1159 44258
2021 1371 53301
2022 1470 57043
2023 1505 63061
2024 1193 55513

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 76
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 17 119
Social Work 4 9 132
Cognitive Science 29 42 206
Education Majors 7 25 224
Social Psychology 8 19 225
Child Psychology 13 30 382
Clinical Psychology 17 45 479
Neuroscience 43 131 628
Sexology 12 52 717
Psychiatry 53 178 743
Occupational Therapy 77 310 1139

Economics rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 7th for Economics in China and 149th in the World with 13,313 publications made and 414,778 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 2,553 In Asia
#149 of 6,167 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 7 15
1993 16 9
1994 23 24
1995 56 28
1996 92 60
1997 106 143
1998 132 222
1999 144 380
2000 179 552
2001 211 750
2002 284 1136
2003 275 1785
2004 246 1979
2005 297 2695
2006 332 3628
2007 318 4540
2008 421 5816
2009 453 6904
2010 476 8570
2011 544 10172
2012 553 12005
2013 562 13768
2014 587 15897
2015 531 16902
2016 617 17982
2017 622 20013
2018 620 23196
2019 729 27036
2020 757 32237
2021 822 37204
2022 848 39973
2023 909 42677
2024 501 33041

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 186th in the World with 8,628 publications made and 205,117 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 553 In China
#19 of 2,428 In Asia
#186 of 5,966 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 7
1993 5 9
1994 6 11
1995 24 12
1996 45 52
1997 68 79
1998 67 110
1999 73 218
2000 121 335
2001 117 418
2002 248 781
2003 195 1061
2004 208 1245
2005 187 1719
2006 226 2183
2007 196 2718
2008 261 3241
2009 245 3768
2010 290 4519
2011 287 5210
2012 349 6222
2013 335 6733
2014 390 8257
2015 338 8325
2016 372 9094
2017 379 10142
2018 412 11465
2019 433 13822
2020 456 16669
2021 497 19912
2022 572 20958
2023 611 23460
2024 579 25618

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
Animation 17 27 87
Multimedia 5 14 92
Game Design and Development 7 15 93
Illustration and Concept Art 6 10 101
Painting and Drawing 6 10 110
Sculpture 6 10 110
Interior Design 21 34 116
Computer Graphics 15 28 118
Graphic Design 10 17 135
Entertainment Industry Business 5 10 157
UX/UI Desgin 13 25 163
Fashion Design 13 24 197
Architecture 28 41 198
Landscape Architecture 36 50 206
Literature 7 16 208
Aesthetics 13 27 231
Photography 10 21 239
Music 10 27 284
Creative Writing 7 14 290
Cinematography 7 19 393
Performing arts 20 44 416
Singing and Vocal Performance 26 86 507
Art History 11 30 570

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the City University of Hong Kong

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Gerontology 15 56 496
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 72 515
Public Health 31 91 542
Orthodontics 29 147 560
Veterinary 36 183 577
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 84 604
Dentistry 31 175 638
Nursing 29 104 684
Radiation Therapy 71 241 689
Medicine 63 200 717
Pathology 68 211 723
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 64 241 750
Optometry 46 222 794
Sonography and Ultrasound 85 285 800
Audiology 41 191 826
Epidemiology 55 229 845
Sports Medicine 40 165 847
Ophthalmology 56 268 852
Anatomy and Physiology 73 260 864
Respiratory Therapy 69 262 876
Health Science 52 189 902
Physical Therapy 68 228 948
Surgery 83 352 1046
Urology 95 393 1092
Cardiology 107 418 1236
Family medicine 60 371 1307
Anesthesiology 117 488 1383
Pediatrics 69 447 1413
Critical Care Nursing 92 453 1471
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 62 447 1553
Dermatology 110 602 1563
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 194 763 1867