City University of Hong Kong: Rankings

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The City University of Hong Kong ranked 20th in China, 310th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 38 research topics. The City University of Hong Kong ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 83,893 academic publications and 2,170,363 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 42 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#310 of 14,131 In the World
#39 of 5,830 In Asia
#20 of 960 In China
#4 of 11 In Hong Kong
#11 of 1,513 For Architectural Engineering
#30 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#37 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#664 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#430 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 35 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 29th for Engineering in China and 150th in the World with 57,800 publications made and 1,611,185 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#29 of 560 In China
#46 of 2,809 In Asia
#150 of 6,684 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 8 40
1992 16 50
1993 24 49
1994 32 46
1995 188 76
1996 366 148
1997 478 375
1998 531 737
1999 703 1374
2000 836 1921
2001 798 2844
2002 1658 4732
2003 1352 6374
2004 1383 8744
2005 1394 11764
2006 1496 16116
2007 1473 18640
2008 1569 22845
2009 1639 28297
2010 1718 31917
2011 1855 38902
2012 1988 44451
2013 2088 51831
2014 2265 60384
2015 2347 65907
2016 2409 74395
2017 2692 84558
2018 2896 99600
2019 3388 122400
2020 3681 145837
2021 4032 179319
2022 4595 209894
2023 5254 229558

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 5 6 11
Product and Industrial Design 5 9 30
Firefighting and Fire Science 15 15 37
Construction Management 8 11 49
Reliability and Quality Engineering 20 22 62
Telecommunications 12 20 64
Electronic Engineering 13 20 65
Operations Research 13 20 67
Electrical Engineering 14 25 70
Computer Networking 15 24 74
Engineering Management 8 12 81
Nanotechnology 28 45 84
Civil Engineering 19 28 93
Applied/Engineering Physics 17 28 99
Automation and Control engineering 27 41 105
Acoustical Engineering 17 31 107
Computer Engineering 21 34 108
Structural Engineering 21 35 110
Robotics 20 39 110
Aviation 13 21 118
Human-Computer Interaction 9 20 118
Renewable Energy Engineering 20 40 123
Optical Engineering 24 40 126
Nuclear Engineering 20 49 129
Chemical Engineering 45 67 131
Metallurgical Engineering 35 53 131
Technical Drawing 31 45 134
Transportation Engineering 25 36 145
Materials Science 36 57 146
Industrial Engineering 24 40 147
Mechanical Engineering 25 41 149
Systems Engineering 21 32 162
Marine Engineering 31 53 173
Landscape Architecture 27 35 178
Automotive Engineering 35 67 193
Architecture 27 39 202
Environmental Engineering 43 80 227
Aerospace Engineering 37 68 254
Petroleum Engineering 46 91 264
Geotechnical Engineering 55 96 279
Biomedical Engineering 34 73 295
Remote Sensing 55 87 356
Biochemical Engineering 44 91 380
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 61 160 572
Mining Engineering 93 207 594
Biotechnology 95 296 871

Physics rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 31st for Physics in China and 174th in the World with 51,240 publications made and 1,481,197 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#31 of 556 In China
#51 of 2,786 In Asia
#174 of 6,603 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 7 40
1992 17 46
1993 19 43
1994 21 41
1995 156 76
1996 324 127
1997 418 328
1998 486 658
1999 657 1231
2000 745 1785
2001 728 2732
2002 1425 4337
2003 1238 6042
2004 1241 8225
2005 1236 10991
2006 1313 15059
2007 1312 17579
2008 1381 21435
2009 1509 26447
2010 1504 29349
2011 1629 35687
2012 1818 40616
2013 1889 47469
2014 1980 55106
2015 2050 60079
2016 2192 68200
2017 2445 77432
2018 2566 90252
2019 2951 111374
2020 3259 132187
2021 3586 162574
2022 3984 190319
2023 4577 208646

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 28 45 84
Applied/Engineering Physics 17 28 99
Acoustical Engineering 17 31 107
Optical Engineering 24 40 126
Materials Science 36 57 146
Quantum and Particle physics 29 48 163
Condensed Matter Physics 31 60 204
Nuclear Physics 25 55 287
Astrophysics and Astronomy 30 56 299
Astrobiology 32 62 339
Atomic and Molecular physics 28 64 345
Theoretical Physics 29 66 385
Medical Physics 35 127 588
Biophysics 55 148 612

Computer Science rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 17th for Computer Science in China and 148th in the World with 44,225 publications made and 1,075,115 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#17 of 561 In China
#30 of 2,809 In Asia
#148 of 6,752 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 8 27
1992 17 46
1993 24 21
1994 38 50
1995 152 78
1996 272 143
1997 350 280
1998 372 465
1999 501 944
2000 566 1248
2001 594 1719
2002 1463 3470
2003 1035 4425
2004 1097 6068
2005 1182 8787
2006 1303 12005
2007 1219 14161
2008 1410 18234
2009 1385 22933
2010 1512 25367
2011 1466 29931
2012 1635 34772
2013 1670 40163
2014 1795 45957
2015 1712 48100
2016 1910 52509
2017 2023 57357
2018 2224 67409
2019 2475 81547
2020 2572 95012
2021 2956 112546
2022 3216 124078
2023 3697 131164

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 41st for Chemistry in China and 314th in the World with 41,571 publications made and 1,240,613 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#41 of 546 In China
#74 of 2,750 In Asia
#314 of 6,447 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 2 18
1992 11 38
1993 17 37
1994 16 25
1995 113 47
1996 249 93
1997 329 269
1998 382 562
1999 502 1028
2000 581 1429
2001 537 2276
2002 988 3388
2003 902 4761
2004 893 6550
2005 954 8606
2006 971 11552
2007 998 13532
2008 995 16107
2009 1083 19290
2010 1116 21831
2011 1243 27074
2012 1348 30492
2013 1464 35881
2014 1567 42055
2015 1684 47077
2016 1747 54679
2017 1933 62817
2018 2145 74247
2019 2474 92598
2020 2848 112243
2021 3194 142517
2022 3722 171507
2023 4052 190205

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 28 45 84
Chemical Engineering 45 67 131
Materials Science 36 57 146
Physical chemistry 39 63 153
Environmental Chemistry 30 48 162
Inorganic Chemistry 48 94 264
Computational Chemistry 31 56 273
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 57 287
Organic Chemistry 45 85 307
Biochemical Engineering 44 91 380
Radiochemistry 115 285 559
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 61 160 572
Pharmacy 61 189 595
Biochemistry 74 180 618
Nutrition and Food Science 106 313 878

Biology rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 47th for Biology in China and 443rd in the World with 37,257 publications made and 1,121,474 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#47 of 551 In China
#99 of 2,814 In Asia
#443 of 6,770 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 4 14
1992 9 26
1993 17 13
1994 20 25
1995 84 39
1996 179 80
1997 230 205
1998 276 449
1999 382 751
2000 424 1175
2001 419 1854
2002 687 2742
2003 674 4019
2004 718 5457
2005 713 7314
2006 835 9983
2007 813 11814
2008 890 14753
2009 939 17660
2010 1037 20411
2011 1153 25275
2012 1217 28713
2013 1351 33978
2014 1476 39925
2015 1489 43949
2016 1557 50720
2017 1691 57362
2018 1951 67315
2019 2297 84139
2020 2755 103101
2021 3084 130259
2022 3554 154751
2023 3895 170836

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 28 45 84
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 7 189
Toxicology 14 39 216
Evolutionary Biology 19 38 302
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 46 315
Agricultural Science 46 84 336
Astrobiology 32 62 339
Paleontology 42 78 400
Animal Science 28 103 493
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 62 125 557
Biophysics 55 148 612
Biochemistry 74 180 618
Neuroscience 40 134 636
Genetics 70 193 652
Zoology 42 120 653
Microbiology 65 212 734
Botany 77 201 735
Molecular Biology 85 249 774
Forestry 57 193 791
Oncology and Cancer research 105 301 846
Biotechnology 95 296 871
Virology 72 260 876
Nutrition and Food Science 106 313 878
Pharmacology 115 373 986
Immunology 121 372 1093
Horticulture 115 405 1097

Environmental Science rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 28th for Environmental Science in China and 251st in the World with 34,773 publications made and 954,939 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#28 of 552 In China
#46 of 2,811 In Asia
#251 of 6,798 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 16
1992 16 23
1993 20 20
1994 16 29
1995 122 41
1996 203 90
1997 253 244
1998 324 432
1999 410 777
2000 452 1181
2001 442 1694
2002 751 2610
2003 719 3630
2004 732 4940
2005 774 6727
2006 898 9212
2007 849 10889
2008 962 13865
2009 1010 16854
2010 1017 19362
2011 1133 23770
2012 1300 27372
2013 1293 31811
2014 1466 36668
2015 1397 39861
2016 1451 44698
2017 1636 49443
2018 1748 58399
2019 2083 72883
2020 2334 87423
2021 2548 108004
2022 2835 125170
2023 3183 135806

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 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 263rd in the World with 34,659 publications made and 824,074 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 561 In China
#19 of 2,845 In Asia
#263 of 7,020 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
1991 13 19
1992 20 23
1993 32 19
1994 46 58
1995 136 75
1996 226 148
1997 293 275
1998 297 426
1999 374 760
2000 409 1069
2001 500 1450
2002 832 2499
2003 696 3412
2004 716 4624
2005 771 6482
2006 869 8698
2007 849 10540
2008 1053 13587
2009 1153 16908
2010 1163 19148
2011 1256 22859
2012 1409 26758
2013 1377 30810
2014 1581 35901
2015 1434 38027
2016 1552 39703
2017 1640 42904
2018 1714 50492
2019 2006 61434
2020 2073 73670
2021 2393 88175
2022 2586 96663
2023 2872 102960

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 24,105 publications made and 606,932 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#21 of 550 In China
#32 of 2,673 In Asia
#152 of 6,305 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 12
1992 7 34
1993 16 24
1994 24 43
1995 89 51
1996 141 84
1997 177 192
1998 207 283
1999 302 553
2000 306 682
2001 325 966
2002 745 1861
2003 527 2387
2004 569 3266
2005 644 4786
2006 723 6603
2007 682 8044
2008 820 10455
2009 796 13531
2010 842 14634
2011 880 17685
2012 966 20339
2013 922 23298
2014 1002 26884
2015 984 28244
2016 1024 30678
2017 1152 33277
2018 1194 39074
2019 1373 46941
2020 1351 53703
2021 1543 62172
2022 1655 66790
2023 1912 68599

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 14 18 60
Operations Research 13 20 67
Applied Mathematics 15 21 96
Actuarial Science 3 6 118
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 13 119
Statistics 21 33 170
Math Teachers 7 26 214

Business rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 8th for Business in China and 83rd in the World with 21,169 publications made and 603,352 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 556 In China
#11 of 2,579 In Asia
#83 of 6,187 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 8 14
1992 13 20
1993 20 10
1994 30 22
1995 108 32
1996 138 83
1997 169 157
1998 194 267
1999 233 464
2000 273 642
2001 343 991
2002 615 1701
2003 482 2424
2004 532 3326
2005 572 4723
2006 626 6698
2007 571 8256
2008 744 11099
2009 841 14360
2010 849 15881
2011 833 19126
2012 900 21619
2013 913 25365
2014 935 28659
2015 833 29491
2016 931 30652
2017 1009 33144
2018 981 37581
2019 1153 43596
2020 1080 50069
2021 1256 56946
2022 1315 61261
2023 1517 63477

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 21st for Psychology in China and 377th in the World with 15,093 publications made and 362,187 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#21 of 549 In China
#53 of 2,703 In Asia
#377 of 6,528 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 5 8
1992 11 19
1993 12 9
1994 20 25
1995 45 32
1996 96 79
1997 100 123
1998 98 167
1999 123 254
2000 126 382
2001 166 554
2002 296 920
2003 238 1249
2004 245 1553
2005 273 2182
2006 301 3130
2007 306 3860
2008 388 4869
2009 398 6297
2010 465 7282
2011 478 8576
2012 556 10362
2013 547 12336
2014 630 14512
2015 652 16048
2016 676 17443
2017 676 19036
2018 765 22739
2019 917 28536
2020 1098 35181
2021 1326 42967
2022 1434 47322
2023 1483 50857

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 2 5 72
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 7 103
Social Work 4 9 124
Cognitive Science 26 39 192
Education Majors 7 17 211
Social Psychology 8 18 216
Child Psychology 9 22 370
Clinical Psychology 16 47 494
Neuroscience 40 134 636
Psychiatry 52 178 739
Sexology 12 50 740
Occupational Therapy 67 287 1073

Economics rankings

The City University of Hong Kong ranked 6th for Economics in China and 145th in the World with 12,371 publications made and 301,604 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 542 In China
#11 of 2,461 In Asia
#145 of 5,995 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 5
1992 8 14
1993 14 6
1994 18 17
1995 55 19
1996 85 46
1997 105 111
1998 124 171
1999 134 299
2000 171 414
2001 198 559
2002 267 820
2003 226 1322
2004 236 1547
2005 282 2107
2006 316 2828
2007 295 3543
2008 395 4810
2009 463 5874
2010 448 6966
2011 501 8418
2012 531 9844
2013 529 11758
2014 551 13484
2015 491 14055
2016 599 14760
2017 606 16209
2018 608 18958
2019 718 22350
2020 737 26625
2021 800 31054
2022 853 33883
2023 909 35089

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 8th for Art & Design in China and 183rd in the World with 7,554 publications made and 146,786 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
#8 of 550 In China
#18 of 2,302 In Asia
#183 of 5,720 In the World

City University of Hong Kong
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 3 0
1992 1 5
1993 7 7
1994 6 10
1995 25 9
1996 42 35
1997 67 56
1998 66 75
1999 71 159
2000 107 255
2001 116 320
2002 227 581
2003 191 797
2004 190 976
2005 182 1333
2006 211 1655
2007 188 2125
2008 256 2638
2009 239 2967
2010 250 3633
2011 274 4195
2012 329 5033
2013 308 5706
2014 361 6702
2015 314 6930
2016 346 7355
2017 350 8054
2018 389 9293
2019 405 11313
2020 417 13203
2021 465 15738
2022 527 17157
2023 566 18331

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
Multimedia 4 8 78
Game Design and Development 7 12 89
Animation 17 27 91
Illustration and Concept Art 5 7 99
Interior Design 16 21 99
Painting and Drawing 6 10 109
Sculpture 6 10 109
Computer Graphics 14 27 113
Graphic Design 10 16 125
Entertainment Industry Business 5 7 129
UX/UI Desgin 13 22 157
Landscape Architecture 27 35 178
Fashion Design 11 22 200
Architecture 27 39 202
Literature 6 15 203
Aesthetics 10 24 207
Music 7 23 254
Photography 16 40 300
Creative Writing 9 16 329
Cinematography 7 17 383
Performing arts 24 50 467
Art History 11 32 553
Singing and Vocal Performance 43 114 641

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the City University of Hong Kong

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Gerontology 15 51 475
Orthodontics 27 120 488
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 67 515
Public Health 27 81 531
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 69 550
Veterinary 36 159 552
Dentistry 30 151 571
Nursing 23 84 632
Optometry 37 162 661
Radiation Therapy 65 228 667
Medicine 57 187 694
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 58 220 713
Pathology 63 207 717
Sonography and Ultrasound 82 272 776
Epidemiology 52 212 803
Sports Medicine 37 153 821
Audiology 40 190 832
Anatomy and Physiology 69 247 845
Ophthalmology 54 260 857
Health Science 52 167 859
Respiratory Therapy 67 269 909
Physical Therapy 67 227 953
Urology 88 350 984
Surgery 78 333 1012
Family medicine 65 343 1280
Pediatrics 66 395 1309
Cardiology 116 445 1313
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 54 374 1394
Anesthesiology 118 484 1406
Critical Care Nursing 96 416 1423
Dermatology 107 549 1465
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 194 736 1813