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The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 6th in China, 151st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 77 research topics. The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 149,289 academic publications and 4,929,526 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 124 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#151 of 14,131 In the World
#13 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 960 In China
#2 of 11 In Hong Kong
#34 of 1,054 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#34 of 1,002 For Optometry
#37 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#177 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#239 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 74 other topics

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Biology rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 12th for Biology in China and 142nd in the World with 84,211 publications made and 3,067,597 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 553 In China
#23 of 2,834 In Asia
#142 of 6,833 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 333 2184
1993 368 2153
1994 475 2535
1995 528 2996
1996 752 3636
1997 871 4376
1998 886 5682
1999 946 6948
2000 1163 9360
2001 1194 11610
2002 1524 14780
2003 1564 19019
2004 1814 23913
2005 1881 28319
2006 1941 33564
2007 1905 38579
2008 2164 46325
2009 2247 53090
2010 2625 64051
2011 2647 74049
2012 2838 85462
2013 2907 95708
2014 3050 106378
2015 3265 116792
2016 3448 125608
2017 3554 139211
2018 3786 158132
2019 3893 187446
2020 4933 264534
2021 5092 301973
2022 5820 306274
2023 6076 318438
2024 4839 299699

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Virology 4 6 62
Oncology and Cancer research 13 19 79
Pharmacology 10 14 90
Immunology 13 24 137
Genetics 11 23 139
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 20 142
Biotechnology 11 19 144
Neuroscience 5 16 157
Biochemistry 16 28 163
Botany 14 28 172
Microbiology 13 27 175
Molecular Biology 13 34 176
Nanotechnology 49 79 181
Toxicology 15 43 205
Nutrition and Food Science 27 58 210
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 30 222
Paleontology 18 33 224
Evolutionary Biology 12 28 265
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 19 315
Biophysics 19 53 324
Horticulture 40 98 337
Astrobiology 33 64 352
Agricultural Science 54 102 373
Zoology 17 43 390
Animal Science 23 108 454
Forestry 25 104 512
Entomology 39 108 546

Medicine rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 6th for Medicine in China and 95th in the World with 78,179 publications made and 2,731,305 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 545 In China
#10 of 2,809 In Asia
#95 of 6,775 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 330 1931
1993 349 1957
1994 447 2224
1995 494 2745
1996 725 3409
1997 791 4098
1998 792 5137
1999 858 6525
2000 1071 8920
2001 1054 10631
2002 1254 13523
2003 1353 17297
2004 1644 21828
2005 1690 26011
2006 1779 30441
2007 1729 35269
2008 2032 42820
2009 2071 48455
2010 2407 58011
2011 2357 65797
2012 2622 75862
2013 2681 84935
2014 2789 93626
2015 3004 102795
2016 3182 109531
2017 3325 120325
2018 3468 132640
2019 3567 156693
2020 4692 236811
2021 4998 269144
2022 5578 274488
2023 5734 281432
2024 4833 269225

The following table provides academic rankings for The Chinese University of Hong Kong in various areas of Medicine.

Computer Science rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 8th for Computer Science in China and 82nd in the World with 66,476 publications made and 2,306,533 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 563 In China
#13 of 2,840 In Asia
#82 of 6,845 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 185 1131
1993 232 1049
1994 277 1315
1995 323 1435
1996 407 1903
1997 536 2266
1998 586 2858
1999 598 3698
2000 746 4838
2001 735 5793
2002 1656 9739
2003 1343 11343
2004 1476 14228
2005 1634 17693
2006 1709 22275
2007 1647 26055
2008 1783 31866
2009 1835 37622
2010 2077 45002
2011 2178 51255
2012 2236 59400
2013 2262 66656
2014 2406 75030
2015 2407 82477
2016 2664 90296
2017 2939 104004
2018 2968 124162
2019 3392 155055
2020 4000 203574
2021 4372 241727
2022 4409 235620
2023 4990 256214
2024 3876 228867

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

Engineering rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 31st for Engineering in China and 151st in the World with 62,822 publications made and 2,112,061 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#31 of 560 In China
#47 of 2,835 In Asia
#151 of 6,782 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 203 1186
1993 261 1210
1994 328 1438
1995 383 1614
1996 486 2246
1997 637 2621
1998 646 3165
1999 669 4049
2000 831 5363
2001 797 6110
2002 1612 9273
2003 1317 11217
2004 1420 14043
2005 1585 17250
2006 1679 21674
2007 1531 25099
2008 1737 30422
2009 1705 35333
2010 1972 41598
2011 2086 48531
2012 2154 54680
2013 2289 62015
2014 2315 69369
2015 2394 76183
2016 2578 84877
2017 2753 97667
2018 2851 117019
2019 3037 144434
2020 3506 182012
2021 3754 215675
2022 3774 212936
2023 4239 231058
2024 3420 210414

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 10 24 54
Computer Networking 14 21 66
Telecommunications 21 30 80
Computer Engineering 19 29 91
Automation and Control engineering 28 40 99
Technical Drawing 22 31 104
Transportation Engineering 23 29 111
Architectural Engineering 23 33 115
Remote Sensing 24 28 116
Electronic Engineering 26 39 118
Optical Engineering 24 40 121
Reliability and Quality Engineering 29 40 124
Systems Engineering 18 25 132
Human-Computer Interaction 13 25 135
Acoustical Engineering 27 41 137
Architecture 21 29 143
Electrical Engineering 36 59 143
Biotechnology 11 19 144
Biomedical Engineering 15 31 146
Mechanical Engineering 26 40 147
Civil Engineering 31 45 154
Nanotechnology 49 79 181
Operations Research 35 57 181
Aerospace Engineering 33 54 196
Structural Engineering 41 68 207
Chemical Engineering 58 100 220
Materials Science 49 82 234
Metallurgical Engineering 56 99 277
Aviation 31 55 286
Product and Industrial Design 32 59 287
Automotive Engineering 50 109 296
Construction Management 42 85 323
Applied/Engineering Physics 56 102 337
Industrial Engineering 46 94 341
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 37 97 369
Environmental Engineering 64 130 380
Petroleum Engineering 72 139 405
Engineering Management 39 73 428
Marine Engineering 65 136 451
Geotechnical Engineering 96 180 534
Mining Engineering 87 198 552
Landscape Architecture 106 175 624
Renewable Energy Engineering 81 234 636
Biochemical Engineering 92 220 748
Agricultural Engineering 107 420 897

Chemistry rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 23rd for Chemistry in China and 183rd in the World with 62,730 publications made and 2,266,148 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#23 of 546 In China
#40 of 2,781 In Asia
#183 of 6,545 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 266 1730
1993 312 1838
1994 385 2087
1995 438 2434
1996 599 3030
1997 717 3554
1998 750 4526
1999 805 5603
2000 988 7502
2001 1011 8999
2002 1354 11692
2003 1294 14628
2004 1400 18242
2005 1529 21604
2006 1540 25441
2007 1497 29025
2008 1640 34461
2009 1668 39047
2010 1945 47040
2011 1977 54735
2012 2172 62405
2013 2185 70605
2014 2266 78142
2015 2372 86832
2016 2521 93896
2017 2699 104691
2018 2827 120708
2019 2851 142043
2020 3265 185649
2021 3399 218340
2022 3949 224647
2023 4218 235221
2024 3458 226063

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 16 28 163
Nanotechnology 49 79 181
Pharmacy 26 50 198
Nutrition and Food Science 27 58 210
Radiochemistry 50 116 215
Chemical Engineering 58 100 220
Materials Science 49 82 234
Organic Chemistry 41 71 253
Computational Chemistry 38 66 294
Inorganic Chemistry 55 109 307
Physical chemistry 73 141 359
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 37 97 369
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 102 455
Environmental Chemistry 69 146 480
Biochemical Engineering 92 220 748

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 119th in the World with 61,711 publications made and 2,081,858 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 562 In China
#7 of 2,864 In Asia
#119 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 186 1040
1993 223 1010
1994 258 1189
1995 333 1455
1996 466 1976
1997 544 2377
1998 543 2916
1999 587 3589
2000 689 5223
2001 743 6196
2002 1232 8637
2003 1109 10996
2004 1223 13458
2005 1386 16386
2006 1415 20052
2007 1408 23924
2008 1611 29767
2009 1657 34785
2010 1918 41958
2011 1928 47952
2012 2043 55173
2013 2076 61511
2014 2241 69389
2015 2343 75507
2016 2516 81771
2017 2740 92535
2018 2882 106303
2019 3160 130585
2020 4075 182644
2021 4250 208308
2022 4225 204858
2023 4643 218207
2024 3471 189195

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

Physics rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 34th for Physics in China and 185th in the World with 55,115 publications made and 1,831,966 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#34 of 558 In China
#53 of 2,817 In Asia
#185 of 6,713 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 199 1177
1993 253 1222
1994 312 1403
1995 367 1703
1996 498 2249
1997 610 2555
1998 656 3174
1999 665 3880
2000 801 5117
2001 791 5955
2002 1434 8513
2003 1203 10521
2004 1219 12620
2005 1404 15823
2006 1446 19251
2007 1363 22210
2008 1511 26621
2009 1521 30640
2010 1695 35785
2011 1777 41889
2012 1820 47045
2013 1949 53797
2014 1961 60420
2015 2086 67408
2016 2195 75704
2017 2394 87377
2018 2448 105271
2019 2565 129244
2020 2923 158260
2021 3193 188045
2022 3276 186043
2023 3681 201663
2024 3041 187526

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Optical Engineering 24 40 121
Acoustical Engineering 27 41 137
Medical Physics 4 9 142
Nanotechnology 49 79 181
Quantum and Particle physics 36 60 199
Materials Science 49 82 234
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 45 240
Theoretical Physics 13 36 248
Condensed Matter Physics 46 87 285
Biophysics 19 53 324
Applied/Engineering Physics 56 102 337
Astrobiology 33 64 352
Nuclear Physics 35 76 358
Atomic and Molecular physics 32 76 383

Environmental Science rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 18th for Environmental Science in China and 162nd in the World with 46,890 publications made and 1,617,546 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#18 of 553 In China
#31 of 2,838 In Asia
#162 of 6,876 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 158 1066
1993 190 1104
1994 216 1210
1995 296 1399
1996 371 1744
1997 431 2040
1998 475 2481
1999 500 3152
2000 618 4117
2001 641 5142
2002 880 6494
2003 911 8479
2004 924 10602
2005 1010 12348
2006 1077 15132
2007 1080 17918
2008 1233 21670
2009 1247 24791
2010 1430 29716
2011 1477 34791
2012 1497 40032
2013 1595 45214
2014 1642 51522
2015 1770 56930
2016 1894 62945
2017 2088 72309
2018 2203 84956
2019 2316 104959
2020 3019 142487
2021 3114 165069
2022 3118 164267
2023 3380 172520
2024 2546 154799

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

Environmental Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 11 13 77
Geography and Cartography 11 16 109
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 37 66 221
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 30 222
Paleontology 18 33 224
Geology 28 44 236
Ecology 30 47 253
Oceanography 49 86 350
Agricultural Science 54 102 373
Earth science and Geophysics 57 93 376
Environmental Engineering 64 130 380
Environmental Management 69 134 444
Hydrology and Water resources management 59 150 450
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 102 455
Environmental Chemistry 69 146 480
Forestry 25 104 512
Geotechnical Engineering 96 180 534
Mining Engineering 87 198 552

Psychology rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 2nd for Psychology in China and 92nd in the World with 43,050 publications made and 1,572,486 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 552 In China
#4 of 2,755 In Asia
#92 of 6,645 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 161 1131
1993 184 1004
1994 207 1152
1995 246 1465
1996 372 1877
1997 388 2198
1998 394 2660
1999 414 3218
2000 498 4422
2001 526 4959
2002 734 6763
2003 758 8554
2004 900 10633
2005 966 12529
2006 1053 15380
2007 1002 17790
2008 1084 21789
2009 1193 25290
2010 1316 30330
2011 1309 35060
2012 1455 40640
2013 1483 45348
2014 1588 51430
2015 1644 56443
2016 1837 61404
2017 1931 71097
2018 1946 81371
2019 2145 100658
2020 2642 138236
2021 2883 159553
2022 2926 159065
2023 3205 168497
2024 2510 145029

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

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 4 59
Cognitive Science 3 5 62
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 6 65
Social Work 2 5 77
Education Majors 3 8 89
Occupational Therapy 2 4 93
Social Psychology 2 5 99
Clinical Psychology 1 2 103
Child Psychology 2 3 107
Psychiatry 4 7 118
Neuroscience 5 16 157
Sexology 2 3 174
Special Education 7 17 310

Mathematics rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 5th for Mathematics in China and 67th in the World with 37,600 publications made and 1,296,126 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 550 In China
#8 of 2,718 In Asia
#67 of 6,418 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 77 403
1993 106 491
1994 124 595
1995 139 592
1996 227 901
1997 255 1093
1998 324 1475
1999 365 1851
2000 382 2633
2001 399 3018
2002 862 5151
2003 718 6167
2004 847 7442
2005 895 9684
2006 980 12580
2007 979 15042
2008 1024 18224
2009 1058 21720
2010 1144 26033
2011 1282 29765
2012 1284 33860
2013 1338 38590
2014 1416 43158
2015 1448 47693
2016 1556 50444
2017 1638 56612
2018 1730 64887
2019 1906 78137
2020 2394 102615
2021 2691 121004
2022 2562 120645
2023 2913 126385
2024 1878 93903

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 15 56
Statistics 5 8 69
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 6 80
Math Teachers 3 16 95
Applied Mathematics 15 21 108
Actuarial Science 3 6 116
Operations Research 35 57 181

Business rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 8th for Business in China and 85th in the World with 22,913 publications made and 755,955 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 557 In China
#12 of 2,646 In Asia
#85 of 6,339 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 61 270
1993 86 345
1994 77 391
1995 136 485
1996 175 659
1997 198 832
1998 231 965
1999 255 1266
2000 285 1974
2001 300 2384
2002 588 3520
2003 481 4668
2004 517 5730
2005 575 6844
2006 610 8826
2007 594 10522
2008 716 13108
2009 698 15660
2010 831 17828
2011 841 21240
2012 796 23708
2013 854 26361
2014 908 30200
2015 882 31620
2016 970 33229
2017 1022 36881
2018 1042 41596
2019 1186 49351
2020 1344 62249
2021 1376 70371
2022 1386 68858
2023 1505 73680
2024 904 56728

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

Economics rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 3rd for Economics in China and 82nd in the World with 18,738 publications made and 596,242 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 541 In China
#4 of 2,553 In Asia
#82 of 6,167 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 48 243
1993 55 233
1994 63 307
1995 94 369
1996 142 440
1997 164 619
1998 198 846
1999 231 1057
2000 282 1679
2001 231 2018
2002 382 2558
2003 377 3635
2004 377 4182
2005 382 5156
2006 447 6100
2007 456 7785
2008 534 9527
2009 541 11074
2010 602 12892
2011 652 15185
2012 646 17575
2013 703 19377
2014 694 21890
2015 717 23253
2016 787 24061
2017 831 26334
2018 893 29117
2019 984 33890
2020 1257 46625
2021 1244 52521
2022 1202 52435
2023 1291 54544
2024 832 44547

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

Art & Design rankings

The Chinese University of Hong Kong ranked 6th for Art & Design in China and 125th in the World with 10,409 publications made and 259,091 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#6 of 553 In China
#11 of 2,428 In Asia
#125 of 5,966 In the World

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 27 164
1993 35 154
1994 36 164
1995 53 245
1996 63 308
1997 94 334
1998 97 364
1999 97 514
2000 121 781
2001 134 995
2002 270 1338
2003 228 1615
2004 234 1955
2005 274 2427
2006 280 3003
2007 282 3674
2008 303 4366
2009 282 5017
2010 341 6186
2011 329 6764
2012 305 7820
2013 351 8246
2014 432 9713
2015 372 10131
2016 449 10990
2017 448 12790
2018 508 14765
2019 518 18364
2020 642 23486
2021 604 26902
2022 638 26840
2023 710 29096
2024 597 30444

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

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 1 3 27
Animation 10 19 62
Multimedia 4 12 73
Photography 2 6 78
Cinematography 2 4 83
Computer Graphics 12 22 94
Game Design and Development 8 16 96
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 10 104
Fashion Design 6 13 119
UX/UI Desgin 10 17 127
Painting and Drawing 8 14 139
Sculpture 8 14 139
Literature 5 11 141
Architecture 21 29 143
Illustration and Concept Art 10 16 147
Aesthetics 5 13 166
Music 5 13 174
Performing arts 9 14 196
Creative Writing 6 13 272
Graphic Design 24 47 280
Art History 5 13 322
Landscape Architecture 106 175 624
Interior Design 124 223 674