Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 26th in China, 366th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 33 research topics. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 68,124 academic publications and 2,117,246 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#366 of 14,131 In the World
#49 of 5,830 In Asia
#26 of 960 In China
#5 of 11 In Hong Kong
#31 of 1,019 For Database Administration
#45 of 2,372 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#49 of 3,360 For Electronic Engineering
#1625 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#479 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 30 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Engineering rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 25th for Engineering in China and 124th in the World with 49,225 publications made and 1,574,288 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#25 of 560 In China
#40 of 2,809 In Asia
#124 of 6,684 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 18 18
1992 38 30
1993 99 88
1994 165 143
1995 321 329
1996 457 720
1997 579 1241
1998 635 1909
1999 695 2737
2000 803 3714
2001 848 4809
2002 1681 7956
2003 1370 9682
2004 1394 12481
2005 1393 16312
2006 1557 20519
2007 1610 23884
2008 1457 27921
2009 1556 33838
2010 1522 38632
2011 1532 44752
2012 1663 48970
2013 1805 57122
2014 1985 63473
2015 1919 70247
2016 2084 78884
2017 2177 87830
2018 2337 101915
2019 2658 119940
2020 2794 138399
2021 2832 162606
2022 3112 173877
2023 3734 179099

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 9 13 49
Electronic Engineering 11 18 49
Computer Networking 9 14 50
Environmental Engineering 17 23 55
Robotics 9 22 56
Telecommunications 11 18 57
Transportation Engineering 14 19 69
Systems Engineering 9 12 77
Electrical Engineering 20 31 78
Nanotechnology 27 43 79
Geotechnical Engineering 20 29 91
Operations Research 19 29 95
Computer Engineering 19 30 97
Chemical Engineering 37 54 99
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 32 108
Materials Science 27 40 110
Optical Engineering 20 36 112
Civil Engineering 23 32 113
Industrial Engineering 21 33 125
Human-Computer Interaction 10 21 127
Technical Drawing 29 43 132
Structural Engineering 28 46 134
Architectural Engineering 24 38 139
Metallurgical Engineering 37 56 144
Construction Management 20 34 152
Automation and Control engineering 41 64 153
Aviation 16 28 159
Mechanical Engineering 34 53 175
Reliability and Quality Engineering 37 60 186
Acoustical Engineering 34 57 187
Aerospace Engineering 30 54 200
Architecture 28 42 218
Biochemical Engineering 31 57 269
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 64 274
Remote Sensing 45 74 287
Marine Engineering 49 95 319
Petroleum Engineering 62 123 357
Nuclear Engineering 50 131 379
Automotive Engineering 57 141 404
Engineering Management 44 69 423
Renewable Energy Engineering 58 153 435
Biomedical Engineering 50 119 436
Mining Engineering 77 157 438
Biotechnology 89 271 818
Firefighting and Fire Science 194 425 1006

Physics rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 28th for Physics in China and 158th in the World with 42,646 publications made and 1,396,619 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#28 of 556 In China
#45 of 2,786 In Asia
#158 of 6,603 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 15 19
1992 33 31
1993 89 78
1994 150 153
1995 273 320
1996 435 694
1997 507 1214
1998 573 1855
1999 625 2640
2000 744 3665
2001 787 4694
2002 1323 7103
2003 1159 8958
2004 1121 11357
2005 1192 14607
2006 1311 18197
2007 1342 21283
2008 1246 24934
2009 1326 29616
2010 1286 33945
2011 1349 39760
2012 1379 43059
2013 1556 50421
2014 1687 56618
2015 1703 63326
2016 1882 71202
2017 1931 79339
2018 2069 92234
2019 2333 107792
2020 2442 123562
2021 2557 146123
2022 2702 155955
2023 3179 160752

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 27 43 79
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 32 108
Materials Science 27 40 110
Optical Engineering 20 36 112
Condensed Matter Physics 14 34 114
Quantum and Particle physics 23 39 135
Acoustical Engineering 34 57 187
Biophysics 14 39 260
Nuclear Physics 27 58 292
Astrophysics and Astronomy 29 55 292
Atomic and Molecular physics 21 53 306
Astrobiology 33 63 341
Theoretical Physics 22 55 348

Chemistry rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 27th for Chemistry in China and 240th in the World with 37,804 publications made and 1,323,591 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#27 of 546 In China
#51 of 2,750 In Asia
#240 of 6,447 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 12 10
1992 31 24
1993 71 63
1994 118 134
1995 256 315
1996 401 651
1997 485 1230
1998 542 1920
1999 574 2717
2000 734 3847
2001 749 4841
2002 1081 6899
2003 1013 9071
2004 989 11390
2005 1071 14653
2006 1156 18084
2007 1192 21134
2008 1088 24609
2009 1115 28625
2010 1140 32684
2011 1150 37768
2012 1239 41313
2013 1359 48342
2014 1495 53821
2015 1572 60014
2016 1708 67967
2017 1630 75166
2018 1846 87403
2019 2014 101087
2020 2248 117352
2021 2292 138404
2022 2381 149929
2023 2725 152099

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 27 43 79
Physical chemistry 28 41 82
Environmental Chemistry 14 26 95
Chemical Engineering 37 54 99
Materials Science 27 40 110
Inorganic Chemistry 35 52 128
Organic Chemistry 28 48 193
Computational Chemistry 21 40 210
Radiochemistry 58 134 238
Pharmacy 28 65 254
Biochemical Engineering 31 57 269
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 64 274
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 61 296
Biochemistry 43 82 387
Nutrition and Food Science 104 302 854

Computer Science rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 18th for Computer Science in China and 149th in the World with 34,813 publications made and 948,083 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 561 In China
#31 of 2,809 In Asia
#149 of 6,752 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 15 6
1992 21 23
1993 67 70
1994 115 111
1995 237 278
1996 306 501
1997 380 874
1998 411 1257
1999 453 1867
2000 454 2432
2001 512 2981
2002 1300 5431
2003 1001 6180
2004 1025 8015
2005 984 10105
2006 1165 13179
2007 1176 15115
2008 1057 17567
2009 1211 22074
2010 1164 25122
2011 1165 29136
2012 1167 32252
2013 1292 36378
2014 1404 39913
2015 1229 42734
2016 1357 45767
2017 1418 48984
2018 1473 56473
2019 1780 68248
2020 1951 80361
2021 2075 94335
2022 2295 95253
2023 2900 101768

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

Biology rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 36th for Biology in China and 371st in the World with 31,959 publications made and 1,130,401 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#36 of 551 In China
#74 of 2,814 In Asia
#371 of 6,770 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 13 12
1992 24 23
1993 50 63
1994 95 112
1995 205 269
1996 323 533
1997 370 999
1998 425 1557
1999 476 2209
2000 543 3124
2001 587 4019
2002 778 5649
2003 762 7560
2004 809 9421
2005 851 12034
2006 938 15247
2007 987 18163
2008 926 21031
2009 951 24245
2010 1006 28139
2011 1036 33121
2012 1077 36586
2013 1126 42507
2014 1265 47703
2015 1293 52138
2016 1468 58875
2017 1377 64971
2018 1534 74686
2019 1751 87069
2020 1967 101836
2021 2043 121477
2022 2194 128859
2023 2425 131046

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 27 43 79
Biophysics 14 39 260
Astrobiology 33 63 341
Evolutionary Biology 29 54 372
Paleontology 39 71 376
Biochemistry 43 82 387
Zoology 16 44 396
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 74 422
Botany 45 91 438
Genetics 48 112 467
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 54 103 485
Toxicology 34 118 493
Neuroscience 30 87 510
Agricultural Science 75 158 557
Pharmacology 64 183 583
Molecular Biology 68 187 601
Oncology and Cancer research 69 206 628
Horticulture 71 202 645
Forestry 44 151 669
Virology 59 202 743
Immunology 72 238 769
Microbiology 74 240 801
Biotechnology 89 271 818
Nutrition and Food Science 104 302 854
Animal Science 69 259 948

Environmental Science rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 26th for Environmental Science in China and 238th in the World with 27,008 publications made and 902,974 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#26 of 552 In China
#42 of 2,811 In Asia
#238 of 6,798 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 10 11
1992 24 23
1993 59 53
1994 83 75
1995 173 173
1996 229 331
1997 328 607
1998 379 958
1999 398 1349
2000 466 2064
2001 494 2620
2002 727 4186
2003 637 5277
2004 715 6826
2005 696 8937
2006 771 11249
2007 791 13132
2008 713 15480
2009 819 18482
2010 753 20826
2011 831 24786
2012 871 26763
2013 954 31622
2014 1111 35071
2015 1124 38669
2016 1166 43118
2017 1196 47619
2018 1237 55173
2019 1408 66242
2020 1559 78818
2021 1714 93921
2022 1955 101198
2023 2332 105007

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 18th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 353rd in the World with 22,894 publications made and 689,779 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#18 of 561 In China
#32 of 2,845 In Asia
#353 of 7,020 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 6 6
1992 26 10
1993 52 60
1994 87 70
1995 167 204
1996 204 343
1997 274 632
1998 301 879
1999 340 1315
2000 331 1798
2001 353 2255
2002 758 3728
2003 565 4250
2004 591 5562
2005 585 7068
2006 682 8896
2007 706 10642
2008 659 12193
2009 732 15632
2010 701 17756
2011 730 20947
2012 771 23178
2013 853 26170
2014 909 29556
2015 897 31699
2016 958 33206
2017 942 35172
2018 969 41326
2019 1176 49501
2020 1319 59100
2021 1436 71264
2022 1659 72222
2023 1973 76920

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 9 19 173
Law Enforcement 6 8 186
Publishing 6 11 200
Archaeology 23 30 207
Linguistics 19 36 217
Journalism and Digital Media 19 38 230
History 23 31 247
Law 16 26 266
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 19 309
Communications and Public Relations 12 19 318
Political Science 14 25 323
Philosophy 13 28 348
Aesthetics 29 56 387
Library and Information science 9 37 401
Urban and Regional planning 39 64 414
Classics and Ancient History 18 51 475
Sociology 22 47 481
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 21 47 502
Education Majors 25 65 503
Political Economy 11 33 530
Media Studies 12 31 596
Art History 15 39 604
Anthropology 24 71 670
Demography 40 117 674
Genealogy 21 66 713
Broadcast Journalism 45 135 751
Public Policy / Administration 34 75 766
Gender Studies 24 61 887

Mathematics rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 15th for Mathematics in China and 136th in the World with 19,576 publications made and 561,181 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#15 of 550 In China
#22 of 2,673 In Asia
#136 of 6,305 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 5 4
1992 22 8
1993 46 40
1994 77 61
1995 149 180
1996 188 275
1997 220 487
1998 243 697
1999 269 1039
2000 242 1337
2001 271 1608
2002 729 3076
2003 573 3373
2004 610 4560
2005 575 5901
2006 659 7602
2007 690 8851
2008 633 10280
2009 767 13146
2010 696 15054
2011 675 17739
2012 693 19135
2013 801 21616
2014 855 24179
2015 721 25314
2016 778 27244
2017 771 28887
2018 819 32768
2019 918 38941
2020 994 43895
2021 1069 51247
2022 1183 51597
2023 1491 53786

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 14 45
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 8 94
Operations Research 19 29 95
Actuarial Science 4 7 119
Statistics 13 22 136
Applied Mathematics 30 41 177
Math Teachers 27 89 589

Business rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 12th for Business in China and 108th in the World with 14,043 publications made and 445,773 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 556 In China
#16 of 2,579 In Asia
#108 of 6,187 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 4 0
1992 17 8
1993 37 33
1994 58 44
1995 105 139
1996 138 225
1997 168 413
1998 200 647
1999 216 859
2000 195 1209
2001 244 1527
2002 494 2618
2003 400 3073
2004 425 4122
2005 380 5050
2006 419 6213
2007 517 7748
2008 442 8826
2009 527 11442
2010 449 12782
2011 476 14963
2012 500 16327
2013 562 18136
2014 616 20245
2015 565 20754
2016 557 21386
2017 554 22880
2018 573 25688
2019 691 29975
2020 776 34645
2021 795 40342
2022 803 40512
2023 1049 42544

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

Psychology rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 25th for Psychology in China and 406th in the World with 9,662 publications made and 335,900 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#25 of 549 In China
#62 of 2,703 In Asia
#406 of 6,528 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 7 4
1992 5 2
1993 9 24
1994 33 37
1995 56 49
1996 69 132
1997 103 259
1998 120 381
1999 121 537
2000 102 747
2001 142 1028
2002 242 1438
2003 211 1858
2004 214 2233
2005 233 2731
2006 311 3644
2007 325 4440
2008 259 5133
2009 276 6064
2010 321 7381
2011 279 8857
2012 306 9993
2013 352 11401
2014 364 12810
2015 353 14378
2016 429 15593
2017 414 17558
2018 447 20389
2019 563 25174
2020 670 31080
2021 649 36188
2022 669 36220
2023 919 38493

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

Psychology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 14 165
Cognitive Science 31 49 233
Social Psychology 11 24 264
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 19 309
Child Psychology 8 19 313
Education Majors 25 65 503
Neuroscience 30 87 510
Clinical Psychology 47 146 891
Psychiatry 70 243 920

Economics rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 9th for Economics in China and 186th in the World with 8,285 publications made and 250,778 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#9 of 542 In China
#15 of 2,461 In Asia
#186 of 5,995 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 2 0
1992 16 4
1993 22 16
1994 33 25
1995 68 94
1996 83 144
1997 112 268
1998 113 390
1999 128 539
2000 134 829
2001 156 1000
2002 209 1406
2003 207 1852
2004 223 2429
2005 167 2964
2006 208 3519
2007 274 4349
2008 258 5160
2009 298 6454
2010 265 7386
2011 309 8545
2012 314 9628
2013 385 10610
2014 349 11812
2015 360 11905
2016 358 12472
2017 325 13062
2018 351 14692
2019 411 16213
2020 490 19349
2021 509 23208
2022 475 23584
2023 606 25060

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

Economics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 4 43
Finance 6 10 86
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 8 94
Actuarial Science 4 7 119
International Economics 3 5 190
International Trade 15 23 282
Environmental Economics 53 102 376
Development Studies 29 51 390
Agricultural Economics 58 125 472
Political Economy 11 33 530

Art & Design rankings

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranked 13th for Art & Design in China and 244th in the World with 5,266 publications made and 117,682 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, 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
#13 of 550 In China
#29 of 2,302 In Asia
#244 of 5,720 In the World

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 2
1992 6 4
1993 9 13
1994 22 11
1995 38 52
1996 46 81
1997 55 107
1998 65 169
1999 65 257
2000 44 318
2001 87 434
2002 199 763
2003 147 934
2004 166 1168
2005 162 1668
2006 190 1959
2007 198 2379
2008 177 2642
2009 180 3260
2010 155 3590
2011 158 4224
2012 174 4505
2013 184 4963
2014 216 5497
2015 185 5475
2016 206 5921
2017 229 6331
2018 196 7142
2019 240 8562
2020 288 10351
2021 312 12062
2022 378 12385
2023 451 13283

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

Art & Design subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 6 15 69
UX/UI Desgin 7 13 98
Animation 25 37 126
Multimedia 11 25 149
Game Design and Development 11 30 183
Painting and Drawing 12 23 186
Sculpture 12 23 186
Illustration and Concept Art 13 25 194
Architecture 28 42 218
Music 6 20 245
Fashion Design 17 33 264
Graphic Design 19 41 267
Literature 11 22 270
Singing and Vocal Performance 12 30 294
Cinematography 5 10 298
Entertainment Industry Business 14 32 330
Aesthetics 29 56 387
Photography 23 66 488
Performing arts 32 64 556
Creative Writing 25 42 598
Art History 15 39 604

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 46 129 460
Ophthalmology 30 131 509
Pathology 54 184 656
Medicine 54 179 677
Anatomy and Physiology 52 191 682
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 61 225 726
Public Health 46 135 745
Radiation Therapy 88 294 795
Orthodontics 45 230 859
Optometry 58 260 911
Audiology 50 224 946
Surgery 69 315 961
Healthcare Management (MHA) 33 171 994
Dentistry 69 329 1061
Physical Therapy 81 283 1094
Cardiology 96 384 1161
Nursing 57 243 1193
Sports Medicine 66 295 1203
Critical Care Nursing 80 352 1231
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 68 309 1248
Anesthesiology 105 428 1274
Urology 120 468 1283
Gerontology 61 276 1392
Health Science 92 340 1419
Dermatology 111 562 1488
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 150 591 1492
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 65 430 1571
Family medicine 117 597 1972