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Short name

HKU

Country, city

China, Hong Kong

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Organization website

Publications

109 555

Citations

3 771 567

h-index

528

Top-3 journals

SSRN Electronic Journal (1490 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (1010 publications)

PLoS ONE (870 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Chinese University of Hong Kong (6148 publications)

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (3981 publications)

Sun Yat-sen University (3364 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University College London (1885 publications)

Harvard University (1716 publications)

University of Melbourne (1632 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

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Journal

Countries

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Since 1927

Total publications

109555

Total citations

3771567

Citations per publication

34.43

Average publications per year

1095.55

Average authors per publication

22.88

h-index

528

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 10578, 9.66% General Medicine 10578 publications, 9.66%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4145, 3.78% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4145 publications, 3.78%
Oncology	Oncology, 3739, 3.41% Oncology 3739 publications, 3.41%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 3657, 3.34% General Chemistry 3657 publications, 3.34%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 3634, 3.32% Biochemistry 3634 publications, 3.32%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 3351, 3.06% General Materials Science 3351 publications, 3.06%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 3189, 2.91% Computer Science Applications 3189 publications, 2.91%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 3136, 2.86% Cancer Research 3136 publications, 2.86%
Surgery	Surgery, 3077, 2.81% Surgery 3077 publications, 2.81%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 3043, 2.78% Molecular Biology 3043 publications, 2.78%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 2918, 2.66% Condensed Matter Physics 2918 publications, 2.66%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 2916, 2.66% Mechanical Engineering 2916 publications, 2.66%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 2541, 2.32% Multidisciplinary 2541 publications, 2.32%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2522, 2.3% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2522 publications, 2.3%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 2482, 2.27% Psychiatry and Mental health 2482 publications, 2.27%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 2412, 2.2% Civil and Structural Engineering 2412 publications, 2.2%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 2351, 2.15% Cell Biology 2351 publications, 2.15%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 2327, 2.12% General Physics and Astronomy 2327 publications, 2.12%
Genetics	Genetics, 2228, 2.03% Genetics 2228 publications, 2.03%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 2206, 2.01% Infectious Diseases 2206 publications, 2.01%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 2121, 1.94% Mechanics of Materials 2121 publications, 1.94%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2100, 1.92% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2100 publications, 1.92%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 2099, 1.92% Applied Mathematics 2099 publications, 1.92%
Education	Education, 2004, 1.83% Education 2004 publications, 1.83%
Immunology	Immunology, 1918, 1.75% Immunology 1918 publications, 1.75%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 1916, 1.75% Geography, Planning and Development 1916 publications, 1.75%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1739, 1.59% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1739 publications, 1.59%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 1732, 1.58% Building and Construction 1732 publications, 1.58%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1726, 1.58% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1726 publications, 1.58%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 1703, 1.55% Pharmacology 1703 publications, 1.55%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 1490, 1.36% SSRN Electronic Journal 1490 publications, 1.36%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1010, 0.92% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1010 publications, 0.92%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 870, 0.79% PLoS ONE 870 publications, 0.79%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 708, 0.65% Physical Review B 708 publications, 0.65%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 693, 0.63% Scientific Reports 693 publications, 0.63%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 638, 0.58% Nature Communications 638 publications, 0.58%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 626, 0.57% Cancer Research 626 publications, 0.57%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 331, 0.3% Applied Physics Letters 331 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 318, 0.29% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 318 publications, 0.29%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 315, 0.29% Journal of High Energy Physics 315 publications, 0.29%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 311, 0.28% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 311 publications, 0.28%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 302, 0.28% Astrophysical Journal 302 publications, 0.28%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 295, 0.27% Journal of the American Chemical Society 295 publications, 0.27%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 286, 0.26% Science of the Total Environment 286 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 286, 0.26% Journal of Applied Physics 286 publications, 0.26%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 282, 0.26% Physical Review Letters 282 publications, 0.26%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 267, 0.24% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 267 publications, 0.24%
Journal of Clinical Oncology	Journal of Clinical Oncology, 253, 0.23% Journal of Clinical Oncology 253 publications, 0.23%
Building and Environment	Building and Environment, 252, 0.23% Building and Environment 252 publications, 0.23%
European Physical Journal C	European Physical Journal C, 249, 0.23% European Physical Journal C 249 publications, 0.23%
Blood	Blood, 248, 0.23% Blood 248 publications, 0.23%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 241, 0.22% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 241 publications, 0.22%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences	International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 228, 0.21% International Journal of Molecular Sciences 228 publications, 0.21%
Journal of Dentistry	Journal of Dentistry, 224, 0.2% Journal of Dentistry 224 publications, 0.2%
Environmental Science & Technology	Environmental Science & Technology, 221, 0.2% Environmental Science & Technology 221 publications, 0.2%
ACS applied materials & interfaces	ACS applied materials & interfaces, 218, 0.2% ACS applied materials & interfaces 218 publications, 0.2%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 216, 0.2% FASEB Journal 216 publications, 0.2%
Journal of Vision	Journal of Vision, 215, 0.2% Journal of Vision 215 publications, 0.2%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 215, 0.2% Chemical Communications 215 publications, 0.2%
Journal of Virology	Journal of Virology, 206, 0.19% Journal of Virology 206 publications, 0.19%
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Publishers

	5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 29216, 26.67% Elsevier 29216 publications, 26.67%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 17095, 15.6% Springer Nature 17095 publications, 15.6%
Wiley	Wiley, 13849, 12.64% Wiley 13849 publications, 12.64%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 5192, 4.74% Taylor & Francis 5192 publications, 4.74%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 4322, 3.95% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 4322 publications, 3.95%
SAGE	SAGE, 3573, 3.26% SAGE 3573 publications, 3.26%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 3350, 3.06% Oxford University Press 3350 publications, 3.06%
MDPI	MDPI, 2403, 2.19% MDPI 2403 publications, 2.19%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2240, 2.04% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2240 publications, 2.04%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 1510, 1.38% American Physical Society (APS) 1510 publications, 1.38%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 1428, 1.3% Social Science Electronic Publishing 1428 publications, 1.3%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 1408, 1.29% Frontiers Media S.A. 1408 publications, 1.29%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1350, 1.23% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 1350 publications, 1.23%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1336, 1.22% Cambridge University Press 1336 publications, 1.22%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1179, 1.08% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1179 publications, 1.08%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 1013, 0.92% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 1013 publications, 0.92%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 924, 0.84% AIP Publishing 924 publications, 0.84%
BMJ	BMJ, 921, 0.84% BMJ 921 publications, 0.84%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 775, 0.71% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 775 publications, 0.71%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 704, 0.64% IOP Publishing 704 publications, 0.64%
Emerald	Emerald, 692, 0.63% Emerald 692 publications, 0.63%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 635, 0.58% Hindawi Limited 635 publications, 0.58%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 595, 0.54% American Society for Microbiology 595 publications, 0.54%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 507, 0.46% S. Karger AG 507 publications, 0.46%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 481, 0.44% World Scientific 481 publications, 0.44%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 384, 0.35% American Astronomical Society 384 publications, 0.35%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 361, 0.33% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 361 publications, 0.33%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 335, 0.31% Optica Publishing Group 335 publications, 0.31%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 326, 0.3% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 326 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 318, 0.29% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 318 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Chinese University of Hong Kong	Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6148, 5.61% Chinese University of Hong Kong 6148 publications, 5.61%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 3981, 3.63% Hong Kong Polytechnic University 3981 publications, 3.63%
Sun Yat-sen University	Sun Yat-sen University, 3364, 3.07% Sun Yat-sen University 3364 publications, 3.07%
City University of Hong Kong	City University of Hong Kong, 2977, 2.72% City University of Hong Kong 2977 publications, 2.72%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2828, 2.58% Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2828 publications, 2.58%
Peking University	Peking University, 2197, 2.01% Peking University 2197 publications, 2.01%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 2185, 1.99% Tsinghua University 2185 publications, 1.99%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1972, 1.8% Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1972 publications, 1.8%
University College London	University College London, 1885, 1.72% University College London 1885 publications, 1.72%
Nanjing University	Nanjing University, 1736, 1.58% Nanjing University 1736 publications, 1.58%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 1716, 1.57% Harvard University 1716 publications, 1.57%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 1632, 1.49% University of Melbourne 1632 publications, 1.49%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1560, 1.42% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 1560 publications, 1.42%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 1540, 1.41% University of Toronto 1540 publications, 1.41%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 1531, 1.4% University of Sydney 1531 publications, 1.4%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 1509, 1.38% University of Science and Technology of China 1509 publications, 1.38%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 1491, 1.36% Zhejiang University 1491 publications, 1.36%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1440, 1.31% University of Oxford 1440 publications, 1.31%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1341, 1.22% University of Cambridge 1341 publications, 1.22%
Hong Kong Baptist University	Hong Kong Baptist University, 1297, 1.18% Hong Kong Baptist University 1297 publications, 1.18%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 1277, 1.17% National University of Singapore 1277 publications, 1.17%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 1276, 1.16% University of British Columbia 1276 publications, 1.16%
Fudan University	Fudan University, 1259, 1.15% Fudan University 1259 publications, 1.15%
Southern University of Science and Technology	Southern University of Science and Technology, 1225, 1.12% Southern University of Science and Technology 1225 publications, 1.12%
Shenzhen University	Shenzhen University, 1196, 1.09% Shenzhen University 1196 publications, 1.09%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 1189, 1.09% University of Birmingham 1189 publications, 1.09%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 1133, 1.03% University of Washington 1133 publications, 1.03%
Shandong University	Shandong University, 1118, 1.02% Shandong University 1118 publications, 1.02%
Jinan University	Jinan University, 1115, 1.02% Jinan University 1115 publications, 1.02%
Yale University	Yale University, 1089, 0.99% Yale University 1089 publications, 0.99%
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With foreign organizations

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University College London	University College London, 1885, 1.72% University College London 1885 publications, 1.72%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 1716, 1.57% Harvard University 1716 publications, 1.57%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 1632, 1.49% University of Melbourne 1632 publications, 1.49%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 1540, 1.41% University of Toronto 1540 publications, 1.41%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 1531, 1.4% University of Sydney 1531 publications, 1.4%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1440, 1.31% University of Oxford 1440 publications, 1.31%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1341, 1.22% University of Cambridge 1341 publications, 1.22%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 1277, 1.17% National University of Singapore 1277 publications, 1.17%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 1276, 1.16% University of British Columbia 1276 publications, 1.16%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 1189, 1.09% University of Birmingham 1189 publications, 1.09%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 1133, 1.03% University of Washington 1133 publications, 1.03%
Yale University	Yale University, 1089, 0.99% Yale University 1089 publications, 0.99%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 1077, 0.98% University of Michigan 1077 publications, 0.98%
King's College London	King's College London, 1064, 0.97% King's College London 1064 publications, 0.97%
McGill University	McGill University, 1023, 0.93% McGill University 1023 publications, 0.93%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 997, 0.91% University of Manchester 997 publications, 0.91%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 985, 0.9% University of Tokyo 985 publications, 0.9%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 969, 0.88% University of Edinburgh 969 publications, 0.88%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 966, 0.88% University of Pennsylvania 966 publications, 0.88%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 960, 0.88% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 960 publications, 0.88%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 917, 0.84% University of Alberta 917 publications, 0.84%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 908, 0.83% Imperial College London 908 publications, 0.83%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 906, 0.83% Stanford University 906 publications, 0.83%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 904, 0.83% University of Copenhagen 904 publications, 0.83%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 887, 0.81% University of California, Berkeley 887 publications, 0.81%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 885, 0.81% University of Chicago 885 publications, 0.81%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 880, 0.8% University of Liverpool 880 publications, 0.8%
Boston University	Boston University, 878, 0.8% Boston University 878 publications, 0.8%
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh, 874, 0.8% University of Pittsburgh 874 publications, 0.8%
University of Adelaide	University of Adelaide, 873, 0.8% University of Adelaide 873 publications, 0.8%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 16238, 14.82% USA 16238 publications, 14.82%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 8968, 8.19% United Kingdom 8968 publications, 8.19%
Australia	Australia, 6245, 5.7% Australia 6245 publications, 5.7%
Canada	Canada, 4498, 4.11% Canada 4498 publications, 4.11%
Germany	Germany, 3414, 3.12% Germany 3414 publications, 3.12%
Japan	Japan, 3269, 2.98% Japan 3269 publications, 2.98%
Singapore	Singapore, 2943, 2.69% Singapore 2943 publications, 2.69%
France	France, 2518, 2.3% France 2518 publications, 2.3%
Italy	Italy, 2459, 2.24% Italy 2459 publications, 2.24%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 2248, 2.05% Netherlands 2248 publications, 2.05%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 1874, 1.71% Republic of Korea 1874 publications, 1.71%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 1830, 1.67% Switzerland 1830 publications, 1.67%
Spain	Spain, 1801, 1.64% Spain 1801 publications, 1.64%
Sweden	Sweden, 1692, 1.54% Sweden 1692 publications, 1.54%
Denmark	Denmark, 1459, 1.33% Denmark 1459 publications, 1.33%
Brazil	Brazil, 1331, 1.21% Brazil 1331 publications, 1.21%
India	India, 1166, 1.06% India 1166 publications, 1.06%
Austria	Austria, 1141, 1.04% Austria 1141 publications, 1.04%
South Africa	South Africa, 1121, 1.02% South Africa 1121 publications, 1.02%
Israel	Israel, 1060, 0.97% Israel 1060 publications, 0.97%
Norway	Norway, 1057, 0.96% Norway 1057 publications, 0.96%
Poland	Poland, 975, 0.89% Poland 975 publications, 0.89%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 932, 0.85% Malaysia 932 publications, 0.85%
Portugal	Portugal, 916, 0.84% Portugal 916 publications, 0.84%
Greece	Greece, 905, 0.83% Greece 905 publications, 0.83%
Turkey	Turkey, 905, 0.83% Turkey 905 publications, 0.83%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 905, 0.83% Czech Republic 905 publications, 0.83%
Russia	Russia, 898, 0.82% Russia 898 publications, 0.82%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 888, 0.81% New Zealand 888 publications, 0.81%
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