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University of Hong Kong
Short name
HKU
Country, city
China, Hong Kong
Publications
110 101
Citations
3 794 578
h-index
530
Top-3 journals
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (1490 publications)
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (1010 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (872 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong (6178 publications)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (4011 publications)
Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University (3409 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University College London
University College London (1904 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (1741 publications)
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne (1643 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1927

Total publications
110101
Total citations
3794578
Citations per publication
34.46
Average publications per year
1101.01
Average authors per publication
22.97
h-index
530
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 10578, 9.61%
General Medicine
10578 publications, 9.61%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4145, 3.76%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
4145 publications, 3.76%
Oncology, 3739, 3.4%
Oncology
3739 publications, 3.4%
General Chemistry, 3657, 3.32%
General Chemistry
3657 publications, 3.32%
Biochemistry, 3634, 3.3%
Biochemistry
3634 publications, 3.3%
General Materials Science, 3351, 3.04%
General Materials Science
3351 publications, 3.04%
Computer Science Applications, 3189, 2.9%
Computer Science Applications
3189 publications, 2.9%
Cancer Research, 3136, 2.85%
Cancer Research
3136 publications, 2.85%
Surgery, 3077, 2.79%
Surgery
3077 publications, 2.79%
Molecular Biology, 3043, 2.76%
Molecular Biology
3043 publications, 2.76%
Condensed Matter Physics, 2918, 2.65%
Condensed Matter Physics
2918 publications, 2.65%
Mechanical Engineering, 2916, 2.65%
Mechanical Engineering
2916 publications, 2.65%
Multidisciplinary, 2541, 2.31%
Multidisciplinary
2541 publications, 2.31%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2522, 2.29%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
2522 publications, 2.29%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 2482, 2.25%
Psychiatry and Mental health
2482 publications, 2.25%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 2412, 2.19%
Civil and Structural Engineering
2412 publications, 2.19%
Cell Biology, 2351, 2.14%
Cell Biology
2351 publications, 2.14%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2327, 2.11%
General Physics and Astronomy
2327 publications, 2.11%
Genetics, 2228, 2.02%
Genetics
2228 publications, 2.02%
Infectious Diseases, 2206, 2%
Infectious Diseases
2206 publications, 2%
Mechanics of Materials, 2121, 1.93%
Mechanics of Materials
2121 publications, 1.93%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2100, 1.91%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
2100 publications, 1.91%
Applied Mathematics, 2099, 1.91%
Applied Mathematics
2099 publications, 1.91%
Education, 2004, 1.82%
Education
2004 publications, 1.82%
Immunology, 1918, 1.74%
Immunology
1918 publications, 1.74%
Geography, Planning and Development, 1916, 1.74%
Geography, Planning and Development
1916 publications, 1.74%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1739, 1.58%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1739 publications, 1.58%
Building and Construction, 1732, 1.57%
Building and Construction
1732 publications, 1.57%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1726, 1.57%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
1726 publications, 1.57%
Pharmacology, 1703, 1.55%
Pharmacology
1703 publications, 1.55%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal
1490 publications, 1.35%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
1010 publications, 0.92%
PLoS ONE
872 publications, 0.79%
Scientific Reports
714 publications, 0.65%
Physical Review B
708 publications, 0.64%
Nature Communications
683 publications, 0.62%
Cancer Research
627 publications, 0.57%
Applied Physics Letters
332 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
320 publications, 0.29%
Journal of High Energy Physics
317 publications, 0.29%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
311 publications, 0.28%
Astrophysical Journal
302 publications, 0.27%
Journal of the American Chemical Society
293 publications, 0.27%
Science of the Total Environment
286 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Applied Physics
286 publications, 0.26%
Physical Review Letters
284 publications, 0.26%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
267 publications, 0.24%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
253 publications, 0.23%
Building and Environment
252 publications, 0.23%
European Physical Journal C
252 publications, 0.23%
Blood
249 publications, 0.23%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
241 publications, 0.22%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
228 publications, 0.21%
Journal of Dentistry
222 publications, 0.2%
Environmental Science & Technology
220 publications, 0.2%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
219 publications, 0.2%
FASEB Journal
216 publications, 0.2%
Journal of Vision
215 publications, 0.2%
Chemical Communications
215 publications, 0.2%
Journal of Virology
206 publications, 0.19%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
29258 publications, 26.57%
Springer Nature
17433 publications, 15.83%
Wiley
13868 publications, 12.6%
Taylor & Francis
5207 publications, 4.73%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
4353 publications, 3.95%
SAGE
3587 publications, 3.26%
Oxford University Press
3373 publications, 3.06%
MDPI
2406 publications, 2.19%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2240 publications, 2.03%
American Physical Society (APS)
1514 publications, 1.38%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
1428 publications, 1.3%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1426 publications, 1.3%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1353 publications, 1.23%
Cambridge University Press
1342 publications, 1.22%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1180 publications, 1.07%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1021 publications, 0.93%
AIP Publishing
926 publications, 0.84%
BMJ
924 publications, 0.84%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
776 publications, 0.7%
IOP Publishing
704 publications, 0.64%
Emerald
693 publications, 0.63%
Hindawi Limited
635 publications, 0.58%
American Society for Microbiology
596 publications, 0.54%
S. Karger AG
507 publications, 0.46%
World Scientific
481 publications, 0.44%
American Astronomical Society
384 publications, 0.35%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
360 publications, 0.33%
Optica Publishing Group
335 publications, 0.3%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
327 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
320 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

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Chinese University of Hong Kong
6178 publications, 5.61%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
4011 publications, 3.64%
Sun Yat-sen University
3409 publications, 3.1%
City University of Hong Kong
2998 publications, 2.72%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2847 publications, 2.59%
Peking University
2217 publications, 2.01%
Tsinghua University
2208 publications, 2.01%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2007 publications, 1.82%
University College London
1904 publications, 1.73%
Nanjing University
1759 publications, 1.6%
Harvard University
1741 publications, 1.58%
University of Melbourne
1643 publications, 1.49%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
1587 publications, 1.44%
University of Toronto
1553 publications, 1.41%
University of Sydney
1540 publications, 1.4%
University of Science and Technology of China
1529 publications, 1.39%
Zhejiang University
1509 publications, 1.37%
University of Oxford
1452 publications, 1.32%
University of Cambridge
1353 publications, 1.23%
Hong Kong Baptist University
1301 publications, 1.18%
National University of Singapore
1290 publications, 1.17%
University of British Columbia
1285 publications, 1.17%
Fudan University
1273 publications, 1.16%
Southern University of Science and Technology
1239 publications, 1.13%
Shenzhen University
1219 publications, 1.11%
University of Birmingham
1200 publications, 1.09%
University of Washington
1136 publications, 1.03%
Shandong University
1132 publications, 1.03%
Jinan University
1129 publications, 1.03%
Yale University
1102 publications, 1%
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With foreign organizations

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University College London
1904 publications, 1.73%
Harvard University
1741 publications, 1.58%
University of Melbourne
1643 publications, 1.49%
University of Toronto
1553 publications, 1.41%
University of Sydney
1540 publications, 1.4%
University of Oxford
1452 publications, 1.32%
University of Cambridge
1353 publications, 1.23%
National University of Singapore
1290 publications, 1.17%
University of British Columbia
1285 publications, 1.17%
University of Birmingham
1200 publications, 1.09%
University of Washington
1136 publications, 1.03%
Yale University
1102 publications, 1%
University of Michigan
1083 publications, 0.98%
King's College London
1076 publications, 0.98%
McGill University
1031 publications, 0.94%
University of Manchester
1007 publications, 0.91%
University of Tokyo
996 publications, 0.9%
University of Pennsylvania
977 publications, 0.89%
University of Edinburgh
975 publications, 0.89%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
967 publications, 0.88%
University of Alberta
925 publications, 0.84%
Imperial College London
913 publications, 0.83%
University of Copenhagen
913 publications, 0.83%
Stanford University
913 publications, 0.83%
University of Chicago
894 publications, 0.81%
University of California, Berkeley
890 publications, 0.81%
University of Liverpool
888 publications, 0.81%
Boston University
886 publications, 0.8%
University of Adelaide
881 publications, 0.8%
University of Pittsburgh
881 publications, 0.8%
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With other countries

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USA, 16261, 14.77%
USA
16261 publications, 14.77%
United Kingdom, 8989, 8.16%
United Kingdom
8989 publications, 8.16%
Australia, 6259, 5.68%
Australia
6259 publications, 5.68%
Canada, 4507, 4.09%
Canada
4507 publications, 4.09%
Germany, 3423, 3.11%
Germany
3423 publications, 3.11%
Japan, 3280, 2.98%
Japan
3280 publications, 2.98%
Singapore, 2948, 2.68%
Singapore
2948 publications, 2.68%
France, 2527, 2.3%
France
2527 publications, 2.3%
Italy, 2470, 2.24%
Italy
2470 publications, 2.24%
Netherlands, 2261, 2.05%
Netherlands
2261 publications, 2.05%
Republic of Korea, 1878, 1.71%
Republic of Korea
1878 publications, 1.71%
Switzerland, 1837, 1.67%
Switzerland
1837 publications, 1.67%
Spain, 1811, 1.64%
Spain
1811 publications, 1.64%
Sweden, 1700, 1.54%
Sweden
1700 publications, 1.54%
Denmark, 1467, 1.33%
Denmark
1467 publications, 1.33%
Brazil, 1338, 1.22%
Brazil
1338 publications, 1.22%
India, 1165, 1.06%
India
1165 publications, 1.06%
Austria, 1149, 1.04%
Austria
1149 publications, 1.04%
South Africa, 1127, 1.02%
South Africa
1127 publications, 1.02%
Israel, 1066, 0.97%
Israel
1066 publications, 0.97%
Norway, 1063, 0.97%
Norway
1063 publications, 0.97%
Poland, 982, 0.89%
Poland
982 publications, 0.89%
Malaysia, 931, 0.85%
Malaysia
931 publications, 0.85%
Portugal, 922, 0.84%
Portugal
922 publications, 0.84%
Turkey, 914, 0.83%
Turkey
914 publications, 0.83%
Greece, 911, 0.83%
Greece
911 publications, 0.83%
Czech Republic, 911, 0.83%
Czech Republic
911 publications, 0.83%
Russia, 898, 0.82%
Russia
898 publications, 0.82%
New Zealand, 888, 0.81%
New Zealand
888 publications, 0.81%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1927 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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