University of Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong
Short name
HKU
Country, city
China, Hong Kong
Publications
97 591
Citations
3 273 067
h-index
497
Top-3 journals
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (1449 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (859 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong (5310 publications)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (3402 publications)
Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University (2784 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (1463 publications)
University College London
University College London (1443 publications)
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne (1420 publications)

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Since 1927

Total publications
97591
Total citations
3273067
Citations per publication
33.54
Average publications per year
985.77
Average authors per publication
21.91
h-index
497
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, 10206, 10.46%
General Medicine
10206 publications, 10.46%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4093, 4.19%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
4093 publications, 4.19%
Oncology, 3692, 3.78%
Oncology
3692 publications, 3.78%
General Chemistry, 3629, 3.72%
General Chemistry
3629 publications, 3.72%
Biochemistry, 3603, 3.69%
Biochemistry
3603 publications, 3.69%
General Materials Science, 3320, 3.4%
General Materials Science
3320 publications, 3.4%
Cancer Research, 3118, 3.19%
Cancer Research
3118 publications, 3.19%
Computer Science Applications, 3105, 3.18%
Computer Science Applications
3105 publications, 3.18%
Molecular Biology, 3026, 3.1%
Molecular Biology
3026 publications, 3.1%
Surgery, 2977, 3.05%
Surgery
2977 publications, 3.05%
Condensed Matter Physics, 2902, 2.97%
Condensed Matter Physics
2902 publications, 2.97%
Mechanical Engineering, 2863, 2.93%
Mechanical Engineering
2863 publications, 2.93%
Multidisciplinary, 2523, 2.59%
Multidisciplinary
2523 publications, 2.59%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2471, 2.53%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
2471 publications, 2.53%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 2436, 2.5%
Psychiatry and Mental health
2436 publications, 2.5%
Cell Biology, 2339, 2.4%
Cell Biology
2339 publications, 2.4%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2308, 2.36%
General Physics and Astronomy
2308 publications, 2.36%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 2308, 2.36%
Civil and Structural Engineering
2308 publications, 2.36%
Genetics, 2204, 2.26%
Genetics
2204 publications, 2.26%
Infectious Diseases, 2188, 2.24%
Infectious Diseases
2188 publications, 2.24%
Mechanics of Materials, 2099, 2.15%
Mechanics of Materials
2099 publications, 2.15%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2092, 2.14%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
2092 publications, 2.14%
Applied Mathematics, 2042, 2.09%
Applied Mathematics
2042 publications, 2.09%
Education, 1949, 2%
Education
1949 publications, 2%
Immunology, 1903, 1.95%
Immunology
1903 publications, 1.95%
Geography, Planning and Development, 1878, 1.92%
Geography, Planning and Development
1878 publications, 1.92%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1734, 1.78%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1734 publications, 1.78%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1698, 1.74%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
1698 publications, 1.74%
Pharmacology, 1679, 1.72%
Pharmacology
1679 publications, 1.72%
Building and Construction, 1640, 1.68%
Building and Construction
1640 publications, 1.68%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal
1449 publications, 1.48%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
908 publications, 0.93%
PLoS ONE
859 publications, 0.88%
Physical Review B
666 publications, 0.68%
Scientific Reports
644 publications, 0.66%
Cancer Research
590 publications, 0.6%
Nature Communications
524 publications, 0.54%
Applied Physics Letters
319 publications, 0.33%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
306 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Applied Physics
286 publications, 0.29%
Astrophysical Journal
281 publications, 0.29%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
280 publications, 0.29%
Journal of High Energy Physics
274 publications, 0.28%
Journal of the American Chemical Society
249 publications, 0.26%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
249 publications, 0.26%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
241 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
235 publications, 0.24%
Science of the Total Environment
233 publications, 0.24%
Blood
228 publications, 0.23%
European Physical Journal C
227 publications, 0.23%
Physical Review Letters
224 publications, 0.23%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
216 publications, 0.22%
Building and Environment
213 publications, 0.22%
FASEB Journal
213 publications, 0.22%
Journal of Vision
211 publications, 0.22%
Chemical Communications
206 publications, 0.21%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
199 publications, 0.2%
Journal of Virology
196 publications, 0.2%
The Lancet
194 publications, 0.2%
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)
193 publications, 0.2%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
25493 publications, 26.12%
Springer Nature
15008 publications, 15.38%
Wiley
12952 publications, 13.27%
Taylor & Francis
4733 publications, 4.85%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
3608 publications, 3.7%
SAGE
3170 publications, 3.25%
Oxford University Press
3110 publications, 3.19%
MDPI
2092 publications, 2.14%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1999 publications, 2.05%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
1428 publications, 1.46%
American Physical Society (APS)
1317 publications, 1.35%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1301 publications, 1.33%
Cambridge University Press
1233 publications, 1.26%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1209 publications, 1.24%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1115 publications, 1.14%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
992 publications, 1.02%
BMJ
933 publications, 0.96%
AIP Publishing
905 publications, 0.93%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
727 publications, 0.74%
IOP Publishing
675 publications, 0.69%
Hindawi Limited
601 publications, 0.62%
American Society for Microbiology
571 publications, 0.59%
Emerald
489 publications, 0.5%
World Scientific
423 publications, 0.43%
American Astronomical Society
351 publications, 0.36%
Optica Publishing Group
304 publications, 0.31%
S. Karger AG
302 publications, 0.31%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
300 publications, 0.31%
Mary Ann Liebert
285 publications, 0.29%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
280 publications, 0.29%
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Chinese University of Hong Kong
5310 publications, 5.44%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
3402 publications, 3.49%
Sun Yat-sen University
2784 publications, 2.85%
City University of Hong Kong
2640 publications, 2.71%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
1905 publications, 1.95%
Peking University
1829 publications, 1.87%
Tsinghua University
1761 publications, 1.8%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1620 publications, 1.66%
Nanjing University
1529 publications, 1.57%
Harvard University
1463 publications, 1.5%
University College London
1443 publications, 1.48%
University of Melbourne
1420 publications, 1.46%
University of Toronto
1317 publications, 1.35%
University of Sydney
1292 publications, 1.32%
University of Science and Technology of China
1286 publications, 1.32%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
1231 publications, 1.26%
University of Oxford
1203 publications, 1.23%
Hong Kong Baptist University
1184 publications, 1.21%
Zhejiang University
1146 publications, 1.17%
University of Cambridge
1123 publications, 1.15%
National University of Singapore
1094 publications, 1.12%
University of British Columbia
1065 publications, 1.09%
Fudan University
1030 publications, 1.06%
University of Birmingham
1021 publications, 1.05%
University of Washington
987 publications, 1.01%
Jinan University
967 publications, 0.99%
Southern University of Science and Technology
963 publications, 0.99%
Shenzhen University
946 publications, 0.97%
King's College London
918 publications, 0.94%
Yale University
914 publications, 0.94%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
1463 publications, 1.5%
University College London
1443 publications, 1.48%
University of Melbourne
1420 publications, 1.46%
University of Toronto
1317 publications, 1.35%
University of Sydney
1292 publications, 1.32%
University of Oxford
1203 publications, 1.23%
University of Cambridge
1123 publications, 1.15%
National University of Singapore
1094 publications, 1.12%
University of British Columbia
1065 publications, 1.09%
University of Birmingham
1021 publications, 1.05%
University of Washington
987 publications, 1.01%
King's College London
918 publications, 0.94%
Yale University
914 publications, 0.94%
University of Michigan
908 publications, 0.93%
McGill University
886 publications, 0.91%
University of Edinburgh
876 publications, 0.9%
University of Manchester
836 publications, 0.86%
Imperial College London
824 publications, 0.84%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
816 publications, 0.84%
University of Pennsylvania
814 publications, 0.83%
University of Tokyo
811 publications, 0.83%
Stanford University
779 publications, 0.8%
University of California, Berkeley
766 publications, 0.78%
University of Alberta
766 publications, 0.78%
University of Copenhagen
761 publications, 0.78%
University of Chicago
751 publications, 0.77%
University of Adelaide
741 publications, 0.76%
Boston University
737 publications, 0.76%
University of Liverpool
736 publications, 0.75%
Duke University
736 publications, 0.75%
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With other countries

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USA, 15366, 15.75%
USA
15366 publications, 15.75%
United Kingdom, 8400, 8.61%
United Kingdom
8400 publications, 8.61%
Australia, 5911, 6.06%
Australia
5911 publications, 6.06%
Canada, 4217, 4.32%
Canada
4217 publications, 4.32%
Germany, 3205, 3.28%
Germany
3205 publications, 3.28%
Japan, 3067, 3.14%
Japan
3067 publications, 3.14%
Singapore, 2703, 2.77%
Singapore
2703 publications, 2.77%
France, 2379, 2.44%
France
2379 publications, 2.44%
Italy, 2313, 2.37%
Italy
2313 publications, 2.37%
Netherlands, 2117, 2.17%
Netherlands
2117 publications, 2.17%
Republic of Korea, 1766, 1.81%
Republic of Korea
1766 publications, 1.81%
Switzerland, 1715, 1.76%
Switzerland
1715 publications, 1.76%
Spain, 1680, 1.72%
Spain
1680 publications, 1.72%
Sweden, 1571, 1.61%
Sweden
1571 publications, 1.61%
Denmark, 1353, 1.39%
Denmark
1353 publications, 1.39%
Brazil, 1241, 1.27%
Brazil
1241 publications, 1.27%
India, 1102, 1.13%
India
1102 publications, 1.13%
Austria, 1047, 1.07%
Austria
1047 publications, 1.07%
South Africa, 1041, 1.07%
South Africa
1041 publications, 1.07%
Israel, 974, 1%
Israel
974 publications, 1%
Norway, 968, 0.99%
Norway
968 publications, 0.99%
Malaysia, 886, 0.91%
Malaysia
886 publications, 0.91%
Poland, 881, 0.9%
Poland
881 publications, 0.9%
Russia, 875, 0.9%
Russia
875 publications, 0.9%
New Zealand, 844, 0.86%
New Zealand
844 publications, 0.86%
Portugal, 836, 0.86%
Portugal
836 publications, 0.86%
Belgium, 828, 0.85%
Belgium
828 publications, 0.85%
Czech Republic, 826, 0.85%
Czech Republic
826 publications, 0.85%
Turkey, 821, 0.84%
Turkey
821 publications, 0.84%
Greece, 819, 0.84%
Greece
819 publications, 0.84%
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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.