Top-cited scientists in Hong Kong
2025 single-year list · 2,108 listed authors · 20th of 170 countries
2,108 researchers whose current affiliation is in Hong Kong are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 1,094 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Hong Kong has 0.8% of everyone on the list, 20th of 170 countries.
Listed authors
2,108
0.8% of the list
In the global top 100,000
1,094
51.9% of its listed authors
Country rank
#20
of 170 countries by listed authors
Top institutions in Hong Kong
Top fields
2,108 listed scientists in Hong Kong
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