Top institutions in Hong Kong for Physics & Astronomy

6 institutions · Physics & Astronomy · Hong Kong

Which institutions in Hong Kong have the most top-cited scientists in Physics & Astronomy?

117 researchers in Hong Kong whose main field is Physics & Astronomy are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 5.5% of all listed authors in Hong Kong, and 26th of 105 countries in the field. 46 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has the most (34), followed by The University of Hong Kong (28) and City University of Hong Kong (17). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
117
5.5% of all in Hong Kong
In the global top 100,000
46
39.3% of them
Country rank in the field
#26
of 105 countries in Physics & Astronomy
Highest-ranked
#1,276
Zhang, Bing
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Hong Kong University of Science and Technology3414#87Sheng, Ping #7,047
2The University of Hong Kong2812#121Zhang, Bing #1,276
3City University of Hong Kong176#238Chu, Paul K. #1,764
4The Hong Kong Polytechnic University175#256Cheng, Li #27,292
5Chinese University of Hong Kong167#281Li, Tjonnie Guang Feng #62,610
6Hong Kong Baptist University31#1,290Ma, Guancong #36,982

The top 100 in Physics & Astronomy in Hong Kong, in order

  1. 1
    Zhang, Bing
    The University of Hong Kong
  2. 2
    Chu, Paul K.
    City University of Hong Kong
  3. 3
    Zhang, Xiang
    The University of Hong Kong
  4. 4
    Lo, Hoi Kwong
    The University of Hong Kong
  5. 5
    Zhang, Shuang
    The University of Hong Kong
  6. 6
    Sheng, Ping
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  7. 7
    Jing, Xingjian
    City University of Hong Kong
  8. 8
    Tu, Kingning N.
    City University of Hong Kong
  9. 9
    Chan, Che Ting
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  10. 10
    Yao, Wang
    The University of Hong Kong
  11. 11
    Harkó, Tiberiu
    The University of Hong Kong
  12. 12
    Zeng, Xiao Cheng
    City University of Hong Kong
  13. 13
    Tang, Chingwan
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  14. 14
    Cheng, Li
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  15. 15
    Chen, Kevin J.
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  16. 16
    Lam, Edmund Y.
    The University of Hong Kong
  17. 17
    Tsai, Din Ping
    City University of Hong Kong
  18. 18
    Ou, Zheyu Jeff
    City University of Hong Kong
  19. 19
    Yang, Jinglong
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  20. 20
    Zhang, Yuhao
    The University of Hong Kong
  21. 21
    Ma, Guancong
    Hong Kong Baptist University
  22. 22
    Tanner, Peter A.
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  23. 23
    Po, Hoichun
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  24. 24
    Li, Can
    The University of Hong Kong
  25. 25
    Watanabe, Haruki
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  26. 26
    Wang, Han
    The University of Hong Kong
  27. 27
    Wong, Man Hoi
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  28. 28
    Li, Jensen T.H.
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  29. 29
    Su, Zhongqing
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  30. 30
    Li, Tjonnie Guang Feng
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  31. 31
    Yang, Shihe He
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  32. 32
    Yu, Xiang
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  33. 33
    Hannuksela, O. A.
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  34. 34
    Gu, Zhengcheng
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  35. 35
    Yan, Renbin
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  36. 36
    Lau, Shu Ping
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  37. 37
    Chen, Gang V.
    HKU-UCAS Joint Institute of Theoretical and Computational Physics
  38. 38
    Zhang, Fuchun
    The University of Hong Kong
  39. 39
    Law, K. T.
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  40. 40
    Xue, Haoran
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  41. 41
    Law, C. K.
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  42. 42
    Shen, Shunqing
    The University of Hong Kong
  43. 43
    Wang, Ning
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  44. 44
    Zhou, Yanguang
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  45. 45
    Ngai, To
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  46. 46
    Liu, Junwei
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  47. 47
    Shao, Qiming
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  48. 48
    Ḱegl, Balàzs
    Huawei Noah's Ark Lab
  49. 49
    Wang, Xin
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  50. 50
    Parker, Quentin Andrew
    The University of Hong Kong
  51. 51
    Wen, Weijia
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  52. 52
    Chen, Wen
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  53. 53
    Wang, Yi
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  54. 54
    Xu, Hongnan
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  55. 55
    Zhao, Yuxin
    The University of Hong Kong
  56. 56
    Kwok, Sun
    The University of Hong Kong
  57. 57
    Xu, Lei
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  58. 58
    Chan-Wong, Lai-Wa Helen
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  59. 59
    Chen, Yangyang
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  60. 60
    Gu, Shijian
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  61. 61
    Li, Zhigang
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  62. 62
    Zhou, Changsong
    Hong Kong Baptist University
  63. 63
    Choy, Chungloong
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  64. 64
    Tse, Peter W.
    City University of Hong Kong
  65. 65
    Huang, Lixi
    The University of Hong Kong
  66. 66
    Wang, Lidai
    City University of Hong Kong
  67. 67
    Lifshitz, Yeshayahu
    City University of Hong Kong
  68. 68
    Huang, Sibo
    City University of Hong Kong
  69. 69
    Ho, Hopui Aaron
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  70. 70
    Neyts, Kristiaan A.
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  71. 71
    Zhang, Ruiqin Qin
    City University of Hong Kong
  72. 72
    Phillips, David Lee
    The University of Hong Kong
  73. 73
    Kwok, Hoi Sing
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  74. 74
    Yu, Kin Man
    City University of Hong Kong
  75. 75
    Li, Danfeng
    City University of Hong Kong
  76. 76
    Yang, Zhiyu
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  77. 77
    Yang, Min
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  78. 78
    Cohen, Andrew Glen
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  79. 79
    Wang, Jian
    The University of Hong Kong
  80. 80
    Sun, Xiankai
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  81. 81
    Ishihara, Teruya
    The University of Hong Kong
  82. 82
    Yang, Yi
    The University of Hong Kong
  83. 83
    Gong, Hehe
    The University of Hong Kong
  84. 84
    Tye, Henry H.Henry
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  85. 85
    Xu, Shijie
    The University of Hong Kong
  86. 86
    Lee, Y. Y.
    City University of Hong Kong
  87. 87
    Yuan, Haidong
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  88. 88
    Lau, Kei May
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  89. 89
    Lai, Puxiang
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  90. 90
    Ho, S. L.
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  91. 91
    Zhao, Yue
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  92. 92
    Chan, Sze Chun
    City University of Hong Kong
  93. 93
    Liang, Yao
    City University of Hong Kong
  94. 94
    Li, Larry K.B.
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  95. 95
    Lin, Zhikang
    The University of Hong Kong
  96. 96
    Meng, Ziyang
    The University of Hong Kong
  97. 97
    Wong, Hei
    City University of Hong Kong
  98. 98
    Nakama, Tomohiro
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  99. 99
    Chu, Ming chung
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  100. 100
    Li, Zhiyuan
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

117 listed scientists in Physics & Astronomy in Hong Kong

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