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Which institutions in Hong Kong have the most top-cited scientists in Social Sciences?

144 researchers in Hong Kong whose main field is Social Sciences are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 6.8% of all listed authors in Hong Kong, and 7th of 82 countries in the field. 94 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Hong Kong has the most (43), followed by The Education University of Hong Kong (36) and Chinese University of Hong Kong (25). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
144
6.8% of all in Hong Kong
In the global top 100,000
94
65.3% of them
Country rank in the field
#7
of 82 countries in Social Sciences
Highest-ranked
#219
CHIU, Thomas K.F.
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1The University of Hong Kong4332#12Chan, Cecilia Ka Yuk #1,246
2The Education University of Hong Kong3623#23Lo, Chung Kwan #2,171
3Chinese University of Hong Kong2516#53CHIU, Thomas K.F. #219
4City University of Hong Kong119#144Moorhouse, Benjamin Luke #4,827
5The Hong Kong Polytechnic University94#183Shek, Tan Lei Daniel #3,440
6Lingnan University, Hong Kong52#298Walker, Richard M. #15,591
7Hong Kong University of Science and Technology52#317He, Alex Jingwei #49,661
8Hong Kong Baptist University42#390Yuen, Samson Wai Hei #91,625
9Hong Kong Metropolitan University31#484Wong, Billy Tak Ming #78,648

The top 100 in Social Sciences in Hong Kong, in order

  1. 1
    CHIU, Thomas K.F.
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  2. 2
    Kwan, Mei Po
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  3. 3
    Teo, Timothy
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  4. 4
    Chan, Cecilia Ka Yuk
    The University of Hong Kong
  5. 5
    Carless, David Robert
    The University of Hong Kong
  6. 6
    Lo, Chung Kwan
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  7. 7
    Ng, Tsz Kit Davy
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  8. 8
    Hew, Khe Foon Timothy
    The University of Hong Kong
  9. 9
    Chai, Ching Sing
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  10. 10
    Shek, Tan Lei Daniel
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  11. 11
    Yin, Hongbiao
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  12. 12
    Yeung, Henry Wai chung
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  13. 13
    Kohnke, Lucas
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  14. 14
    King, Ronnel Bornasal
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  15. 15
    Moorhouse, Benjamin Luke
    City University of Hong Kong
  16. 16
    Zou, Di
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  17. 17
    Tummers, Lars G.
    City University of Hong Kong
  18. 18
    Fan, Xitao
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  19. 19
    Yang, Weipeng
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  20. 20
    Kong, Siu Cheung
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  21. 21
    Su, Jiahong
    The University of Hong Kong
  22. 22
    Wang, Fahui
    The University of Hong Kong
  23. 23
    McBride, Catherine Alexandra
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  24. 24
    He, Shenjing
    The University of Hong Kong
  25. 25
    Chen, Junjun
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  26. 26
    de la Torre, Jimmy
    The University of Hong Kong
  27. 27
    Yan, Zi
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  28. 28
    Bray, Mark
    The University of Hong Kong
  29. 29
    Macfarlane, Bruce
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  30. 30
    Jong, Morris Siu Yung
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  31. 31
    Mok, Ka Ho Joshua
    The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
  32. 32
    Chiu, Mingming
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  33. 33
    Walker, Richard M.
    Lingnan University, Hong Kong
  34. 34
    Chu, Samuel Kai Wah
    The University of Hong Kong
  35. 35
    Dai, Yun
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  36. 36
    Chan, Ko Ling
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  37. 37
    Horta, Hugo
    The University of Hong Kong
  38. 38
    Kember, David
    The University of Hong Kong
  39. 39
    Tan, Charlene H.P.
    The University of Hong Kong
  40. 40
    Bai, Barry
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  41. 41
    Nieminen, Juuso Henrik
    The University of Hong Kong
  42. 42
    Hartley, Kris
    City University of Hong Kong
  43. 43
    Cheng, Gary K.S.
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  44. 44
    Cai, Yuzhuo
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  45. 45
    Fryer, Luke K.
    The University of Hong Kong
  46. 46
    Lin, George Chu Sheng
    The University of Hong Kong
  47. 47
    Guo, Kai
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  48. 48
    Zhan, Ying
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  49. 49
    Tan, Cheng Yong
    The University of Hong Kong
  50. 50
    Shen, Jianfa
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  51. 51
    Zeng, Jinghan
    City University of Hong Kong
  52. 52
    Lee, John Chi Kin
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  53. 53
    Qian, Junxi
    The University of Hong Kong
  54. 54
    Chan, David Wai Ock
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  55. 55
    Leung, Frederick Koon Shing
    The University of Hong Kong
  56. 56
    Trent, John
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  57. 57
    He, Alex Jingwei
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  58. 58
    Hooke, Robert A.
    The University of Hong Kong
  59. 59
    Gümüş, Sedat
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  60. 60
    Liu, Xingjian
    The University of Hong Kong
  61. 61
    Wong, Gary Ka Wai
    The University of Hong Kong
  62. 62
    Li, Hui
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  63. 63
    Jung, Jisun
    The University of Hong Kong
  64. 64
    Pun, Ngai
    Lingnan University, Hong Kong
  65. 65
    Goodwin, A. Lin
    The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Education
  66. 66
    McInerney, Dennis M.
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  67. 67
    Chen, Gaowei
    The University of Hong Kong
  68. 68
    Stone Sweet, Alec
    The University of Hong Kong
  69. 69
    Cheung, Alan C.K.
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  70. 70
    Luo, Jiahui
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  71. 71
    Yang, Rui
    The University of Hong Kong
  72. 72
    Rao, Nirmala
    The University of Hong Kong
  73. 73
    Chaisse, Julien
    City University of Hong Kong
  74. 74
    Wong, Daniel Fu Keung
    The University of Hong Kong
  75. 75
    Li, Lianjiang
    The University of Hong Kong
  76. 76
    George, Bert
    City University of Hong Kong
  77. 77
    Thomson, Robert
    The University of Hong Kong
  78. 78
    Wong, Billy Tak Ming
    Hong Kong Metropolitan University
  79. 79
    Lee, Kerry
    Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education
  80. 80
    Poole, Adam
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  81. 81
    Hu, Xiao
    The University of Hong Kong
  82. 82
    Walker, Allan David
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  83. 83
    Wang, Minhong H.
    The University of Hong Kong
  84. 84
    Chung, Kevin Kien Hoa
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  85. 85
    Thompson, Mark R.
    City University of Hong Kong
  86. 86
    Looi, Chee Kit
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  87. 87
    Yuen, Samson Wai Hei
    Hong Kong Baptist University
  88. 88
    Song, Yanjie
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  89. 89
    Yu, Baohua
    City University of Hong Kong
  90. 90
    Wu, Xun
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  91. 91
    Yang, Chun
    Hong Kong Baptist University
  92. 92
    Cheng, Edmund W.
    City University of Hong Kong
  93. 93
    Kan, Karita
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  94. 94
    Jackson, Liz
    The University of Hong Kong
  95. 95
    Leung, Janet T.Y.
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  96. 96
    Choi, Susanne YP
    Chinese University of Hong Kong
  97. 97
    Zhang, Ruofei
    Lingnan University, Hong Kong
  98. 98
    Gietel-Basten, Stuart A.
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  99. 99
    Wang, Minjuan
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  100. 100
    Li-fang, Zhang
    The University of Hong Kong

144 listed scientists in Social Sciences in Hong Kong

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Data: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2026), ‘August 2026 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”’, Mendeley Data, v9, doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9. 2026 list, ranked by composite citation score (c) excluding self-citations.

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