- Student-faculty ratios: 18.2
- Male to female ratio: 54 : 46
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.hku.hk/
- Address: Pok Ful Lam Road,Pok Fu Lam,Hong Kong
- Phone: +852 3917 5886
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is renowned for its academic excellence, world-class research programmes, global connections and social impact. Inspired by its rich heritage, but always looking forward, HKU invites students to an educational journey that will prepare them to become globally-minded thinkers and leaders, and to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. HKU is situated on a modern campus in one of the most exciting cities in the world. We: HKU is Asia’s Global University. In 2019, HKU ranked: Our subjects are also highly ranked: And we have an amazing community of scholars: HKU offers one of the best educational experiences in the world. Our flexible, cross-disciplinary learning approach lets you customise your programme. You can select your own unique combination of majors, minors and electives; study abroad, get involved in service learning or pursue an internship. The opportunities are endless! Architecture: Real estate and construction, urban planning and design, landscape architecture, conservation, Design+ Arts: Humanities, Chinese, English, fine arts, history, music, philosophy Business & Economics: Accounting and finance, business administration, international business and global management, economics and finance, asset management and private banking, quantitative finance Dentistry: oral health, orthodontics, periodontics, hygiene, oral surgery Education: Language education, early childhood education and special education, speech and hearing sciences, social data science, applied child development, information management Engineering: Civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering science, biomedical engineering Law: Constitutional law, commercial, corporate and financial law, international trade & economic law Medicine: Surgery, pharmacy, nursing, biomedicine, Chinese medicine Science: Basic sciences, food and nutrition, statistics, environmental science, ecology and biodiversity Social Sciences: psychology, politics and public administration, journalism, geography, social sciences, social work From September 2019, we will also be offering a suite of new BASc programmes: In a world without borders, why limit yourself? With our dual degree programmes, you get to study at, and graduate from, two world’s leading universities. Our taught masters and doctoral programmes are coursework-based degrees, ranging from one to four years, and offered to both full- and part-time students. HKU provides flexible learning options for you to develop and enrich your professional skills and knowledge for career advancement. Our programmes are highly competitive and attract students from Hong Kong, mainland China and all around the world. HKU offers Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes in a wide range of subjects. You will have a chance to work with renowned professors who are experts in their research areas. Some professors are highly recognised internationally, and ranked as the world's top 1% of scientists. HKU and King's College London Joint Educational Placement for PhD between HKU and the University of Toronto Joint Education Programme for PhD between HKU and Southern University of Science and Technology HKU supports its researchers well financially through Hong Kong PhD Fellowships, University Postgraduate Fellowships and Postgraduate Scholarships. MPhil and PhD students are also eligible for various financial support for academic conference and travel. Full-time non-local research postgraduate students who register on July 1, 2019 and thereafter are guaranteed a hall place in their first year of study. International Undergraduate Admissions Taught Postgraduate Admissions Research Postgraduate Admissions Exchange Programmes Summer Programmes HKU provides various opportunities for students to round up their experience and outlook, to grow not only professionally, but also intellectually and personally. Global Links The world is interconnected like never before. At HKU, we have embraced this seminal shift by forging a network of collaborations with more than 340 of the world’s leading universities. With HKU as your base, you’ll get to go to places like Cambridge, or Harvard to further expand your horizons! “A summer spent at Cambridge the Pembroke-King's Programme truly changed my life, as this is where I’ve learned what it takes to write a real scientific essay. Easy? No. Gratifying? Very!!” Abdullah Husain, Bachelor of Science Gateway to China The resurgence of China is this century’s biggest story. While China is modernizing fast, its ancient culture continues to inform its development. Studying at HKU, you are in a unique position to participate in this seismic shift. With our China Vision initiative, our students can participate in a wide range of China-related activities ranging from studying crowd control and evacuation in Shanghai, fighting liver diseases in Yunnan or working in R&D for car maker Nissan China. “I helped build a school in the Dabao Village in China as part of Project Mingde. I will always remember what those kids said to me, as I was leaving. ‘Brother, please stay!’ I was touched.” Pung Chun Nok Samson, Bachelor of Engineering Real Word Experience with the Best What happens in the classroom matters. But you need something more. At HKU, we strive to make sure that our students learn to tackle real world challenges. For example, our business school works with organisations like Citibank to develop programmes giving students real insights about career choices, while our mentorship programmes put students in direct contact with industry leaders keen to help them make the most of their abilities. “After a 10-week summer internship at JPMorgan Chase, I was hired as a technology analyst in the Global Risk and Finance Technology team! I never thought an internship could be that important. Ken Ho, Bachelor of Business Administration Research Opportunities at all Levels As we seek to nurture the researchers of tomorrow, we have developed a set of unique research opportunities for our undergraduates. For example, students can apply for an Undergraduate Research Fellowship Programme (URFP) and undertake a substantive research project as part of their studies. Budding scientist may also join our Young Scientists Scheme, an innovative framework that will provide opportunities to students to explore their interests, by engaging in research projects at HKU and overseas, guaranteed exchange opportunities at prestigious universities as well as participation in international science conference. A research mentor is also assigned to every student in the scheme, to provide guidance on their research path. “With four Harvard and MIT postgraduates, I worked on a state-of-the-art topic, the Hi-C genome project that was originally published in the journal Science as the cover article several years ago.” Tang Yun Fan, Bachelor of Science Summer Institute - Enrich yourself in Summer! HKU Summer Institute offers a wide range of programmes from different faculties, providing quality learning and rare chances to study abroad for students. The programmes are open to all undergraduates and secondary students and are best suited for students who are looking to expand their academic and cultural horizons during summer in one of the most vibrant cities in Asia. Learn More: International Undergraduate Admissions Taught Postgraduate Admissions Research Postgraduate Admissions Exchange Programmes Summer Programmes
- Global score 67.7
- Global research reputation #57
- Regional research reputation #6
- Publications #135
- Books #119
- Conferences #196
- Normalized citation impact #250
- Total citations #128
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #135
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #298
- International collaboration #201
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #586
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #141
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #291
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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18.2
No. of students per staff
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44%
Percentage of International Students
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54 : 46
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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18,260
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2011
21
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2012
34
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2013
35
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2014
43
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2015
43
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2016
=44
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2017
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2018
40
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36
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2020
35
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Asia University Rankings
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2013
3
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3
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3
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4
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5
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4
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4
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World Reputation Rankings
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2011
42
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2012
39
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2013
36
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2014
43
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2015
51-60
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=45
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2017
39
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2018
40
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2019
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Arts & humanities
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2012
36
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2013
29
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2014
40
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2015
43
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2016
=44
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2017
30
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2018
28
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2019
29
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2011
22
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2012
34
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2013
36
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2014
48
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2015
56
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2016
40
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2017
39
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2018
31
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2019
29
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Engineering & technology
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2011
19
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2012
37
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2013
43
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2014
42
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2015
36
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2016
34
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2017
33
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2018
30
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2019
40
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Life sciences
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2011
29
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2017
61
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2018
41
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2019
42
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Physical sciences
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2011
36
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2014
86
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2015
81
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2016
41
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2017
43
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2018
46
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2019
54
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Social sciences
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2011
27
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2012
27
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2013
30
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2014
39
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2015
29
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2016
=39
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2017
31
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2018
30
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2019
26
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Business & Economics
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2017
29
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2018
31
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2019
27
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Computer Science
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2017
30
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2018
55
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2019
46
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Law
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2018
18
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2019
22
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Education
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2018
4
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4
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Psychology
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2018
49
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54
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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4
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9
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2019
10
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#27 Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score 70.7
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #59
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #2
- Arts and Humanities publications #106
- Arts and Humanities books #120
- Arts and Humanities conferences #88
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #4
- Arts and Humanities total citations #52
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #72
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #9
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #72
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #13
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#125 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 49.9
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #85
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #21
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #185
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #176
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #164
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #164
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #194
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #77
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #274
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #131
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #141
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#164 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 60.7
- Chemistry global research reputation #85
- Chemistry regional research reputation #19
- Chemistry publications #329
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #176
- Chemistry total citations #250
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #251
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #220
- Chemistry international collaboration #232
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #681
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #224
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #222
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#87 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 67.9
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #37
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #5
- Clinical Medicine publications #132
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #240
- Clinical Medicine total citations #129
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #142
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #352
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #143
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #347
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #154
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #322
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#76 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 56.5
- Computer Science global research reputation #60
- Computer Science regional research reputation #13
- Computer Science publications #117
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #116
- Computer Science total citations #119
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #108
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #105
- Computer Science international collaboration #106
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #166
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #87
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #96
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#77 Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score 47.4
- Economics and Business global research reputation #40
- Economics and Business regional research reputation #4
- Economics and Business publications #101
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact #118
- Economics and Business total citations #107
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #106
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #118
- Economics and Business international collaboration #148
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration #82
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #102
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #110
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#34 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 79.8
- Engineering global research reputation #49
- Engineering regional research reputation #11
- Engineering publications #92
- Engineering normalized citation impact #61
- Engineering total citations #54
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #48
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #46
- Engineering international collaboration #152
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #343
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #49
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #127
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#130 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 58.3
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #202
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #7
- Environment/Ecology publications #130
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #227
- Environment/Ecology total citations #140
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #124
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #183
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #35
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #269
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #167
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #237
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#50 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 71.0
- Geosciences global research reputation #50
- Geosciences regional research reputation #7
- Geosciences publications #149
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #42
- Geosciences total citations #91
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #75
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #15
- Geosciences international collaboration #11
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #232
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #69
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #45
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#104 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 42.5
- Immunology global research reputation #83
- Immunology regional research reputation #6
- Immunology publications #128
- Immunology normalized citation impact #130
- Immunology total citations #129
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #121
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #116
- Immunology international collaboration #71
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #141
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #147
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #154
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#86 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 60.9
- Materials Science global research reputation #94
- Materials Science regional research reputation #30
- Materials Science publications #226
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #48
- Materials Science total citations #125
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #143
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #76
- Materials Science international collaboration #72
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #308
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #90
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #46
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#28 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 63.3
- Microbiology global research reputation #23
- Microbiology regional research reputation #4
- Microbiology publications #76
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #34
- Microbiology total citations #54
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #75
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #113
- Microbiology international collaboration #75
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #206
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #35
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #53
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#87 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 54.3
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #57
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #9
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #141
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #129
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #122
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #152
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #226
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #66
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #186
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #103
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #103
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#232 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 33.0
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #10
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #217
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #311
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #254
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #255
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #303
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #72
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #146
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #298
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #332
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#102 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 51.0
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #49
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #5
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #178
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #173
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #180
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #179
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #173
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #28
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #143
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #106
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #92
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#202 Physics
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- Physics overall score 63.0
- Physics global research reputation #201
- Physics regional research reputation #22
- Physics publications #261
- Physics normalized citation impact #341
- Physics total citations #267
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #294
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #382
- Physics international collaboration #272
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #603
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #211
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #240
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#205 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 51.8
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #206
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #10
- Plant and Animal Science publications #464
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #91
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #319
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #359
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #233
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #43
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #122
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #296
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #188
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#86 Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score 55.6
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation #38
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation #3
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications #104
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact #143
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations #103
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #145
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #284
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration #89
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #46
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #139
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #202
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#63 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 60.8
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #35
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #3
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #74
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #265
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #90
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #87
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #234
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #108
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #150
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #146
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #347