Category: Bibliometrics and Research Impact
How HKU Medical Research Travelled the World: Attention, Policy Uptake, and Clinical Practice
— by Fanny Liu What happens to research after it’s published? At University of Hong Kong (HKU), medical outputs from 2020–2024 didn’t just circulate in journals—they reached global newsrooms, informed policies, and shaped clinical guidance. Using Altmetric Explorer, we looked at 10,508 HKU-affiliated medical research outputs to understand their online attention and broader influence. Note:…
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Charting Impact: HKU’s 2025 Performance in Essential Science Indicators (ESI)
— by Juliana Lau Following our analyses of the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) research performance using Essential Science Indicators (ESI) published in 2024, this year’s review consolidates the latest trends using ESI’s rolling 10‑year window and bi‑monthly updates. We focus on HKU ranking in ESI, citation standing within fields, and growth in Highly Cited…
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HKU Shines in Stanford’s 2025 World’s Top 2% Scientists List
— by Yining Huang, Ollie Zhang, Stella Chow Stanford University released the latest World’s Top 2% Scientists list in mid‑September 2025, recognizing leading researchers worldwide. The ranking is presented in two complementary views: a career‑long assessment that captures cumulative influence from 1960–2024 and a single recent year view that measures research influence during 2024. Together,…
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Top 1% Scholars by Essential Science Indicators at the University of Hong Kong 2025
— by Chloe Ng Each year since 2009, the Libraries has published a list of the top 1% researchers worldwide by citations in at least one of the 22 research fields at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), based on Essential Science Indicators (ESI) data released by Clarivate. In 2025, the University counted a record-high…
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Best Scientists from HKU in Research.com 2025
— by Zesen Gao The University of Hong Kong (HKU) continues to be home to distinguished scholars and researchers excelling across diverse fields. Following our previous blog post, this update provides insights based on the latest available data retrieved from the platform. Research.com’s Best Scientists rankings cover 26 disciplines, utilizing data from sources like OpenAlex…
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In the Front of Research: Newly Emerged Topics for 2024 and HKU Contributions
— by Vivian Qiu 1. Introduction 1) Research fronts A research front can be conceptualized as the convergence of scientific discoveries and societal interests, with new findings leading to further discoveries [1]. Understanding research fronts can help researchers identify key areas for future exploration, thereby enhance the capability of researchers to contribute meaningfully to their disciplines and…
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From Citations to Success: Trend Analysis of HKU Research Performance with Essential Science Indicators (ESI) 2024
— by Chloe Ng In our previous analyses of the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) research performance using Essential Science Indicators (ESI) data in 2022 and 2023, we highlighted the strong presence of HKU scholars across various disciplines. This blog post will look into the five-year trend of HKU’s research performance, overviewing the change in…
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Top HKU Researchers in Research.com Rankings 2024
— by Yijing He, Zesen Gao, Florence Ng The University of Hong Kong (HKU) takes pride in its distinguished scholars and researchers who excel across various fields of expertise. In our previous blog post, we reported a brief analysis on how HKU researchers were named in 2022 on an educational platform Research.com. This year, Research.com…
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Presenting Research Impact: Metrics, Misuse, and Movement
— by Fanny Liu Introduction Research metrics are quantitative measurements designed to evaluate research outputs and impacts (Wilsdon, 2015). They consist of different measures and statistical methods for assessing the quality and impact of research. Traditionally, research metrics (bibliometrics) focuses on the quantitative analysis of research outputs, most commonly scholarly publications. The most extensively utilized…
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HKU Performance in ESI data – Research Performance Statistics Released in September 2023
— by Vivian Qiu 1. Introduction to ESI data Essential Science Indicators (ESI) data are statistical data that help identifying top-performing research and emerging areas of research in science and social sciences based on the Web of Science Core Collection data. ESI surveys more than 11,000 journals across 22 broad disciplines (Essential Science Indicators Help,…
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