Tag: bibliometrics and research impact
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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Research Impact beyond the Academia 2: Policy Citations
— by Chloe Ng In the previous post, we discussed the use of patent citations as alternative metrics to measure research impact beyond academia. In this post, we will focus on policy citations, which try to showcase the impact of research on policy, law and regulation. Policy Metrics Policy documents refer to documents prepared by…
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Research Impact beyond the Academia 1: Patent Citations
— by Chloe Ng Introduction Citation metrics, which measure the number of citations a publication receives from other scholarly publications, are commonly used as indicators of research performance. However, these metrics often fall short in capturing the broader societal impacts of research. This blog post explores alternative indicators of impact, providing insights from patent citations…
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Unmasking and Combating Publishing Malpractices 2: Citation Manipulation
— by Fanny Liu In the previous post (Unmasking and Combating Publishing Malpractices 1: Paper Mills), we discussed publishing malpractices focusing on the issue of paper mills. While traditional fraud and misconduct continue to exist, “post-production” manipulations, i.e., manipulations regarding the publication process and the impact, rather than the content of the publication, come into…
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A Comparative Approach to Explore HKU Publication Trends Using Data from OpenAlex and Peer Databases
— by Vivian Qiu, Florence Ng The accelerating adoption of open science practices has driven the emergence of digital tools or platforms that enable openness in research. These tools greatly enhanced the accessibility and transparency of scholarly publications and relevant data. In our previous blog post released in 2022, we introduced OpenAlex, an open catalog…
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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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