Hong Kong, Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
Ranked in the world
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City University of Hong Kong is ranked 1st in the world for industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9).
Source: THE Sustainability Impact Ratings: industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9), 2026
Full ranking profile
City University of Hong Kong's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| THE Impact 2026Headlinein the world for industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9) | Times Higher Education | 1 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Library & Information Science | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 3 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 3 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Public Administration | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 7 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Automation & Control | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 10 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 10 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Materials Science | National Taiwan University | 10 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 13 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Electrical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 14 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 15 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Energy Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | 16 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Computer Science | National Taiwan University | 19 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Information & Computing Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 19 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 21 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 21 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 25 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Chemical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 25 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 39 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Engineering | METU (URAP Lab) | 41 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Chemistry | National Taiwan University | 43 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Physics | National Taiwan University | 47 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Mathematical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 47 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 53 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 55 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 57 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 60 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 60 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 63 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 64 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 70 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 73 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 89 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 89 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 96 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 98 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 101 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 102 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 108 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 115 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 130 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 134 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 135 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 141 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 147 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 151 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 163 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 163 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 164 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 177 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 185 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 196 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 204 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 216 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 239 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 251 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 316 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 352 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 358 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 362 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 365 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 378 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 475 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 487 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 701 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.