#2
in Asia (2024)
#26
in the world (2024)
#4
in Asia (2023)
#35
in the world (2024)
#41
in Impact Ranking (2020)
Global recognition
QS World University Rankings by subject 2023
#76
Biological Sciences
#77
Chemistry
#51-100
Earth & Marine Sciences
#41
Environmental Sciences
#75
Materials Science
#84
Mathematics
#117
Physics & Astronomy
#49
Statistics & Operational Research
THE World University Rankings by subject 2024
#43
Life Sciences
#47
Physical Sciences
Prestigious Awards and Honours
- Nobel Prize Laureate
- Members of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Member of The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong
- International Member for US National Academy of Sciences
- Foreign Member of Academia Europaea
- State Natural Science Award, China
- Chern Prize
- Chinese Chemical Society’s Contribution Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry
- Dow Lectureship at California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- Future Science Prize – Mathematics and Computer Science Prize
- L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science
- National Excellent Young Scientists Fund
- Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Lectureship and Medal, UK
- Silver Bauhinia Star
- Tan Kah Kee Science Award in Mathematics & Physics
- Tencent New Cornerstone Investigator Program
Top-ranked Scientists
According to Clarivate Analytics’ Essentials Science Indicators, 18.3% of our professoriate staff (average over the past decade) are classified Top 1% scholars
Research Eminence
- Strives for research excellence
- Most supportive of interdisciplinary research
- World class facilities
- Leads 6 Areas of Excellence (AoE) projects to facilitate international and inter-institutional collaborations (2 ongoing projects are 2D Materials Research: Fundamentals Towards Emerging Technologies and Chemical Biology Approach to Molecular Medicine)
- Leads a State Key Laboratory in Synthetic Chemistry
- Partners with Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for 3 HKU-CAS Joint Laboratories (Chemical Geodynamics, Chemical Synthesis, and New Materials)