Top Institutions and Economists in Hong Kong, as of August 2026

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There are 9358 institutions with 74012 registered authors evaluated for all the rankings
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For Hong Kong, these are 28 institutions with 183 members with a total share of 175.74.

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Entity	Full ranking		Last 10 years		10 best authors		Last 10 years, 10 best authors		Top 5% authors		More
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Top institutions, all authors, all publication years

Rank	W.Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	[1]	University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	1	35	33.48
2	[2]	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School, Kowloon, Hong Kong	2.00	33	30.79
-	[-]	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	3.24	23	21.78
3	[3]	Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	3.63	15	15
4	[4]	City University → College of Business, Kowloon, Hong Kong	3.72	25	24.35
-	[-]	University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics → School of Economics and Finance, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	4.30	11	9.98
5	[5]	Chinese University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business Administration, Shatin, Hong Kong	4.86	6	5
-	[-]	City University → College of Business → Department of Economics and Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	4.87	20	18.85
-	[-]	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	5.15	6	6
-	[-]	Chinese University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business Administration → Department of Finance, Shatin, Hong Kong	6.15	1	1
6	[6]	Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Central, Hong Kong	6.29	13	12.50
7	[7]	Hang Seng University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics and Finance, Shatin, Hong Kong	7.69	3	3

Top institutions, 10 best authors for each, publications last 10 years

Rank	W.Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	[1]	University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	1	35	10
2	[2]	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School, Kowloon, Hong Kong	2.09	33	10
3	[4]	Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	3.42	15	10
-	[-]	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	3.50	23	10
4	[3]	Hang Seng University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics and Finance, Shatin, Hong Kong	3.86	3	3
5	[5]	City University → College of Business, Kowloon, Hong Kong	4.43	25	10
-	[-]	University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics → School of Economics and Finance, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	4.71	11	9.98
-	[-]	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	5.99	6	6
-	[-]	City University → College of Business → Department of Economics and Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	6.13	20	10
6	[6]	Hong Kong Polytechnic University → Faculty of Business, Kowloon, Hong Kong	6.90	6	6
7	[7]	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS), Kowloon, Hong Kong	7.95	5	2.31

Top authors, all publications years

Rank	W.Rank	Author	Score
1	[1]	Chen Lin University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	1.65
2	[2]	Roni Michaely University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	1.83
3	[3]	Larry H. P. Lang Chinese University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business Administration → Department of Finance, Shatin, Hong Kong	3.77
4	[5]	Xiaodong Zhu University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	6.44
5	[4]	Hai Yang Unknown	7.44
6	[8]	Wing Suen University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics → School of Economics and Finance, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	7.59
7	[9]	Vidhan K. Goyal Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	8.62
8	[7]	Yue Ma 马跃 (Yue Ma) City University → College of Business → Department of Economics and Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	9.66
9	[11]	Utpal Bhattacharya Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	9.70
10	[6]	Chi Keung Marco Lau (Chi Keung Lau) Hang Seng University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics and Finance, Shatin, Hong Kong	11.67
11	[13]	Yifan Zhang Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	12.24
12	[17]	Chenggang Xu University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics → School of Economics and Finance, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	13.30
13	[12]	Terence Tai Leung Chong Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	13.58
14	[16]	Larry Dongxiao Qiu University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	13.73
15	[22]	Charles Ka Yui Leung City University → College of Business → Department of Economics and Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	14.24
16	[15]	Zhigang Tao University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	14.35
17	[14]	Albert Park Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS), Kowloon, Hong Kong	14.62
18	[18]	Hongyi Li Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	14.71
19	[20]	Guojun He University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	15.51
20	[21]	James Kai-sing Kung Unknown	17.11
21	[19]	Alicia Garcia Herrero Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS), Kowloon, Hong Kong	17.19
22	[23]	Edwin L.-c. Lai Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	17.68
23	[28]	Yulei Luo University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics → School of Economics and Finance, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	18.95
24	[25]	Francis T. Lui Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	20.50
25	[24]	Giorgio Valente Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Central, Hong Kong	20.67
26	[26]	Myung Hwan Seo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	21.92
27	[27]	Li, Yao Amber (Yao Amber Li) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS), Kowloon, Hong Kong	23.77
28	[30]	David Cook Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	24.18
29	[10]	Po-Hsuan Hsu University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics → School of Economics and Finance, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	25.71
30	[29]	Tse-Chun Lin (Tse Chun Lin) University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	26.60
31	[38]	Siu Fai Leung Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	29.74
32	[32]	Shu Lin Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	30.20
33	[34]	Alminas Zaldokas Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	30.63
34	[36]	Xun Lu Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	32.01
35	[31]	Lin Zhang City University → Department of Public Policy, Kowloon, Hong Kong Unknown	32.11
36	[33]	Frank Ming Song University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics → School of Economics and Finance, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	32.80
37	[35]	Hong Zou University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	33.05
38	[37]	Liandong Zhang Unknown	34.45
39	[40]	Jie Cao Hong Kong Polytechnic University → Faculty of Business, Kowloon, Hong Kong	41.81
40	[39]	Liugang Sheng Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	42.40
41	[41]	Kang Shi Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	44.17
42	[43]	Junbo Wang City University → College of Business → Department of Economics and Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	45.58
43	[47]	Wooyoung Lim Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	46.00
44	[45]	Juanyi Xu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	47.02
45	[44]	Wallace K C Mok Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	47.20
46	[50]	Haonan Zhou University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	47.72

Top authors, publications last 10 years

Rank	W.Rank	Author	Score
1	[1]	Chen Lin University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	1.27
2	[2]	Chi Keung Marco Lau (Chi Keung Lau) Hang Seng University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics and Finance, Shatin, Hong Kong	2.40
3	[3]	Guojun He University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	3.43
4	[4]	Roni Michaely University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	3.61
5	[7]	Lin Zhang City University → Department of Public Policy, Kowloon, Hong Kong Unknown	8.00
6	[8]	Li, Yao Amber (Yao Amber Li) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS), Kowloon, Hong Kong	8.12
7	[6]	Hai Yang Unknown	9.49
8	[10]	Wing Suen University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics → School of Economics and Finance, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	11.88
9	[11]	Xiaodong Zhu University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	12.68
10	[9]	Alminas Zaldokas Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	14.22
11	[17]	Haonan Zhou University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	14.64
12	[13]	Guanhao Feng Unknown	14.85
13	[12]	Paul Luk Government of Hong Kong → Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (HKIMR), Central, Hong Kong	16.40
14	[15]	Tse-Chun Lin (Tse Chun Lin) University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	17.03
15	[5]	Po-Hsuan Hsu University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics → School of Economics and Finance, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	17.27
16	[18]	Yifan Zhang Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	17.51
17	[16]	Jie Cao Hong Kong Polytechnic University → Faculty of Business, Kowloon, Hong Kong	18.93
18	[19]	Larry Dongxiao Qiu University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	19.02
19	[14]	Yatang Lin Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	19.30
20	[20]	Hanwei Huang City University → College of Business → Department of Economics and Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	19.58
21	[24]	Myung Hwan Seo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	20.61
22	[27]	Yulei Luo University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics → School of Economics and Finance, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	21.12
23	[26]	Terence Tai Leung Chong Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	21.63
24	[21]	Yang Zoe Yang Chinese University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business Administration, Shatin, Hong Kong	21.90
25	[31]	Alicia Garcia Herrero Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS), Kowloon, Hong Kong	22.21
26	[23]	Tong Liu Unknown	22.64
27	[32]	Byoungchan Lee Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	22.91
28	[25]	Shu Lin Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	23.07
29	[28]	Jin Zhou City University → College of Business → Department of Economics and Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	23.10
30	[22]	Cunyi Yang University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	23.30
31	[35]	Liugang Sheng Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	23.48
32	[29]	Tao Chen Lingnan University → Department of Finance and Insurance, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong	25.29
33	[38]	Charles Ka Yui Leung City University → College of Business → Department of Economics and Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	27.90
34	[30]	Zhigang Tao University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	28.61
35	[34]	Utpal Bhattacharya Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Finance, Kowloon, Hong Kong	29.57
36	[33]	Yifei Zhang University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	30.00
37	[36]	Kang Shi Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	30.45
38	[37]	Tsun Se Cheong Hang Seng University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics and Finance, Shatin, Hong Kong	31.76
39	[41]	James Kai-sing Kung Unknown	35.16
40	[44]	Albert Park Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS), Kowloon, Hong Kong	37.44
41	[46]	Wooyoung Lim Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) → Business School → Department of Economics, Kowloon, Hong Kong	37.45
42	[40]	Qingliang (Michael) Fan Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	37.79
43	[47]	Xun Lu Chinese University of Hong Kong → Department of Economics, Shatin, Hong Kong	39.39
44	[43]	Yang Liu University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	40.48
45	[45]	Fabrice Lumineau University of Hong Kong → Faculty of Business and Economics, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	41.71
46	[48]	Tao Li Unknown	41.78

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Citations from CitEc project by José Manuel Barrueco Cruz, University of Valencia, Spain. Hardware provided by Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE), Valencia, Spain.
Abstract views and downloads statistics from LogEc project by Sune Karlsson, Örebro University, Sweden.
Author registration, institution database, and ranking computations by Christian Zimmermann.
RePEc has been initiated by Thomas Krichel.

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