2020 – Times Higher Education Rankings

No. 51 in the world for Social Science

2020 – QS World University Ranking

No. 2 in Citations per paper in Social Science among Asian Universities
No. 8 in Asia for Social Science and Management
No. 33 in the world for Social Science & Management

2019 – Times Higher Education Rankings

No. 61 in the world for Social Science

2019 – QS World University Ranking

No. 1 in Citations per paper in Social Science among Asian Universities
No. 6 in Asia for Social Science and Management
No. 26 in the world for Social Science & Management

2018 – QS World University Ranking

No. 1 in Citations per paper in Social Science among Asian Universities
No. 5 in Asia for Social Sciences & Management
No. 24 in the world for Social Science & Management
No. 28 in Asia for Arts & Humanities

2017 – Times Higher Education Rankings

No. 1 in Citations in Social Science among Asian Universities

No. 80 in the world for Social Science

2017 – QS World University Ranking

No. 27 in the world for Social Science & Management

 

2017 – Academic Ranking of World Universities

No. 29 in the world in Social Science / Business Administration (with Business School, HKUST)

No. 101-150 in the world for Social Science

 

2014 – University Grants Council Research Assessment Exercise

No. 1 in Hong Kong in Economics, Other Arts and Humanities, Other Social Studies

No. 2 in Hong Kong in Political Science (incl. Public Policy; Administration; International Relations), Sociology; Anthropology (tied with CUHK)

 

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