The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) China

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• Share of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), China
• Share of domestic institutions (289 total)

1. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (43.25)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)19.69

   Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)23.57
2. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (33.48)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)16.33

   The University of Hong Kong (HKU)17.15
3. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) (33.25)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)18.33

   The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)14.92
4. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) (29.44)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)10.13

   Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)19.31
5. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) (24.65)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)7.73

   City University of Hong Kong (CityU)16.92
6. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) (18.30)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)9.73

   The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)8.56
7. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) (16.37)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)6.03

   Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU)10.34
8. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Peking University (PKU) (15.42)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)7.74

   Peking University (PKU)7.68
9. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and South China University of Technology (SCUT) (15.30)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)6.58

   South China University of Technology (SCUT)8.72
10. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials (14.35)
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

    Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials11.50

Top 10 international collaborators with The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) by Share*

• Share of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), China
• Share of foreign institutions (653 total)

1. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (5.51)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)4.11
2. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (4.38)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

   Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
3. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and University of Gothenburg (GU) (3.97)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

   University of Gothenburg (GU)
4. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and University of Würzburg (JMU) (3.83)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

   University of Würzburg (JMU)
5. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Max Planck Society (3.80)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

   Max Planck Society
6. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) (2.48)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

   University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
7. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and UCL (2.43)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

   UCL
8. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (2.42)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

   King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
9. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Imperial College London (ICL) (2.31)
   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

   Imperial College London (ICL)
10. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (2.28)
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

    Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

• Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute (FYTRI)
• HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute

Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

• AI Chip Center for Emerging Smart Systems (ACCESS)
• Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research (CNPCR)
• Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control and Treatment of Heavy Metal (Hong Kong Branch)
• Future Circular Collider Design Study (FCC)
• Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Water Security
• Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Quantum Matter
• Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology
• Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices
• Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials
• Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Respiratory Infectious Disease
• Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality
• HKUST-Nan Fung Life Sciences Joint Laboratory
• Hong Kong Bioinformatics Centre
• IAS HKUST - Scripps R&D Laboratory
• Institute of Molecular Functional Materials
• International HapMap Project
• JNU-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Neuroscience Innovative Drug Research
• Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Region on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation
• KAUST-HKUST Micro/Nanofluidics Laboratory
• MOST State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution (SKLMP)
• PKU-HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institution
• SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Laboratory
• SYSU-HKUST Research Center for Innovative Environmental Technology (SHRCIET)
• Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center
• Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science
• State Key Laboratory on Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies (SKL)
• XJTU-HKUST Joint School of Sustainable Development (JSSD)