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2026-08-26 · Research focus · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · Hong Kong SAR

What drives Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's research

Ask where Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 31,624 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 75 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials; Semiconductor materials and devices; Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.84, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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