CUHK-Shenzhen adds two disciplines to ESI global top 1%, bringing total to 10

April 08, 2026 Academic Updates

According to?the latest Essential Science Indicators (ESI) statistics?released by Clarivate Analytics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) has seen?Economics & Business?and?Psychiatry/Psychology?enter the ESI global top 1% for the first time, marking a milestone in the University’s research strength and academic standing.

In the latest ESI rankings, both disciplines achieved notable results:

  • Economics & Business:?a total of 473 ESI-indexed papers, with 9,372 total citations, an average of 19.81 citations per paper and 18 highly cited papers;
  • Psychiatry/Psychology:?a total of 359 papers indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, with 4,757 total citations and an average of 13.25 citations per paper.

(Data statistical period: January 2015 – December 2025)

With these addition,?CUHK-Shenzhen now has 10 disciplines?in the ESI global top 1%: Materials Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Clinical Medicine, Biology & Biochemistry, Economics & Business, Plant & Animal Science, Psychiatry/Psychology, and Social Sciences, General. Among them,?Materials Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Clinical Medicine are in the top 5‰ worldwide.

Figure: CUHK-Shenzhen ESI discipline data from InCites Essential Science Indicators Dataset

Essential Science Indicators?(ESI)?is a compilation of science performance statistics and trends data derived from Web of Science Core Collection data. This analytical tool surveys more than 12,000 journals from around the world and provides quantitative rankings of authors, institutions, countries/regions, and journals across 22 specific fields?of research based on publication output, total citations, and average citations per paper. Recognized as one of the leading benchmarks for evaluating the academic level and international influence of global research institutions, ESI has become a key reference for defining disciplinary development. ESI entry in the global top 1% is widely regarded as reaching a world-class standard.

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