⚡ Science and Research in Hong Kong

Science and research platforms help scholars find academic papers, share their work, track citations, manage research profiles, and access preprints, patents, and data from a wide range of disciplines.

Hong Kong is an East Asian special administrative region of China with a population of around 7.5 million people.

According to our data, science and research platforms are detected on 0.04% of websites from Hong Kong.

Statistics based on 16K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top science and research platforms in Hong Kong in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is arXiv with an impressive share of 42.9%, followed by Google Scholar with 42.9% and Academia with 14.3%.

arXiv 42.9%
Google Scholar 42.9%
Academia 14.3%
ResearchGate 14.3%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Hong Kong than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. arXiv ^(-2)
3. Academia ^(-2)

✨ Best Science and Research Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 4 science and research platforms used on sites from Hong Kong, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	arXiv Ithaca, New York, United States An open-access repository operated by Cornell University that provides free access to scholarly articles across fields such as physics, mathematics, computer science, and economics. Free	42.9%
2	Google Scholar Mountain View, California, United States A free academic search engine that indexes peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and court cases from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, and universities. Free	42.9%
3	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	14.3%
4	ResearchGate Berlin, Germany A social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online. Free	14.3%

👉 See Also

🌎 Science and Research in other countries
- China
- Korea
- Taiwan

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 16,406 websites from Hong Kong.
We currently track the presence of 9 science and research platforms across the web.
Of these, 4 were detected on websites from Hong Kong.
Statistics were last calculated on September 15, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.