HSUHK has been recognised in the 2025 Top Universities and Top Scientists Rankings conducted by international academic platform, Research.com. The University has been ranked 22nd in Social Sciences and Humanities, and 33rd in Economics and Finance among the top universities in China.

Professor Joshua Mok, Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research), has been ranked 33rd among the top Social Sciences and Humanities scientists in China; Professor David Tse of Department of Marketing ranks 47th in Business and Management; and Professor Louis Cheng, Dr S H Ho Professor of Banking and Finance has been ranked 60th in Economics and Finance.

Research.com compiles rankings for top universities and scientists by subjects based on data from the open bibliometric databases and D-index performance.