The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's School of Business and Management (HKUST Business School) placed No. 25 in a worldwide ranking of business school research conducted by the University of Texas at Dallas. The ranking came on the heels of another prestigious ranking by Financial Times in January where HKUST ranked No.20 in the world in research.

The top-25 positions were dominated by US schools with the exception of HKUST and one European school, INSEAD (15th). HKUST was also the only Asian Pacific school that hit the top-50 list, ahead of many renowned schools including Cornell (28th), UC Berkeley (29th), London Business School (34th), and Yale (39th).

Dean K.C. Chan of HKUST Business School said, "We are pleased that HKUST was ranked among the world's best and the quality of our faculty's academic research was rated so highly by this survey. Research and teaching go hand in hand. The findings of our faculty research will bring benefits into the classroom and enrich the learning experiences of our students."

The researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas studied the research contributions of business schools based on their publications in 22 leading business journals in the period between 2000-2005. A total of 100 schools were ranked, including 83 schools from the US, 6 from Asia, 6 from Canada, 4 from Europe and 1 from Australia.

University of Texas at Dallas Worldwide Ranking on Business School Research

1. University of Pennsylvania USA
2. Harvard University USA
3. New York University USA
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA
5. Columbia University USA
6. University of California at Los Angeles USA
7. Stanford University USA
8. University of Chicago USA
9. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor USA
10. Northwestern University USA
25. HKUST China
Other Asian Pacific Universities/Schools on the List of Top 100…
68. Chinese University of Hong Kong China
70. Nanyang Technological University Singapore
86. City University of Hong Kong China
89. University of New South Wales Australia
92. Tel Aviv University Israel
93. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel