Highly Cited Researchers 2022
The College of Science is proud to announce that 10 scientists have been listed as Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2022.
| Researcher | Category |
| Department of Chemistry | |
| Professor Alex JEN Lee Shau Kee Chair Professor in Materials Science |
Materials Science |
| Professor Hua ZHANG Herman Hu Chair Professor in Nanomaterials |
Chemistry; Environment and Ecology; and Materials Science |
| Dr. Zhanxi FAN Assistant Professor |
Cross-Field |
| Dr. Chaoliang TAN Assistant Professor |
Chemistry |
| Dr. Ruquan YE Assistant Professor |
Cross-Field |
| Dr. Zonglong ZHU Assistant Professor |
Cross-Field |
| Dr. Bo CHEN Research Associate |
Cross-Field |
| Department of Mathematics | |
| Professor Daniel HO Chair Professor of Applied Mathematics |
Cross-Field |
| Department of Physics | |
| Professor Paul CHU Chair Professor of Materials Engineering |
Cross-Field |
| Professor Yang REN Chair Professor of Physics |
Cross-Field |
This annual Highly Cited Researchers list identifies influential scientists across the globe who have demonstrated significant and broad research influence in their chosen field or fields of research among their peers. Their papers are ranked in the top 1% by citations for fields and year of publication.
Top 2% of the World’s Most Highly Cited Scientists
29 faculty members and 8 Emeritus/Honorary/Visiting Distinguished Professors have been listed among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scientists (career-long/single year) in the latest report of Stanford University released in October 2022:
| Faculty Member | Primary Field |
| Department of Chemistry | |
| Dr. Xiankai CHEN Assistant Professor |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Professor Yun CHI Chair Professor of Materials Science |
Organic Chemistry |
| Dr. Zhanxi FAN Assistant Professor |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Professor Alex JEN Lee Shau Kee Chair Professor in Materials Science |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Professor Paul LAM Honorary Professor |
Environmental Sciences |
| Professor Tai Chu LAU Emeritus Professor |
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry |
| Professor Chun Sing LEE Chair Professor of Materials Chemistry |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Professor Jean-Marie LEHN Visiting Distinguished Professor |
Organic Chemistry |
| Professor Kenneth M. Y. LEUNG Chair Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology |
| Professor Zhongfan LIU Honorary Professor |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Professor Kenneth LO Professor |
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry |
| Dr. Jingdong LUO Associate Professor |
Optoelectronics & Photonics |
| Dr. Yudai MATSUDA Assistant Professor |
Organic Chemistry |
| Professor Nora F. Y. TAM Emeritus Professor |
Environmental Sciences |
| Dr. Chaoliang TAN Assistant Professor |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Dr. Ruquan YE Assistant Professor |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Professor Hua ZHANG Herman Hu Chair Professor in Nanomaterials |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Dr. Zonglong ZHU Assistant Professor |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Department of Mathematics | |
| Professor Raymond CHAN Chair Professor of Mathematics |
Numerical & Computational Mathematics |
| Professor Philippe CIARLET Emeritus Professor |
General Mathematics |
| Professor Felipe CUCKER Chair Professor of Mathematics |
Numerical & Computational Mathematics |
| Professor Daniel HO Chair Professor of Applied Mathematics |
Industrial Engineering & Automation |
| Professor Benny HON Professor |
Applied Mathematics |
| Professor Hongyu LIU Professor |
Applied Mathematics |
| Professor Ya Yan LU Professor |
Optics |
| Professor Stephen SMALE Honorary Professor |
General Mathematics |
| Department of Physics | |
| Professor Alain ASPECT Visiting Distinguished Professor |
General Physics |
| Professor Wei BAO Chair Professor of Physics |
Applied Physics |
| Professor Paul CHU Chair Professor of Materials Engineering |
Applied Physics |
| Professor Sai Tak CHU Professor |
Optics |
| Dr. Qi LIU Assistant Professor |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Professor Jeff OU Chair Professor of Physics |
General Physics |
| Professor Yang REN Chair Professor of Physics |
Materials |
| Professor Xun-Li WANG Chair Professor of Physics |
Materials |
| Professor Kin Man YU Professor |
Applied Physics |
| Professor Peter YU Professor |
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging |
| Professor Ruiqin ZHANG Chair Professor of Physics |
Applied Physics |
This latest report was prepared by a team of experts led by Professor John Ioannidis of Stanford University, based on the September 1, 2022 snapshot from the Scopus database and is updated to the end of citation year 2021. The publicly available database provides continually updated information on the work of the world’s top scientists including standardised information on citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator (c-score).
Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields. The selection is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above in the sub-field.
Our heartfelt congratulations to all the above members for their distinguished achievements!