The College of Science at City University of Hong Kong is proud to announce that 6 scientists have been listed as Clarivate Analytics’ Highly Cited Researchers 2021.
The annual Highly Cited Researchers list recognizes influential scientists and social scientists from around the world, who produced multiple papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for their fields and year of publication, demonstrating significant research influence among their peers.
| Researcher | Category |
|---|---|
| Department of Chemistry | |
| Professor Alex JEN Lee Shau Kee Chair Professor of Materials Science |
Materials Science |
| Professor Hua ZHANG Herman Hu Chair Professor of Nanomaterials |
Chemistry; Materials Science |
| Dr. Zhanxi FAN Assistant Professor |
Cross-Field |
| Dr. Bo CHEN Research Associate |
Cross-Field |
| Department of Mathematics | |
| Professor Daniel HO Chair Professor of Applied Mathematics |
Engineering |
| Department of Physics | |
| Professor Paul CHU Chair Professor of Materials Engineering |
Materials Science |
Top 2% of the World’s Most Highly Cited Scientists
31 faculty members* are also listed among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scientists in the latest report of Stanford University released in October 2021, reflecting our high academic standard.
| Faculty Member | Primary Field |
|---|---|
| College of Science | |
| Professor Philippe CIARLET University Distinguished Professor |
General Mathematics |
| Department of Chemistry | |
| Professor Yun CHI Chair Professor of Materials Science |
Organic Chemistry |
| Professor Alex JEN Lee Shau Kee Chair Professor of Materials Science |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Professor Chun Sing LEE Acting Dean, Head (CHEM) and Chair Professor of Materials Chemistry |
Applied Physics |
| Professor Kenneth LEUNG Chair Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology |
| Professor Hua ZHANG Herman Hu Chair Professor of Nanomaterials |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Professor Kenneth LO Professor |
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry |
| Professor Zhengtao XU Professor |
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry |
| Dr. Chun Kit KWOK Associate Professor |
Developmental Biology |
| Dr. Jingdong LUO Associate Professor |
Optoelectronics & Photonics |
| Dr. Zhanxi FAN Assistant Professor |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Dr. Ruquan YE Assistant Professor |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Dr. Zonglong ZHU Assistant Professor |
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology |
| Department of Mathematics | |
| Professor Raymond CHAN Vice-President (Student Affairs) and Chair Professor of Mathematics |
Numerical & Computational Mathematics |
| Professor Felipe CUCKER Chair Professor of Mathematics |
Numerical & Computational Mathematics |
| Professor Daniel HO Chair Professor of Applied Mathematics |
Industrial Engineering & Automation |
| Professor Tong YANG Chair Professor of Mathematics |
General Mathematics |
| Professor Dingxuan ZHOU Chair Professor of Mathematics |
Numerical & Computational Mathematics |
| Professor Benny HON Professor |
Applied Mathematics |
| Professor Ya Yan LU Head (MA) and Professor |
Optics |
| Dr. Heng LIAN Associate Professor |
Statistics & Probability |
| Department of Physics | |
| Professor Wei BAO Chair Professor of Physics |
Applied Physics |
| Professor Paul CHU Chair Professor of Materials Engineering |
Applied Physics |
| Professor Jeff OU Chair Professor of Physics |
General Physics |
| Professor Yang REN Chair Professor of Physics |
Materials |
| Professor Xun-Li WANG Head (PHY) and Chair Professor of Physics |
Materials |
| Professor Ruiqin ZHANG Associate Dean (Research) and Chair Professor of Physics |
Applied Physics |
| Professor Sai Tak CHU Professor |
Optics |
| Professor Kin Man YU Professor |
Applied Physics |
| Professor Peter YU Professor |
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging |
| Dr. Xiao LI Assistant Professor |
Applied Physics |
* Plus 5 faculty members recently retired/ departed.
This latest report was prepared by a team of experts led by Professor John Ioannidis of Stanford University, based on snapshot from Scopus database on 1 August 2021 and is updated to citation year 2020. 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 of papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator.
Our heartfelt congratulations to the above scientists for their exceptional achievements!