Twelve PolyU academics recognised amongst the world’s most highly cited researchers, the third highest number in Hong Kong

17 Nov 2022

Achievements Institutional Planning and Analytics Office

PolyU has the third highest number of academics in Hong Kong in Clarivate Analytics’ “Highly Cited Researchers 2022” list.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has the third highest number in Hong Kong of the world’s most highly cited researchers this year, with 12 PolyU academics (including two former PolyU members) being recognised in the list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2022” by Clarivate Analytics for their significant research impact, reflected in their publication of multiple papers that have been frequently cited by fellow academics.

A total of 6,938 researchers from 69 countries and regions with a diverse range of research fields are named as Highly Cited Researchers in 2022. The list identifies the most influential scholars around the world, determined by the production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science citation index over the last decade.

The inclusion of 12 PolyU academics in the list is a testament to the University’s pursuit of research excellence and commitment to positive societal impact on various fronts.

PolyU researchers featured in the list are as follows. One of the researchers has been listed in two categories:

Name	Title and Department	Category
Prof. GUO Song	Professor Department of Computing	Computer Science
Prof. CHAU Kwok-wing	Former Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Engineering
Prof. ZHANG Lei	Chair Professor Department of Computing	Engineering
Prof. Dan TSANG	Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Engineering
Prof. Dan TSANG	Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Environment and Ecology
Dr HUANG Bolong	Associate Professor Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology	Cross-Field
Prof. LI Gang	Professor Department of Electronic and Information Engineering	Cross-Field
Prof. Kian Ping LOH	Chair Professor Department of Applied Physics	Cross-Field
Prof. SHEN Liyin	Former Professor Department of Building and Real Estate	Cross-Field
Prof. YAN Feng	Professor Department of Applied Physics	Cross-Field
Dr Iris YU Ka-ming	Research Assistant Professor Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology	Cross-Field
Dr ZHANG Xiao	Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering	Cross-Field
Dr ZHAO Xin	Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering	Cross-Field

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