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Eleven PAIR members recognised amongst world’s most highly cited researchers 2024

2 Dec 2024

Awards & Recognitions

Eleven scholars from PAIR have been named in the list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2024” by Clarivate Analytics. This recognition is a testament to PolyU’s research and academic excellence, and its dedication to making broad positive societal impact.

This annual list recognises researchers who have demonstrated significant impact in their respective research fields. Each researcher selected has authored multiple highly-cited papers that have ranked in the top 1% by citations for their fields and publication year in the Web of Science over the past 11 years. This year, a total of 6,636 researchers from 59 countries and regions from diverse fields have been named as Highly Cited Researchers.

PAIR researchers named in the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list (in alphabetical order):

Name and Title

PAIR Constituent Research Unit(s)

Cross-Field

Prof. CHAIYang

Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Science

Professor, Department of Applied Physics

Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR)

Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) and Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (RIAIoT)

Prof. HUANG Haitao

Professor, Department of Applied Physics

Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM) and Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE)

Prof. LI Gang

Sir Sze-yuen Chung Endowed Professor in Renewable Energy

Chair Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI)

Associate Director of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE)

Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)

Prof. Kian Ping LOH#

Chair Professor, Department of Applied Physics

Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI)

Prof. Geoffrey Q. P. SHEN

Associate Vice President (Global Partnerships)

Chair Professor, Department of Building and Real Estate

Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)

Member of Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) and Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI)

Prof. WANG Zuankai

Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation)

Kuok Group Professor in Nature-Inspired Engineering

Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Member of Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR)

Prof. Tom Tao WU Chair Professor, Department of Applied Physics

Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) and Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE)

Prof. YAN Feng

Chair Professor, Department of Applied Physics

Associate Director of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR)

Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports)

Dr ZHANG Xiao

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Member of Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) and Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE)

Engineering

 

Prof. YAN Jinyue Jerry

Chair Professor, Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering

Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)

Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE)

Chemistry

 

Dr HUANG Bolong

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology

Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) and Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood)

#Primary affiliation is with National University of Singapore


Research Units PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research

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