The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved the third highest number of researchers named on the list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2023” by Clarivate Analytics among universities in Hong Kong. A total of 15 PolyU academics (including two former PolyU scholars) have been recognised on the list, and ten of them are PAIR members.
This year, a total of 6,849 researchers from 67 countries and regions across a diverse range of research fields have received the designations. The list identifies the most influential scholars from around the world, determined by their production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science citation index over the past decade.
The named PAIR researchers are (in alphabetical order by last name):
| Name | Title and Affiliated PAIR Constituent Research Unit |
| Prof. Daniel LAU Shu-ping |
Associate Director of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Management Committee Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (SCRI) |
| Prof. LI Gang |
Associate Director of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) |
| Prof. LOH Kian Ping | Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) |
| Prof. Geoffrey SHEN Qiping |
Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) Member of Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) |
| Prof. WANG Zuankai |
Member of Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) |
| Prof. Tom WU Tao |
Member Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) |
| Prof. YAN Feng |
Associate Director of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) Member of Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) |
| Dr ZHANG Xiao |
Member of Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM) Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) |
| Prof. Jerry YAN Jinyue |
Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) |
| Dr HUANG Bolong |
Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) |
