The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Clarivate Plc (Clarivate) jointly hosted the “2023 Highly Cited Researchers Awards Ceremony” on 15 March 2024. Officiated by PolyU Vice President (Research and Innovation), Prof. Christopher CHAO, and Clarivate™ Vice President for Asia Pacific (Academia and Government), Mr Osher GILINSKY, the Ceremony recognised PolyU academics who have been named as Highly Cited Researchers™ in 2023, the significant impact of their research and the positive contributions they have made in their field.
A total of 6,849 researchers from 67 countries and regions from a diverse range of research fields were named as Highly Cited Researchers 2023. The most influential scholars from around the world have been identified, 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™ over the last 11 years. The inclusion of PolyU academics in this list is testament to the University’s pursuit of research excellence and its commitment to positive societal impact on various fronts.
Prof. CHAO delivered an opening address, saying, “PolyU is known for its commitment to impactful interdisciplinary research and innovation through various strategic initiatives, and the University has been consistently ranked in the list of top 100 universities globally. In the last year, we are proud to have had the third highest number of the world’s most Highly Cited Researchers in Hong Kong, including ten awardees in cross-field research, two from engineering disciplines, and one from chemistry, computer science and the social sciences respectively. These achievements reaffirm PolyU’s dedication to research excellence, and the devotion of our scholars to pursuing groundbreaking research that positively impacts society.”
Clarivate Vice President for Greater China (Academia and Government) Mr Steven WANG, Clarivate Director Mr Alcome CHU, PolyU faculty deans, department heads and their delegates also joined the event to celebrate the achievements of the PolyU scholars.
A webinar, “Highly Cited Researcher (HCR) Methodology Presentation and Experience Sharing”, was broadcast on the same day for PolyU faculty members. The webinar started with a presentation on HCR methodology by Clarivate Senior Consultant Dr Weiping YUE, followed by valuable insights shared by two HCRs from PolyU, namely Prof. Daniel LAU Shu-ping, Chair Professor of Nanomaterials and Prof. Jerry YAN Jinyue, Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings.
PolyU researchers featured in the list are as follows (in alphabetical order):
| Category |
Name |
Title and Department |
| Cross-Field |
Prof. Daniel LAU Shu-ping |
Head and Chair Professor of Nanomaterials, Department of Applied Physics |
| Cross-Field |
Prof. LI Gang |
Chair Professor of Energy Conversion Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Cross-Field |
Prof. Kian Ping LOH |
Chair Professor of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Department of Applied Physics |
| Cross-Field |
Dr MA Ruijie |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Cross-Field |
Prof. Geoffrey Q. P. SHEN |
Associate Vice President (Global Partnerships) and Chair Professor of Construction Management, Department of Building and Real Estate |
| Cross-Field |
Prof. WANG Zuankai |
Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation) and Chair Professor of Nature-Inspired Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Cross-Field |
Prof. Tom Tao WU |
Chair Professor of Frontier Materials, the Department of Applied Physics |
| Cross-Field |
Prof. YAN Feng |
Chair Professor of Organic Electronics, Department of Applied Physics |
Cross-Field
|
Dr Iris YU Ka-ming |
Former Research Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology |
Cross-Field
|
Dr ZHANG Xiao |
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Engineering
|
Prof. Jerry Jinyue YAN |
Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings, Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering |
| Engineering |
Prof. John Lei ZHANG
|
Chair Professor of Computer Vision and Image Analysis, Department of Computing
|
| Chemistry |
Dr HUANG Bolong |
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology |
| Computer Science |
Prof. GUO Song |
Former Professor, Department of Computing |
| Social Sciences |
Prof. Rob LAW |
Honorary Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management |
