The Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering (BEEE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is delighted to announce a significant achievement under the leadership of its new Head, Professor Ni. 17 BEEE academic staff members have been recognized among the world's top 2% of scientists in their respective disciplines, according to the index recently compiled by Stanford University. These distinguished scholars have been included in the “Career-long Impact” list based on their citation impact throughout their careers.
BEEE Top 2% Scientists in the Global List
Name |
Subject Field (Top-Ranked Science-Metrix Category) |
ProfessorNi Meng |
Energy |
Ir Professor Christopher Chao |
Building & Construction |
Professor Chen Qingyan |
Building & Construction |
Ir Professor Niu Jianlei |
Building & Construction |
Ir Professor Wang Shengwei |
Energy |
Professor Asif Sohail Usmani | Civil Engineering |
Professor Yan Jinyue Jerry |
Energy |
Ir Professor Lai Hung Kit Joseph |
Building & Construction |
Ir Professor Lu Lin Vivien |
Energy |
Ir Professor Mak Cheuk Ming |
Acoustics |
Ir Professor Mui Kwok Wai Horace |
Building & Construction |
Professor Xiao Fu |
Building & Construction |
Ir Professor Yang Hongxing |
Energy |
ProfessorCao Sunliang |
Energy |
ProfessorHuang Xinyan |
Energy |
Ir ProfessorWong Ling Tim |
Building & Construction |
Professor Yuen Anthony Chun Yin |
Mechanical Engineering & Transports |
The latest release of the citation indicators, compiled by a team of experts led by Professor John Ioannidis at Stanford University, is based on the top 100,000 scientists by c-score (with and without self-citations) or those with a percentile rank of 2% or above in their sub-field. Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification.
This publicly available database provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator. The complete list can be found here.
(As per the data published by Elsevier on 16 September 2024 (version 7) )
Congratulations to our top scientists for this well-deserved recognition!