Eight PolyU Chemistry Scholars Named Among Stanford’s 2026 Top 2% Scientists

Eight scholars from the Department of Chemistry at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have been recognised in Stanford University’s 2026 Top 2% Scientists List, appearing in the career-long impact and/or single recent year impact rankings. The achievement underscores the Department’s growing research strength and its contribution to the University’s standing as a leading research institution.

Career-long citation impact

 (Listed in alphabetical order by surname, with subject field):

1. Professor HAN Suting – Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
2. Professor LIU Dongsheng – Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
3. Professor WANG Lianzhou – Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
4. Professor WONG Wai Yeung – Organic Chemistry
5. Professor WONG Wing Tak – Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
6. Professor ZHENG Zijian – Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Single-year citation impact

 (List in alphabetical order by surname, with subject field):

1. Professor HAN Suting – Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
2. Professor Lawrence Yoon Suk LEE – Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
3. Professor LIU Dongsheng – Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
4. Dr WANG Yang – Energy
5. Professor WANG Lianzhou – Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
6. Professor WONG Wai Yeung – Organic Chemistry
7. Professor WONG Wing Tak – Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
8. Professor ZHENG Zijian – Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Created by a research team at Stanford University, the database identifies the top 100,000 scientists or the top 2% in their respective fields. Career-long impact reflects cumulative influence across a scholar's body of work; single-year citation impact captures citations within the latest year of data.