The Faculty has achieved outstanding results in the latest list of the World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists 2026, compiled by Stanford University. Seven scholars were included based on their career-long citation impact, while two additional scholars were newly listed for their single-year citation impact, bringing the total number of FH scholars recognised this year to nine.
Among those recognised for career-long impact are Prof. Hu Guangwei, Prof. Huang Chu-Ren, Prof. Li Shaofeng, Prof. Liang Hualou, and Prof. Zou Di, who have once again been ranked among the world's leading scholars in their respective fields. Notably, Interim Dean Prof. Hu Guangwei is ranked among the global top 50 in the sub-field of Languages and Linguistics.
Our newly joined Prof. Anthony Mark McEnery, Chair Professor of Corpus Linguistics and AI for the Humanities, and Prof. Paul Baker, Professor in ENGL, have also been featured on the list, further strengthening the Faculty’s reputation for interdisciplinary research excellence.
In addition, Associate Dean Prof. William Feng and Prof. Jenifer Ho have been newly recognised in the 2026 single-year citation impact list, highlighting the growing global influence of FH research.
The World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists is compiled by Stanford University, covering 20 subject fields and 174 sub-fields, and is divided into two lists in relation to scholars’ career-long citation and single-year citation impact, recognising their long-term and recent research impact.
Among those recognised for career-long impact are Prof. Hu Guangwei, Prof. Huang Chu-Ren, Prof. Li Shaofeng, Prof. Liang Hualou, and Prof. Zou Di, who have once again been ranked among the world's leading scholars in their respective fields. Notably, Interim Dean Prof. Hu Guangwei is ranked among the global top 50 in the sub-field of Languages and Linguistics.
Our newly joined Prof. Anthony Mark McEnery, Chair Professor of Corpus Linguistics and AI for the Humanities, and Prof. Paul Baker, Professor in ENGL, have also been featured on the list, further strengthening the Faculty’s reputation for interdisciplinary research excellence.
In addition, Associate Dean Prof. William Feng and Prof. Jenifer Ho have been newly recognised in the 2026 single-year citation impact list, highlighting the growing global influence of FH research.
The World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists is compiled by Stanford University, covering 20 subject fields and 174 sub-fields, and is divided into two lists in relation to scholars’ career-long citation and single-year citation impact, recognising their long-term and recent research impact.
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