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FCE Academics among World’s Top 50 Scholars

31 May 2022


In the latest “Updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators” by Stanford University, PolyU has the most top 2% scientists in the fields of Building and Construction (18 academics) and Civil Engineering (13 academics) globally. Among these top-notch scientists,12 FCE academics made it to the top 50 scholars in the world in their respective fields.

The database is compiled by Stanford University and consists of over 100,000 top scientists worldwide.
 Top 50 Scholars Subject field
Rank in field (field size)
Professor Poon Chi-sun
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Building & Construction
2 (30,244)
Professor Jin-Guang Teng
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
9 (47,647)
Professor Weng Qihao
Dept of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Geological & Geomatics Engineering
9 (52,403)
Professor Chen Qingyan
Dept of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
Building & Construction
12 (30,244)
Professor Chau Kwok-wing
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering
14 (51,126)
Professor Chow Wan-ki
Dept of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
19 (18,114)
Professor Wang Shengwei
Dept of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
Building & Construction
20 (30,244)
Professor Albert Chan
Dept of Building and Real Estate
Building & Construction
23 (30,244)
Professor Li Heng
Dept of Building and Real Estate
Building & Construction
29 (30,244)
Professor Xu You-lin
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
30 (47,647)
Professor Ben Young
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
38 (47,647)
Professor William Lam
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Logistics & Transportation
50 (23,751)



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