A total of 243 scholars from PAIR and its 20 constituent research units are ranked among the “World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists 2026”, according to the latest list released by Stanford University. Among them, 150 scholars are included in the Career-Long Impact list. Five of them are also ranked among the world’s top 20 scholars in their respective fields of specialty.
The Career-Long Impact list assesses researchers based on citation impact throughout their careers. The latest ranking highlights the influential research of PAIR researchers and PolyU’s leading position in multiple research areas.
Compiled by Stanford University, the ranking covers over 100,000 top scientists worldwide across 22 subject fields and 174 sub-fields. It is based on a range of indicators including citations, scientific research output and a composite indicator for citation impact, using data up to the end of 2025.
The research fields of the 150 PAIR scholars named in the Career-Long Impact list and the number of scholars in each field are listed below:
- Acoustics (2)
- Analytical Chemistry (2)
- Applied Physics (2)
- Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing (9)
- Biomedical Engineering (4)
- Biotechnology (1)
- Building and Construction (12)
- Civil Engineering (9)
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering (1)
- Energy (11)
- Environmental Engineering (1)
- Environmental Sciences (1)
- Food Science (1)
- Geological & Geomatics Engineering (7)
- Industrial Engineering & Automation (5)
- Information Systems (1)
- Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry (1)
- Logistics & Transportation (3)
- Materials (12)
- Mechanical Engineering & Transports (3)
- Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry (2)
- Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences (3)
- Microbiology (1)
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (17)
- Networking & Telecommunications (6)
- Neurology & Neurosurgery (1)
- Nursing (2)
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis (1)
- Operations Research (5)
- Ophthalmology & Optometry (3)
- Optics (1)
- Optoelectronics and Photonics (7)
- Organic Chemistry (1)
- Polymers (2)
- Psychiatry (1)
- Rehabilitation (2)
- Sport, Leisure & Tourism (4)
- Statistic & Probability (1)
- Urban & Regional Planning (1)
*As per the data published by Elsevier on 7 October 2026:
https://top2percentscientists.com/stanford-elsevier-top-2-scientists-list-2026/
Read more: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/pair/news-and-events/world_top_2_percent_scientists_2026-career_long/
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