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15 scholars recognised amongst world’s most highly cited researchers 2023, PolyU ranked third in Hong Kong

18 Mar 2024

Awards and Achievements

PolyU and Clarivate jointly hosted the “2023 Highly Cited Researchers Awards Ceremony. Officiated by Prof. Christopher Chao, PolyU Vice President (Research and Innovation) (front row, 4th from left), and Mr Osher Gilinsky, Clarivate™ Vice President for Asia Pacific (Academia and Government) (front row, 4th from right), the Ceremony recognised PolyU academics who have been named as Highly Cited Researchers™ in 2023, the significant impact of their research and the positive contributions they have made in their field.

Prof. Christopher Chao, PolyU Vice President (Research and Innovation) (centre) and PolyU scholars who are recognised amongst 2023 world’s most highly cited researchers.

Prof. Christopher Chao, PolyU Vice President (Research and Innovation) said that the University is known for its commitment to impactful interdisciplinary research and innovation through various strategic initiative. These achievements reaffirm PolyU’s dedication to research excellence, and the devotion of PolyU scholars to pursuing groundbreaking research that positively impacts society.

Mr Osher Gilinsky, Clarivate™ Vice President for Asia Pacific (Academia and Government) gave an opening address.

A webinar, “Highly Cited Researcher Methodology Presentation and Experience Sharing”, was broadcasted on the same day for PolyU faculty members. The webinar started with a presentation on HCR methodology by Dr Weiping Yue, Senior Consultant of Clarivate (left), followed by valuable insights shared by two HCRs from PolyU, namely Prof. Daniel Lau Shu-ping, Chair Professor of Nanomaterials of the Department of Applied Physics (centre), and Prof. Yan Jinyue Jerry, Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering (right).


The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Clarivate Plc (Clarivate) jointly hosted the “2023 Highly Cited Researchers Awards Ceremony” on 15 March 2024. Officiated by PolyU Vice President (Research and Innovation), Prof. Christopher CHAO, and Clarivate™ Vice President for Asia Pacific (Academia and Government), Mr Osher GILINSKY, the Ceremony recognised PolyU academics who have been named as Highly Cited Researchers™ in 2023, the significant impact of their research and the positive contributions they have made in their field.

A total of 6,849 researchers from 67 countries and regions from a diverse range of research fields were named as Highly Cited Researchers 2023. The most influential scholars from around the world have been identified, determined by the production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science™ over the last 11 years. The inclusion of PolyU academics in this list is testament to the University’s pursuit of research excellence and its commitment to positive societal impact on various fronts.

Prof. Chao delivered an opening address, saying, “PolyU is known for its commitment to impactful interdisciplinary research and innovation through various strategic initiatives, and the University has been consistently ranked in the list of top 100 universities globally. In the last year, we are proud to have had the third highest number of the world’s most Highly Cited Researchers in Hong Kong, including ten awardees in cross-field research, two from engineering disciplines, and one from chemistry, computer science and the social sciences respectively. These achievements reaffirm PolyU’s dedication to research excellence, and the devotion of our scholars to pursuing groundbreaking research that positively impacts society.”

Clarivate Vice President for Greater China (Academia and Government) Mr Steven WANG, Clarivate Director Mr Alcome CHU, PolyU faculty deans, department heads and their delegates also joined the event to celebrate the achievements of the PolyU scholars.

A webinar, “Highly Cited Researcher (HCR) Methodology Presentation and Experience Sharing”, was broadcast on the same day for PolyU faculty members. The webinar started with a presentation on HCR methodology by Clarivate Senior Consultant Dr Weiping YUE, followed by valuable insights shared by two HCRs from PolyU, namely Prof. Daniel LAU Shu-ping, Chair Professor of Nanomaterials and Prof. YAN Jinyue Jerry, Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings.

PolyU researchers featured in the list are as follows (in alphabetical order):

 

Category

Name

Title and Department

Cross-Field

Prof. Daniel LAU Shu-ping

Head and Chair Professor of Nanomaterials, Department of Applied Physics

Prof. LI Gang

Chair Professor of Energy Conversion Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Prof. Kian Ping LOH

Chair Professor of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Department of Applied Physics

Dr MA Ruijie

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Prof. Geoffrey Q. P. SHEN

Associate Vice President (Global Partnerships) and Chair Professor of Construction Management, Department of Building and Real Estate

Prof. WANG Zuankai

Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation) and Chair Professor of Nature-Inspired Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Prof. Tom Tao WU

Chair Professor of Frontier Materials, the Department of Applied Physics

Prof. YAN Feng

Chair Professor of Organic Electronics, Department of Applied Physics

Dr Iris YU Ka-ming

Former Research Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology

Dr ZHANG Xiao

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

Prof.YANJinyueJerry

Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings, Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering

Prof. John Lei ZHANG

Chair Professor of Computer Vision and Image Analysis, Department of Computing

Chemistry

Dr HUANG Bolong

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology

Computer Science

Prof. GUO Song

Former Professor, Department of Computing

Social Sciences

Prof. Rob LAW

Honorary Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management

 


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