11 Nov 2021
Five HKU Scientists Named as 2021 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers

From the upper left: Prof Guochun ZHAO, Prof Min SUN, Prof Xiaoming YUAN, Prof Shuang ZHANG and Prof Wang YAO
The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce that five of our renowned scientists have been named by Clarivate Analytics in its list of "2021 Highly Cited Researchers" as the most influential in the world. Their works have been highly cited by fellow academics and are hence making a significant impact in ongoing research in their respective fields of study.
Highly Cited Researchers are selected for their exceptional research performance, determined by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science.
The Highly Cited Researchers in the Faculty are:
Department | Academics | |
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Earth Sciences | Professor Guochun ZHAO | Professor Min SUN |
Mathematics | Professor Xiaoming YUAN | |
Physics | Professor Shuang ZHANG | Professor Wang YAO |