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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

    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: 
     
    DepartmentAcademics
    Earth Sciences

    Professor Guochun ZHAO, Department of Earth Sciences

    Professor Guochun ZHAO

    Prof Min SUN, Department of Earth Sciences

    Professor Min SUN

    Mathematics

    Professor Xiaoming YUAN, Department of Mathematics

    Professor Xiaoming YUAN

    Physics

    Professor Shuang ZHANG, Department of Physics

    Professor Shuang ZHANG

    Professor Wang YAO, Department of Physics

    Professor Wang YAO