HKBU Computer Science Scholars Excel on Global Top Scientists List

18 Oct 2022

Stanford University has recently released the list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2022, which represents the top 2% of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. This year, ten scholars of the Department were named on the list, including eight in the “Career-Long Impact List” and nine in “Single-Year Impact List”.

Congratulations to our Professors on making to the listings! “I am delighted that our world-class scholars have once again been recognised internationally. It proves that our faculty members are dedicated to exemplary world-class research and leading the way globally.” said Professor Jianliang Xu, Head of the Department.

The list included 100,000 top scientists based on their career-long citation impact (until the end of 2021) and single-year citation impact (2021). Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. The rankings are calculated based on standardized information of citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator.

Top 2% Scientists in the Global List

No. Name of Researcher Position
1. XU, Jianliang Head and Professor
2. CHEN, Li Associate Head (Research) and Associate Professor
3. LIU, Jiming Associate Vice-President (Research), Dean of Science and Chair Professor
4. YUEN, Pong Chi Associate Dean of Science and Chair Professor
5. CHEUNG, Yiu Ming Associate Dean of Graduate School and Chair Professor
6. CHU, Xiaowen Professor
7. LEUNG, Yiu Wing Professor
8. DAI, Hong Ning Associate Professor
9. HUANG, Xin Associate Professor
10. MA, Jing Assistant Professor
For more information about this prestigious list, please click here.