Clarivate Analytics, which is in charge of data analysis, announced today (15th) the list of "World's Most Widely Cited Researchers" in 2022. Among them, 38 scholars from the University of Hong Kong were selected, the most among all universities in Hong Kong, and also the most in the world. Among colleges and scientific research institutions, it ranks 26th; CityU also has 26 scholars selected, ranking 50th; CUHK has 11 scholars selected.
Among the scholars selected from the two universities, four are members of the anti-epidemic expert advisory group, including Yuen Guoyong, Leung Cheuk-wai and Kong Fanyi of the University of Hong Kong, and Xu Shuchang of the Chinese University of China. Among them, Yuan Guoyong was selected into two academic fields at the same time, namely immunology and microbiology.
As for the former president of CUHK, Joseph Sung, and the head of the Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Mok Shu-jin, were also selected.
Scholars on the list rank among the top 1% of the world's cited articles
Clarivate Analytics announced today that a total of 6,938 scholars from 69 countries and regions have been selected for the 2022 list of "World's Most Widely Cited Researchers".
If scholars who have won awards in more than one academic field are included, the number of this year's participants will reach 7,225.
The selected scholars are all top researchers in the world with outstanding academic performance, including that in the past 10 years, a number of academic works have produced significant and extensive influence in their respective disciplines, ranking first in the world's most cited articles1 %.
38 HKU scholars ranked 26th in the world
The University of Hong Kong announced tonight that a total of 38 scholars were selected from the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Management, and Faculty of Science, ranking 26th among all universities and scientific research institutions around the world.
According to the data, 31 scholars were selected from the University of Hong Kong last year, that is to say, there will be 7 more scholars this year.
Yuan Guoyong was selected into two academic fields at the same time
The University of Hong Kong stated that the number of selected scholars continued to increase this year, and the number continued to be the largest among local institutions.
When the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine occupies 25 seats, 3 of them are government expert consultants. Among them, Yuan Guoyong, a chair professor of infectious diseases in the Department of Microbiology, was selected for the two academic fields of immunology and microbiology; Kong Fanyi, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, was selected for immunology; Liang Zhuowei, former dean of the hospital and honorary clinical professor of the School of Public Health, was selected as a cross-field.
Zhang Xiang, President of the University of Hong Kong, Gong Peng, Vice President (Academic Development), Gao Benen, Director of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division, Pan Liewen, Director and Professor of Public Health Laboratory Science Division of School of Public Health, are also on the list.
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11 CUHK Scholars Selected as Xu Shuchang, Sung Cho-yao, Mo Shujin
CUHK announced tonight that a total of 11 scholars have been selected, from the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science.
After checking the list, Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Respiratory Department of the Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics of the Faculty of Medicine of CUHK, was selected for cross-field; Joseph Sung, former president of CUHK and emeritus chair professor of the Faculty of Medicine, was also selected for clinical medicine; Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacy of the Faculty of Medicine Shujin Mok, Professor of Therapeutics and Croucher Professor of Medical Sciences, was selected for Clinical Medicine.
Vice-President (Research) Cen Mei-xia is very pleased with this, and believes that it is a testament to the outstanding performance of CUHK researchers and the international recognition.
She pointed out that research and innovation were listed as one of the key development areas of the "CUHK Strategic Plan 2021-2025", emphasizing that CUHK will continue to promote education, research and innovation, and contribute to the development of Hong Kong, the country, and the world.
26 CityU scholars ranked 50th in the world
CityU announced tonight that a total of 26 scholars have been selected, ranking 50th in the world.
CityU also stated that its number of teaching and research personnel is relatively small compared with other universities, which means that the proportion of top scientists is very high, which is extremely prominent among global universities and ranks among the best in Asia, reflecting the high academic level and outstanding research achievements of its scientific research team.
41 Scholars from HKU and CUHK entered the year’s most widely cited researchers Yuen Kwok-yong and Sung Cho-yao on the list Mortality rates were reduced by 52% and 66% respectively