Three HKUST Engineering Scholars Named Highly Cited Researchers 2024 by Clarivate
Three faculty members in the School of Engineering have been honored as Highly Cited Researchers 2024 by Clarivate. The annual list of Highly Cited Researchers recognizes influential researchers at universities, research institutes and commercial organizations around the world who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research.
The three SENG honorees are (in alphabetical order of last names):
Prof. CHEN Hao
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Category: Cross-Field
Prof. GUO Song
Associate Head (Research & Knowledge Transfer) and Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Category: Computer Science
Prof. SHAO Minhua
Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Energy Engineering and Environment
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Director of HKUST Energy Institute
Category: Cross-Field
This year 6,636 Highly Cited Researchers from more than 1,200 institutions in 59 nations and regions are selected. Each researcher selected has authored multiple highly cited papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science over the past decade. Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers are 1 in 1,000.
The 2024 list has shown strong growth for Hong Kong SAR, with its number of Highly Cited Researchers rising to 134, accounting for a 1.9% share of the global total.
Related link:
- Clarivate news (Nov 19, 2024): Clarivate Reveals Highly Cited Researchers 2024 List
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (https://hkust.edu.hk/) is a world-class research intensive university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. Over 80% of our research work were rated “Internationally excellent” or “world leading” in the Research Assessment Exercise 2020 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee. We were ranked 3rd in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2022, and our graduates were ranked 23rd worldwide and among the best from universities from Asia in Global Employability University Ranking and Survey 2021.
