Among the thirteen academics of the University of Hong Kong being named “Highly Cited Researchers of 2019” by Clarivate Analytics, five of them are from Engineering. They are Professor Zhang Tong of the Department of Civil Engineering, Professor Yiu Siu-ming of the Department of Computer Science, Dr Kaibin Huang of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Professor James Lam and Professor Dennis Leung of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Each year, the Web of Science Group identifies the world’s most influential researchers who have been most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. In 2019, less than 6,300, or 0.1%, of the world researchers, across 21 research fields, have earned this exclusive distinction.
Category: Environmental and Ecology
Professor Zhang Tong
Department of Civil Engineering
Webpage: http://web.hku.hk/~zhangt/ZhangT.htm#
Category: Cross-Field
Professor Yiu Siu-ming
Department of Computer Science
Webpage: http://www.cs.hku.hk/people/profile.jsp?teacher=smyiu
Category: Computer Science
Dr Kaibin Huang
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Webpage: https://www.eee.hku.hk/~wirelesslab/
Category: Engineering
Professor James Lam
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Webpage: https://www.mech.hku.hk/academic-staff/James-Lam
Professor Dennis Leung
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Webpage: https://www.mech.hku.hk/academic-staff/Leung-D.Y.C.