This list recognises HKU researchers ranked by Clarivate Analytics in the top 1% worldwide by citations in at least one of the 22 research fields. Data is drawn from Essential Science Indicators (ESI). Among the 150 HKU scholars on the list for the year 2022, 35 (23.3%) are from the Faculty of Engineering:
| Department of Civil Engineering: |
| Professor X. Y. Li |
Professor Chuyang Y. Tang |
| Professor Wei Pan |
Professor S.C. Wong |
| Professor Kaimin Shih |
Professor J. Yang |
| Professor W.Y. Szeto |
Professor Tong Zhang |
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| Department of Computer Science: |
| Dr Man Ho Allen Au |
Dr Wu Chenshu |
| Professor TW Lam |
Professor Siu-Ming Yiu |
| Dr Ruibang Luo |
Professor Yu Yizhou |
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| Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering: |
| Professor S. C. Chan |
Dr Can Li |
| Professor K. T. Chau |
Professor Victor O. K. Li |
| Professor Wallace C. H. Choy |
Dr Edith Ngai |
| Dr Yunhe Hou |
Professor Siew-Chong TAN |
| Professor Kaibin Huang |
Dr Yi Wang |
| Dr Chi Kwan Lee |
Dr Zhongrui Wang |
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| Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering: |
| Professor George G.Q. Huang |
Dr Ray Y. Zhong |
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| Department of Mechanical Engineering: |
| Dr. Y.H. Chen |
Professor Lance Lain-Jong Li |
| Professor M.X. Huang |
Professor Yuguo Li |
| Professor James Lam |
Professor Xiaobo Yin |
| Professor Dennis Y.C. Leung |
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