Among the thirteen academics of the University of Hong Kong being named “Highly Cited Researchers of 2020” by Clarivate Analytics, four of them are from Engineering. They are Professor Zhang Tong of the Department of Civil Engineering, Dr Huang Kaibin of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Professor James Lam and Professor Dennis Leung of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Highly Cited Researchers are selected for their exceptional research performance, determined by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. A total of 6,167 researchers from over 60 countries and regions are named Highly Cited Researchers in 2020.
Category: Environmental and Ecology
& Microbiology
Professor Zhang Tong
Department of Civil Engineering
Category: Computer Science
Dr Huang Kaibin
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Category: Engineering
Professor James Lam
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Category: Cross-Field
Professor Dennis Leung
Department of Mechanical Engineering