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 167 HKU scholars on the list for the year 2023, 37 (22.15%) are from the Faculty of Engineering:
| Department of Civil Engineering: |
| Professor X.Y. Li |
Professor S.C. Wong |
| Professor Wei Pan |
Professor J. Yang |
| Professor Kaimin Shih |
Dr Yang Zhe |
| Professor W.Y. Szeto |
Professor Tong Zhang |
| Professor Chuyang Tang |
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| Department of Computer Science: |
| Professor TW Lam |
Professor Chenshu Wu |
| Professor Ruibang Luo |
Professor Dong Xu |
| Professor Yi Ma |
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| Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering: |
| Professor K. T. Chau |
Professor Victor O. K. Li |
| Professor Wallace C. H. Choy |
Professor Edith Ngai |
| Professor Yunhe Hou |
Professor Siew-Chong Tan |
| Professor Kaibin Huang |
Professor Yi Wang |
| Professor Chi Kwan Lee |
Professor Zhongrui Wang |
| Professor Can Li |
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| Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering: |
| Professor Ray Y. Zhong |
Professor Max Shen |
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| Department of Mechanical Engineering: |
| Professor Y.H. Chen |
Professor Lance Lain-Jong Li |
| Professor Nicholas Xuanlai Fang |
Professor Yuguo Li |
| Professor Mingxin Huang |
Professor Yang Lu |
| Professor James Lam |
Professor Xiaobo Yin |
| Professor Dennis Y.C. Leung |
Professor Xiang Zhang |