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Eighteen CUHK scholars named Highly Cited Researchers 2025
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is proud to announce that 18* of its scholars have been recognised on the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, reflecting the University’s outstanding achievements in fostering a diverse research environment, and international recognition of its scientific and academic achievements.
This annual list recognises researchers who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Each researcher selected has authored multiple papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for their fields and publication year in the Web of Science over the past decade.
CUHK Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sham Mai-har said: “This prestigious recognition goes beyond citations. It signifies that the knowledge created by our scholars is actively shaping their fields and addressing complex global challenges. It is incredibly gratifying to see our academic work having such a tangible impact on the world stage.”
The details of the CUHK professors and researchers recognised this year are as follows:
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Category |
Researcher |
Titles and Department/Faculty |
Research Areas |
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Clinical Medicine
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Professor Francis Chan Ka-Leung |
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Anti-thrombotics and gastrointestinal bleeding, non-invasive colorectal cancer diagnosis, clinical applications of gut microbiome |
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Professor Stephen Chan Lam |
Assistant Dean (Health Systems) of the Faculty of Medicine, Ip’s Family Trust Professor of Clinical Oncology and Professor in the Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine |
Hepatobiliary-pancreatic and neuroendocrine cancers |
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Professor Henry Chan Lik-yuen |
Clinical Professor (honorary), Faculty of Medicine |
Hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, liver cancer |
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Professor Tony Mok Shu-kam |
Associate Dean (Translation and Entrepreneurship) of the Faculty of Medicine, Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professor of Clinical Oncology and Chairman of the Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine |
Lung cancer, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, biomarkers |
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Professor Ng Siew-chien |
Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Medicine, Croucher Professor in Medical Sciences and Professor in the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Inflammatory bowel disease, gut microbiota, faecal microbiota transplantation, colorectal cancer |
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Professor Grace Wong Lai-hung |
Assistant Dean (Learning Experience) of the Faculty of Medicine and Professor in the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Chronic viral hepatitis B and C, hepatocellular carcinoma, non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis, idiopathic peptic ulcer, big data in medicine |
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Professor Yu Jun |
Assistant Dean (Mainland Affairs) of the Faculty of Medicine, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, Director of The State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease and Director of The Institute of Digestive Disease |
Gut microbiome and bacteria-host interactions during cancer development, genomic and epigenomic alterations in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver cancer in relation to the mechanisms and therapeutic targets, biomarkers for early detection and treatment of GI cancers |
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Cross-field |
Professor Paul Chan Kay-sheung |
Emeritus Professor and Honorary Clinical Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine |
Human papillomavirus (HPV), influenza and general clinical virology |
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Dr Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker |
Scientific Officer, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Investigation of gut, gastric and oral microbiome-metabolite interactions to identify biomarkers and mechanisms in gastrointestinal diseases, particularly gastric and colorectal cancer |
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Professor Heng Pheng-Ann |
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering |
Artificial intelligence, medical imaging, visual computing, extended reality
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Professor David Hui Shu-cheong |
Stanley Ho Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Professor in the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Respiratory failure and sleep disordered breathing, management of emerging severe acute respiratory infections, safety of respiratory therapy and prevention of nosocomial infections in the post-SARS era, common airway diseases |
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Professor Martin Stolterfoht |
Vice-Chancellor Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering |
Perovskite and organic solar cells, perovskite-based tandem solar cells, optoelectronic devices, charge transport and recombination, ionic transport, device simulations, optoelectronic and spectroscopic thin film characterisation |
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Professor Martin Wong Chi-sang |
Professor in the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine |
Cancer epidemiology and control, preventive medicine and screening, primary healthcare service |
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Professor Xu Jianbin |
Associate Dean (Mainland Affairs), Choh-Ming Li Professor of Electronic Engineering, Director of Materials Science and Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering |
Near-field and nanoscopic sensing and imaging, nanoelectronics/nanophotonics, thin film technology, physics and technology of organic semiconductor devices, oxide-based electronics, hybrid perovskite optoelectronics, 2D material electronics/ optoelectronics, advanced thermal management, AI4X |
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Professor Zhao Ni |
Professor and Department Vice-Chair (Graduate), Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
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Optoelectronic, electronic and electrochemical devices based on organic and nanostructured materials, sensors and biomedical devices, spectroscopic characterisations of the physical processes in nanostructured thin films, structures and devices |
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Engineering |
Professor Wang Xiaogang |
Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering |
Crowd behaviour analysis, object detection and tracking, person re-identification, face recognition, image and video searching, medical imaging |
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Mathematics |
Professor Jin Bangti |
Professor, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Global STEM Scholar |
Numerical analysis, inverse problems, machine learning |
* 18 CUHK scholars have been named Highly Cited Researchers 2025, among whom is a former PhD student.
Eighteen CUHK scholars named Highly Cited Researchers 2025
Professor Francis Chan Ka-Leung
Professor Stephen Chan Lam
Professor Henry Chan Lik-yuen
Professor Tony Mok Shu-kam
Professor Ng Siew-chien
Professor Grace Wong Lai-hung
Professor Yu Jun
Professor Paul Chan Kay-sheung
Dr Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker
Professor Heng Pheng-Ann
Professor David Hui Shu-cheong
Professor Martin Stolterfoht
Professor Martin Wong Chi-sang
Professor Xu Jianbin
Professor Zhao Ni
Professor Wang Xiaogang
Professor Jin Bangti
