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Eleven CUHK scholars named Highly Cited Researchers 2022
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is proud to announce that eleven CUHK scholars have been named on the list of Highly Cited Researchers 2022.
This much-anticipated annual list, released today (15 November) by Clarivate Analytics, recognises researchers who demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of study through the publication of multiple papers which ranked in the top 1% by citations during the last decade.
CUHK Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sham Mai-har said she is delighted that CUHK scholars have been selected for the list, giving international recognition to their outstanding performance. She remarked, “With research and innovation being one of the key areas of the CUHK Strategic Plan 2021-2025, the University is committed to creating value and bringing benefit to society through research and innovation. CUHK is ranked among the world’s elite and its performance has gradually risen in many rankings, demonstrating its extraordinary research achievements. The University will continue to advance education, research and innovation, making contributions to the development of Hong Kong, mainland China and the world.”
CUHK professors from the faculties of Medicine, Engineering and Science were on the list. Details are as follows:
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Category |
Researcher |
Department / Faculty and Titles |
Research Areas |
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Clinical Medicine
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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 |
Chairman of the Department of Clinical Oncology and Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professor of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine |
Lung cancer, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, biomarkers |
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Professor Siew Ng |
Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Croucher Professor in Medical Sciences |
Inflammatory bowel disease, gut microbiota, fecal microbiota transplantation, colorectal cancer |
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Professor Joseph Sung Jao-yiu |
CUHK Emeritus Professor of Medicine |
Gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding, microbiome, colon cancer, artificial intelligence |
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Professor Vincent Wong Wai-sun |
Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Fatty liver |
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Cross-Field
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Professor Francis K.L. Chan |
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Choh-Ming Li Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics |
Anti-thrombotics and gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal cancer screening, gut microbiota |
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Professor David Hui Shu-cheong |
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, 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 Xu Jianbin |
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering |
Two-dimensional optoelectronic materials and devices, photodetection, optical signal modulation, thermal management materials |
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Professor Wong Po-keung |
Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science |
Photocatalytic treatment for environmental/ water purification, environmental technology, environmental microbiology/ biotechnology |
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Mathematics |
Professor Jin Bangti |
Global STEM Scholar, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science |
Numerical analysis, inverse problems, machine learning |
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Materials Science |
Professor Wong Ching-ping |
Emeritus Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering |
Materials for electronics, photonics and renewable energy harvesting and storages |
The full list of Highly Cited Researchers 2022 can be found at: https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/.
Professor Henry Chan Lik-yuen
Professor Tony Mok
Professor Siew Ng
Professor Joseph Sung Jao-yiu
Professor Vincent Wong Wai-sun
Professor Francis K.L. Chan
Professor David Hui Shu-cheong
Professor Xu Jianbin
Professor Wong Po-keung
Professor Jin Bangti
Professor Wong Ching-ping
