CUHK-Shenzhen Sets New Record in 2025 World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists List
On September 19 (local time), Stanford University and the International academic publisher Elsevier jointly released the *2025 Updated Science-wide Author Databases of Top 2% Scientists*. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) achieved record highs this year in the number of scholars listed in both the "Career-Long Impact" and "Single-Year Impact" rankings.
A total of 146 entries from the University were included in the list, representing a year-on-year increase of 34% and setting a new record. Specifically, 65 scholars were named in the "Career-Long Impact" list, while 81 were listed in the "Single-Year Impact" list. Among them, 51 scholars were featured on both lists, with 7 ranking within the top 100 in both rankings: Luo Zhiquan Tom, Tang Ben Zhong, Wang Deliang, Chen Zizhong, Leong Frederick T. L., Hwang Kai, and Zhang Rui. The recognized scholars span 39 sub-disciplinary fields. Notably, 57 scholars from fields including Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing, Networking and Telecommunications, Operations Research, and Automation & Control Systems highlight the University's strong talent pool in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science.
The *Science-wide Author Databases of Top 2% Scientists*, comprising the "Career-Long Impact" and "Single-Year Impact" rankings, is regarded as an objective indicator for measuring scientists' long-term research performance and academic influence. Inclusion signifies that a scholar has substantial global impact within their research field.
This year's list selected the world's top 2% of scientists from nearly 7 million candidates worldwide based on a composite of citation metrics, covering 22 major fields and 174 sub-fields.
Click the link to view the complete list: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/8
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