Thought Leadership

The Faculty is proud to share that there has been a substantial increase in the number of our faculty members included in the top 1% list by Clarivate Analytics, rising from 11 in 2023 to 18 in 2024.  This list recognises researchers in the top 1% worldwide by citations in at least one of the 22 research fields, with data drawn from the Essential Science Indicators. Our warmest congratulations to the following highly cited researchers from our Faculty in 2024: Department of Geography Professor Wendy Y Chen Professor Peng Gong Professor Bo Huang Professor Nicky Y F Lam Professor Shunlin Liang Professor George C S Lin Professor Zhu Liu Professor Becky P Y Loo Professor Zhenci Xu Professor Yuyu Zhou Department of Psychology Professor Benjamin Becker Professor Cecilia Cheng Professor Tatia M C Lee Department of Sociology Professor Guy J Abel Professor Ming Wen Department of Social Work and Social Administration Professor Paul S F Yip Journalism and Media Studies Centre Professor King Wa Fu State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Kwok Fai So

The Teaching Excellence Award Scheme (TEAS) aims to recognise, reward and promote excellence in teaching at the University, and the Outstanding Young Researcher Award (OYRA) giving recognition to young researchers who are demonstrating extremely high-quality research (applicants must be below the age of 40). Join us in congratulating Professor Frank van der Wouden and Professor Junxi Qian, Department of Geography on their outstanding contributions to academia!