Faculty members from HKU Social Sciences have been recognised in the “Single Recent Year” and “Career-long” categories of the 2026 Stanford Top 2% Scientists List.
The annually updated database provides standardised information on citation impact using Scopus data. It classifies researchers across 20 scientific fields and 174 subfields. The 2026 edition assesses career-long citation impact up to the end of 2025 and single-year impact based on citations received during 2025.
Researchers are selected based on their composite citation score or their percentile ranking within their subfield. The composite indicator focuses on citation impact and takes into account co-authorship and authorship position.
This recognition reflects the research impact of our scholars and their contributions to advancing knowledge across the social sciences.
Congratulations to all Faculty members recognised in the 2026 list.
List of Faculty Scholars (in alphabetical order by surname):
Single Recent Year Impact
Department of Geography
Professor Wendy Chen
Professor Kuishuang Feng
Professor Peng Gong
Professor Bo Huang
Professor Shunlin Liang
Professor George Lin
Professor Laibao Liu
Professor Becky Loo
Professor Junxi Qian
Professor Lishan Ran
Professor Fahui Wang
Professor Zhenci Xu
Professor Yuyu Zhou
Department of Politics and Public Administration
Professor Lianjiang Li
Professor Robert Thomson
Department of Psychology
Professor Benjamin Becker
Professor Cecilia Cheng
Professor Tatia Lee
Professor Shirley Li
Department of Social Work and Social Administration
Professor Rainbow Ho
Professor Vivian Lou
Professor Paul Yip
Department of Sociology
Professor Guy Abel
Professor Tarani Chandola
Professor Ming Wen
School of Future Media
Professor King Wa Fu
Career-long Impact
Department of Geography
Professor Wendy Chen
Professor Kuishuang Feng
Professor Peng Gong
Professor Bo Huang
Professor Shunlin Liang
Professor George Lin
Professor Becky Loo
Professor Fahui Wang
Professor Zhenci Xu
Professor Yuyu Zhou
Department of Politics and Public Administration
Professor Ian Holliday
Professor Lianjiang Li
Professor Robert Thomson
Department of Psychology
Professor Cecilia Cheng
Department of Social Work and Social Administration
Professor Paul Yip
Department of Sociology
Professor Tarani Chandola
Professor Ming Wen
