{"id":42067,"date":"2026-05-14T18:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/?post_type=school_news&#038;p=42067"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:35:03","slug":"two-faculty-scholars-ranked-among-chinas-top-10-in-research-com-2026-rankings","status":"publish","type":"school_news","link":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/school_news\/two-faculty-scholars-ranked-among-chinas-top-10-in-research-com-2026-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Faculty Scholars Ranked Among China\u2019s Top 10 in Research.com 2026 Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Faculty of Social Sciences is immensely proud to announce that two of our distinguished scholars, <strong>Professor Paul S. F. Yip<\/strong> and <strong>Professor Tarani Chandola<\/strong>, have been ranked among the <strong>top 10 in China<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/research.com\/\">2026 Research.com<\/a> Best Social Sciences and Humanities Scientists Ranking.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Paul S. F. Yip (Chair Professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Director of the University\u2019s HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention) has achieved the remarkable position of 1<sup>st<\/sup> in China and 43<sup>rd<\/sup> globally. This prestigious placement is a testament to his profound scholarly impact, reflected in an outstanding D-index of 109, an impressive 580 publications, and over 210,000 citations.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, we are delighted to share that Professor Tarani Chandola (Head of Department of Sociology, Director of Methods Hub of Research, Policy and Practice) has secured the 10<sup>th<\/sup> position in China and 702<sup>nd<\/sup> globally. His impactful contributions are\u00a0 reflected in a D-index of 69, 225 publications, and over 20,000 citations.<\/p>\n<p>This recognition underscores the Faculty\u2019s leadership in advancing impactful social sciences research and its continued commitment to addressing critical societal challenges through academic excellence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","school_new_categories":[780],"school_news_tag":[],"thought_leadership_category":[],"department_category":[],"class_list":["post-42067","school_news","type-school_news","status-publish","hentry","school_new_categories-awards-achievements"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school_news\/42067"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/school_news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"school_new_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school_new_categories?post=42067"},{"taxonomy":"school_news_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/school_news_tag?post=42067"},{"taxonomy":"thought_leadership_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thought_leadership_category?post=42067"},{"taxonomy":"department_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department_category?post=42067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}