{"id":47720,"date":"2026-11-06T11:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/?post_type=school_news&p=47720"},"modified":"2026-11-06T12:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T04:34:18","slug":"2026-stanford-top-2-scientists-list","status":"publish","type":"school_news","link":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/school_news\/2026-stanford-top-2-scientists-list\/","title":{"rendered":"HKU Social Sciences Scholars Recognised in 2026 Stanford Top 2% Scientists List"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Faculty members from HKU Social Sciences have been recognised in the \u201cSingle Recent Year\u201d and \u201cCareer-long\u201d categories of the 2026 Stanford Top 2% Scientists List<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

This recognition reflects the research impact of our scholars and their contributions to advancing knowledge across the social sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Congratulations to all Faculty members recognised in the 2026 list.<\/span><\/p>\n

List of Faculty Scholars <\/strong>(in alphabetical order by surname):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Single Recent Year Impact<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Geography
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor Wendy Chen
\n<\/span>Professor Kuishuang Feng
\n<\/span>Professor Peng Gong
\n<\/span>Professor Bo Huang
\n<\/span>Professor Shunlin Liang
\n<\/span>Professor George Lin
\n<\/span>Professor Laibao Liu
\n<\/span>Professor Becky Loo
\n<\/span>Professor Junxi Qian
\n<\/span>Professor Lishan Ran
\n<\/span>Professor Fahui Wang
\n<\/span>Professor Zhenci Xu
\n<\/span>Professor Yuyu Zhou<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Politics and Public Administration
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor Lianjiang Li
\n<\/span>Professor Robert Thomson\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Psychology
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor Benjamin Becker
\n<\/span>Professor Cecilia Cheng
\n<\/span>Professor Tatia Lee
\n<\/span>Professor Shirley Li\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Social Work and Social Administration
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor Rainbow Ho
\n<\/span>Professor Vivian Lou
\n<\/span>Professor Paul Yip\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Sociology
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor Guy Abel
\n<\/span>Professor Tarani Chandola
\n<\/span>Professor Ming Wen\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

School of Future Media
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor King Wa Fu\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Career-long Impact<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Geography
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor Wendy Chen
\n<\/span>Professor Kuishuang Feng
\n<\/span>Professor Peng Gong
\n<\/span>Professor Bo Huang
\n<\/span>Professor Shunlin Liang
\n<\/span>Professor George Lin
\n<\/span>Professor Becky Loo
\n<\/span>Professor Fahui Wang
\n<\/span>Professor Zhenci Xu
\n<\/span>Professor Yuyu Zhou\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Politics and Public Administration
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor Ian Holliday
\n<\/span>Professor Lianjiang Li
\n<\/span>Professor Robert Thomson\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Psychology
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor Cecilia Cheng\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Social Work and Social Administration
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor Paul Yip<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Sociology
\n<\/strong><\/span>Professor Tarani Chandola
\n<\/span>Professor Ming Wen<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","school_new_categories":[780],"school_news_tag":[],"thought_leadership_category":[],"department_category":[],"class_list":["post-47720","school_news","type-school_news","status-publish","hentry","school_new_categories-awards-achievements"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t