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11 CUHK Professors Named Most Highly Cited Researchers
11 professors of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have earned the honour of being named in the list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2020” as among the world’s top researchers who have demonstrated significant and broad influence reflected in their publication of multiple papers, highly cited by fellow academics.
CUHK professors listed in the “Highly Cited Researchers 2020” are as follows:
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Category |
Professors |
Research Areas |
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Clinical Medicine |
Prof. Tony MOK, Chairman of the Department of Clinical Oncology and Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professor of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine |
Lung cancer and liver cancer |
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Prof. Joseph SUNG, Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine and Director, Institute of Digestive Disease |
Gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding, gastric cancer, hepatitis, colon cancer |
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Prof. Vincent WONG Wai-Sun, Head of Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Fatty liver |
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Cross-Field |
Prof. Henry CHAN Lik Yuen, Clinical Professor (honorary), Faculty of Medicine |
Hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, liver cancer |
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Prof. Xinhui LU, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science |
Synchrotron x-ray scattering, organic photovoltaics, perovskite solar cells |
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Prof. Siew Chien NG, Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Inflammatory bowel disease, gut microbiota, faecal microbiota transplant, colorectal cancer |
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Prof. Po Keung WONG, Emeritus Professor, School of Life Science, Faculty of Science |
Photocatalytic treatment for environmental / water purification, environmental technology, environmental microbiology / biotechnology |
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Prof. Jianbin XU, Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering |
Two-dimensional optoelectronic materials and devices, photodetection, optical signal modulation |
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Prof. Jimmy YU, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science |
Preparation and characterization of novel nano-structured materials, environmental applications of photocatalysis |
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Prof. WONG Ching Ping, Emeritus Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering |
Materials for electronics, photonics and renewable energy harvesting and storages |
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Psychiatry and Psychology |
Prof. LEE Sing, Clinical Professor (honorary), Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine |
Mood disorders and eating disorders |
“Highly Cited Researchers 2020”, released by the Clarivate Analytics, identifies the most influential researchers as determined by their peers around the world. The honour is given to researchers who published a high number of papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication. The 2020 list includes 6,167 highly cited researchers in various fields from more than 60 countries and regions.
For the full list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2020”, please refer to: https://recognition.webofsciencegroup.com/awards/highly-cited/2020/
Prof. Tony MOK
Prof. Joseph SUNG
Prof. Vincent WONG Wai-Sun
Prof. Henry CHAN Lik Yuen
Prof. Xinhui LU
Prof. Siew Chien NG
Prof. Po Keung WONG
Prof. Jianbin XU
Prof. Jimmy YU
Prof. WONG Ching Ping
Prof. LEE Sing
