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Fifteen CUHK scholars named Highly Cited Researchers 2024
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is proud to announce that 15* of its scholars have been recognised on the Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list.
Released on 19 November by Clarivate Analytics, this annual list recognises researchers who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Each researcher selected has authored multiple highly cited papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their fields and publication year in the Web of Science over the past decade.
CUHK Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sham Mai-har said: “We take great pride in CUHK scholars having been selected as Highly Cited Researchers for 2024. This esteemed recognition from Clarivate Analytics underscores the profound impact and global influence of their research contributions. Our scholars have exhibited exceptional dedication and excellence in their fields, making scientific research advancements that resonate on a global scale. This achievement not only celebrates their individual accomplishments but also reaffirms CUHK’s commitment to nurturing a dynamic research environment that fosters innovation and the creation of knowledge.”
The CUHK professors and researchers recognised hail from the Faculties of Medicine and Engineering. Details are as follows:
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Category |
Researcher |
Titles and Department/Faculty |
Research Areas |
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Clinical Medicine |
Professor Francis K.L. Chan |
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Anti-thrombotics and gastrointestinal bleeding, non-invasive colorectal cancer diagnosis, translation and clinical applications of gut microbiota |
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Professor Henry Chan Lik-yuen |
Clinical Professor (honorary), Faculty of Medicine |
Hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, liver cancer |
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Professor Tony Mok |
Chairman of the Department of Clinical Oncology, and Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professor of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine |
Lung cancer, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, biomarkers |
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Professor Siew Ng |
Assistant Dean (Development), Croucher Professor in Medical Sciences, and Professor of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Inflammatory bowel disease, gut microbiota, faecal microbiota transplantation, colorectal cancer |
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Professor Vincent Wong Wai-sun |
Assistant Dean (Development), Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine, and Professor of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Fatty liver |
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Professor Yu Jun |
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, and Director of CUHK’s Institute of Digestive Disease |
Genomic and epigenomic alterations in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, gut microbiome, bacteria/host interaction during cancer development, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver cancer in relation to the mechanisms and therapeutic targets, biomarkers for early detection and treatment of GI cancer |
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Professor Joseph Sung Jao-yiu |
CUHK Emeritus Professor of Medicine *currently Senior Vice President (Health and Life Sciences) at Nanyang Technological University and Dean of Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine |
Gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding, microbiome, colon cancer, artificial intelligence |
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Cross-Field |
Professor David Hui Shu-cheong |
Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Stanley Ho Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine |
Respiratory failure and sleep disordered breathing, management of emerging severe acute respiratory infections, safety of respiratory therapy and prevention of nosocomial infections in the post-SARS era, common airway diseases |
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Professor Grace Wong Lai-hung |
Assistant Dean (Learning Experience), Professor of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Chronic viral hepatitis B and C, hepatocellular carcinoma, non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis, idiopathic peptic ulcer, big data in Medicine |
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Professor Martin Wong Chi-sang |
Professor of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine; Director, The Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion |
Chronic disease, Preventive medicine and disease screening, Primary healthcare |
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Professor Samuel Wong Yeung-shan |
Associate Dean (Education) and Director of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine |
Primary care, mental health, mind body and behaviour medicine, men’s health, social inequality and health, public health and primary care education and training, health services |
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Professor William Wu Ka-kei |
Professor (Non-clinical) of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine |
Cancer biology and genomics, sepsis and ICU-related Infections, pain mechanism, autophagy, microbiome, evolutionary medicine |
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Dr Sunny H. Wong |
Clinical Associate Professor (honorary), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine *Associate Professor at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University |
Microbiome, nutrition, digestive diseases, metabolic syndrome, obesity |
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Professor Heng Pheng-ann |
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering |
Medical AI, extended reality, visualisation, graphics and computer vision |
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Professor Martin Stolterfoht |
Vice-Chancellor Associate Professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering |
Perovskite and organic solar cells, perovskite-based tandem solar cells, optoelectronic devices, charge transport and recombination, ionic transport, device simulations, optoelectronic and spectroscopic thin film characterisation |
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Professor Xu Jianbin |
Associate Dean (Mainland Affairs) of the Faculty of Engineering, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Electronic Engineering, and Director of Materials Science and Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering |
Near-field and nanoscopic sensing and imaging, nanoelectronics/nanophotonics, thin film technology, physics and technology of organic semiconductor devices, oxide based electronic and photonic materials and devices, hybrid perovskite optoelectronics, 2D material electronics/ optoelectronics, advanced thermal management |
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Materials Science |
Professor Wong Ching-ping |
Emeritus Professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering *currently Regents’ Professor and the Charles Smithgall Institute Endowed Chair in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology |
Polymeric electronic materials, electronic, photonic and MEMS packaging and interconnect, interfacial adhesions, and nano-functional material syntheses and characterisations |
Among them, Professor Joseph Sung Jao-yiu, former CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President and Dr Sunny H. Wong, Clinical Associate Professor (honorary), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at CU Medicine, are currently at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Meanwhile, Professor Wong Ching-ping, former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at CUHK, is now at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. All have been named on the Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list.
*15 CUHK scholars are named Highly Cited Researchers 2024. This number includes a PhD student who is no longer affiliated with CUHK, and thus his name is not reflected on the list.
Professor Francis K.L. Chan
Professor Henry Chan Lik-yuen
Professor Tony Mok
Professor Siew Ng
Professor Vincent Wong Wai-sun
Professor Yu Jun
Professor Joseph Sung Jao-yiu
Professor David Hui Shu-cheong
Professor Grace Wong Lai-hung
Professor Martin Wong Chi-sang
Professor Samuel Wong Yeung-shan
Professor William Wu Ka-kei
Dr Sunny H. Wong
Professor Heng Pheng-ann
Professor Martin Stolterfoht
Professor Xu Jianbin
Professor Wong Ching-ping
