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Thirteen CUHK scholars named Highly Cited Researchers 2023
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is proud to announce that 13 CUHK scholars have been named on the list of Highly Cited Researchers 2023.
The yearly list, unveiled today (15 November) by Clarivate Analytics, acknowledges researchers who have had an extensive impact in their fields of study. This recognition is based on their publication of multiple papers that ranked within the top 1% globally in citations over the past decade.
CUHK Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sham Mai-har said, “We are delighted to announce that 13 esteemed scholars from CUHK have been recognised as Highly Cited Researchers 2023. This achievement represents international acclaim for their exceptional performance and further affirm CUHK’s position among the world’s elite institutions, reinforcing our commitment to advancing knowledge and pushing the boundaries of innovation. We firmly believe in the transformative power of research, and we strive to create value and deliver tangible societal benefits through our scholarly endeavours. CUHK will continue to nurture groundbreaking research, encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and cultivate the next generation of brilliant minds.”
CUHK professors from the faculties of Medicine, Engineering and Science were on the list. Details are as follows:
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Category |
Researcher |
Department/Faculty and Titles |
Research Areas
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Clinical Medicine |
Professor Francis K.L. Chan |
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Choh-Ming Li Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics |
Anti-thrombotics and gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal cancer screening, 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 |
Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Croucher Professor in Medical Sciences |
Inflammatory bowel disease, gut microbiota, faecal microbiota transplantation, colorectal cancer |
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Professor Joseph Sung Jao-yiu |
CUHK Emeritus Professor of Medicine |
Gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding, microbiome, colon cancer, artificial intelligence |
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Professor Vincent Wong Wai-sun |
Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Fatty liver |
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Cross-field |
Professor David Hui Shu-cheong |
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, 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 |
Professor, 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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Dr Sunny Wong |
Clinical Associate Professor (honorary), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine |
Microbiome, nutrition, digestive diseases, metabolic syndrome, obesity |
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Professor Xu Jianbin |
Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Engineering and Choh-Ming Li Professor of Electronic Engineering |
Solid-State Electronics and nanotechnology |
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Professor Jun Yu |
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics and Director of Institute of Digestive Disease, Faculty of Medicine |
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 Wong Po-keung
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Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science |
Photocatalytic treatment for environmental/ water purification, environmental technology, environmental microbiology/ biotechnology |
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Materials Science |
Professor Wong Ching-ping
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering |
Materials for electronics, photonics and renewable energy harvesting and storages |
The full list of Highly Cited Researchers 2023 can be found at: https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/.
Professor Francis K.L. Chan
Professor Henry Chan Lik-yuen
Professor Tony Mok
Professor Siew Ng
Professor Joseph Sung Jao-yiu
Professor Vincent Wong Wai-sun
Professor David Hui Shu-cheong
Professor Grace Wong Lai-hung
Dr Sunny Wong
Professor Xu Jianbin
Professor Jun Yu
Professor Wong Po-keung
Professor Wong Ching-ping
