PolyU 481 Scholars Named Among World's Top 2% Scientists; President Teng Jin-guang Ranked 7th Globally in Civil Engineering

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Stanford University recently released its 2026 list of the World's Top 2% Scientists. A total of 274 PolyU scholars were named in the "Career-long Citation Impact Ranking," and together with the "Single-year Citation Impact Ranking," 481 scholars made the list in total. The number of selected scholars ranks second among local institutions. PolyU President Teng Jin-guang is ranked 7th globally in the field of Civil Engineering.

📊 Six Scholars Ranked in Global Top 10 in Their Fields
The "Career-long Citation Impact Ranking" is based on scholars' paper citation counts from 1960 to 2025. PolyU stated that it has the most top 2% scientists among universities worldwide in three sub-fields: "Building & Construction," "Operations Research," and "Sport, Leisure & Tourism." It is also the institution with the most top 2% scientists in Hong Kong across a total of 27 sub-fields, including "Building & Construction," "Materials," "Energy," "Civil Engineering," "Electrical & Electronic Engineering," "Operations Research," "Nursing," "Optoelectronics," "Language & Linguistics," "Sport, Leisure & Tourism," "Mechanical Engineering & Transportation," "Logistics & Transportation," and "Ophthalmology & Optometry."

📈 Six PolyU Scholars Ranked in the Global Top 10 in Their Fields
Among them, President Teng Jin-guang, who is also Chair Professor of Structural Engineering, is ranked 7th globally in "Civil Engineering"; Dean of the Faculty of Business Cheng Tai-shing, Chair Professor of Electrical and Control Systems Zhu Zi-qiang, and Chair Professor of Geomatics and Artificial Intelligence Weng Qi-hao are ranked 7th globally in "Operations Research," "Electrical & Electronic Engineering," and "Geological & Geomatics Engineering" respectively. Michael Anson Professor in Civil Engineering Poon Chi-sang and Visiting Professor of the Department of Chemistry Jean Claude Georges Bünzli are ranked 6th and 9th in "Building & Construction" and "Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry" respectively. Another 21 PolyU scholars are ranked in the global top 50. PolyU stated that its number of scholars in the global top 10 and top 20 is the highest among Hong Kong institutions.

💬 Teng Jin-guang: Fully Affirms Scholars' Outstanding Achievements
President Teng Jin-guang said that PolyU scholars' number of selected scholars ranking second in Hong Kong again fully affirms their outstanding achievements in driving knowledge innovation and generating academic impact. PolyU has launched the "90th Anniversary 90 Scholars" recruitment plan, aiming to attract 90 world-leading scholars over the next three years to lay a solid talent foundation for PolyU's future research breakthroughs. PolyU will continue to leverage its interdisciplinary research strengths, actively promote the translation of research outcomes, strongly support Hong Kong's development into an international innovation and technology centre, and use innovative technology to respond to national development needs and global challenges.