Stanford's Global Top 2% Scientists Announced: EdUHK and Lingnan University Both Hit Record Highs

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Stanford University has released its 2026 list of the World's Top 2% Scientists. The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) and Lingnan University (LU) have 73 and 54 scholars selected respectively, with the two universities rising by 30% and 25% compared to last year. The scholars cover various fields, including education, science, social sciences, artificial intelligence and image processing, music, and geriatric medicine. Among them, EdUHK has 41 scholars in the global top 1%, including President Li Zijian and "Dr. Tree" Jim Chi-yung. Lingnan University has 21 scholars ranked in the global top 100, including President Qin Sirui, who maintains the top position in China and the Hong Kong SAR in the academic career category of Industrial Engineering and Automation.

📊 EdUHK: 73 Scholars Selected, 41 in Global Top 1%
Stanford University's research team annually uses Scopus paper data as a basis, integrating multiple indicators such as citation counts, co-authorship adjustments and author rankings to assess scholars' actual academic influence. EdUHK has a total of 73 scholars selected among the global top 2% scientists this year, a significant increase of over 30% from last year, breaking historical records. Among them, 41 scholars have entered the global top 1%, with a strong lineup including President Li Zijian, "Dr. Tree" and Chair Professor of the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies Jim Chi-yung, and Neri Ferrante, former Vice-Dean (International) of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Surrey, UK, and currently Dean of EdUHK's Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Chair Professor of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, who also joined the global top 1% list this year.

🌟 Lingnan University: 54 Scholars Selected, 21 in Global Top 100
Lingnan University's performance is equally outstanding, with 54 scholars listed among Stanford's global top 2% scientists this year, compared to 43 last year, an increase of 25%. Among them, 21 scholars are ranked in the global top 100 in their disciplines, and six scholars have respectively reached first place in China or Hong Kong. Lingnan University President Qin Sirui continues to maintain first place in China and the Hong Kong SAR in the academic career category of Industrial Engineering and Automation. Several senior scholars at the university also achieved good results: internationally renowned Chinese labour research authority, Chair Professor of the Department of Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Cultural Research and Development Pun Ngai, ranked third in China and second in Hong Kong in the Cultural Studies category, while Vice-President (Academic Affairs) Chan Hon-fu took first place in Hong Kong in the field of Numerical and Computational Mathematics.