Six HKUST Engineering Scholars Named Highly Cited Researchers 2025 by Clarivate

Twelve HKUST scholars were named in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025, including six from the School of Engineering. [Download Photo]

Six faculty members in the School of Engineering have been honored as Highly Cited Researchers 2025 by Clarivate. The annual list of Highly Cited Researchers recognizes influential researchers in the sciences and social sciences who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research.

The six SENG honorees are (in alphabetical order of last names):

Prof. Khaled BEN LETAIEF
New Bright Professor of Engineering
Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
Category: Computer Science

Prof. CHEN Hao
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Assistant Professor, Division of Life Science
Category: Cross-Field

Prof. GUO Song
Associate Head (Research and Knowledge Transfer) and Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Chair Professor, Division of Integrative Systems and Design
Category: Computer Science

Prof. HUANG Zhaodong
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Category: Cross-Field

Prof. SHAO Minhua
Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Energy Engineering and Environment
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Director of HKUST Energy Institute
Category: Cross-Field

Prof. ZHANG Jun
Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
Category: Computer Science

This year, 6,868 Highly Cited Researchers from more than 1,300 institutions in 60 countries and regions are selected. Each researcher selected has authored multiple highly cited papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science Core Collection over the past 11 years. Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers are 1 in 1,000.

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