481 PolyU Scholars Ranked Among World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists 2026 👏 PolyU’s research excellence has once again earned global recognition! In the latest World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists list released by Stanford University, 274 PolyU scholars were recognised for their career-long citation impact. Together with those named for single-year citation impact, a total of 481 scholars made the list, ranking second among Hong Kong universities. 📈 Highlights from the career-long citation rankings: 🔹 Six scholars ranked in the global top 10 in their respective fields: - Ir Prof. C.S. POON (Building and Construction) - Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, PolyU President (Civil Engineering) - Ir Prof. T.C. Edwin CHENG (Operations Research) - Prof. ZHU Zi-Qiang (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) - Prof. Qihao WENG (Geological and Geomatics Engineering) - Prof. Jean Claude BÜNZLI (Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry) 🔹 No. 1 worldwide among universities across three sub-fields: Building and Construction; Operations Research; and Sport, Leisure and Tourism 🔹 No. 1 in Hong Kong across 27 sub-fields^, including Building and Construction, Materials, and Energy Learn more in the comments below. #PolyU# #PolyUResearch# #PolyImpact# #TopScholars# #WorldsTopScientists# ^Including sub-fields in which PolyU is tied with other local institutions