2016-02-03
Professor Raymond Wong named among World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds
Thomson
Reuters published on 14 January its study of the “World’s Most
Influential Scientific Minds: 2015”, a citation analysis identifying
scientists who have made the most significant global impact in their
respective fields of study determined by their fellow researchers. In
other words, the selected scientists’ published works were most
frequently cited by their peers. Professor Raymond Wong, Chair Professor
and Head of the Department of Chemistry, and Elizabeth Law Endowed
Chair of Advanced Materials of HKBU, was named one of the world’s top
130 researchers in materials science, becoming one of only two scholars
in this field who come from universities in Hong Kong.
Professor
Wong said, “It is my great honour to be acknowledged as one of the
world’s most influential scientific researchers in my specialty. The
list reflects positive assessment of our research at HKBU by peers
around the world who recognise our work to be of particular
significance.”
The
longer-range study, widely known as the Highly Cited Researchers,
included an 11-year assessment of research paper citations to determine
the leaders within 21 broad fields of science and the social sciences.
The fields included clinical medicine, biology & biochemistry,
chemistry, engineering, geosciences, materials science, physics,
immunology, computer science, mathematics, microbiology, space science,
economics & business. The study recognised around 3,000 scientists
who published the greatest number of articles ranking among the top one
percent by citations received in their respective fields in each paper’s
year of publication. The analysis covered over 120,000 papers indexed
between 2003 and 2013 for each specialty.
Professor
Wong’s research focuses on the development of sustainable energy
sources and improvement in light/electrical energy conversion
technologies.
For the full list of Highly Cited Researchers, please visit: http://hcr.stateofinnovation.thomsonreuters.com/ (To download the full report of “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2015”, please go to: http://stateofinnovation.thomsonreuters.com/worlds-most-influential-scientific-minds-report-2015 )
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