Twelve CUHK professors have been honoured as “Highly Cited Researchers 2020”. The list was released by the Clarivate Analytics which identifies the most influential researchers as determined by their peers around the world. The honour is given to researchers who published a large number of papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication.

Among them, Professor Jimmy C M Yu, College Head, has been honoured “Highly Cited Researchers” for three consecutive years. College alumnus, Professor Vincent W S Wong, has been honoured this honour for two consecutive years, while College member, Professor Wong Po-keung was named “Highly Cited Researchers 2020”.