Achievement Highlights
The Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine is at the frontier of the discovery of cutting-edge medical research findings. Our academics are recognized globally for their research contribution, having published influential publications with high-impact factors.International Recognition
Highly Cited Researchers 2025 (by Clarivate Analytics)
Professor Ivan Hung Fan-ngai from the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine has been named on the list of Highly Cited Researchers 2025.
This annual list by Clarivate Analytics recognizes researchers whose publications rank among the top 1% globally in terms of citations over the past decade. It serves as a testament to their significant impact within the academic community.
A full list of HKU Highly Cited Researchers 2025 can be found here.
World’s Top 2% Scientists 2026 (by Stanford University)
Thirty-one scholars from the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine are ranked as the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2026 by Stanford University. The ranking is based on the “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”, encompassing various factors such as citations, individual’s research output, co-authorship, and a composite indicator for career-long citation impact.
The following are the scholars named in the ranking:
- Professor Annie Chan On-on*
- Professor Daniel Chan Tak-mao
- Professor Henry Chan Hin-lee*
- Professor Bernard Cheung Man-yung*
- Professor Raymond Cheung Tak-fai*
- Professor James Chim Chor-sang*
- Professor Chu Leung-wing*
- Dr James Fung Yan-yue
- Professor Ivan Hung Fan-ngai
- Professor Mary Ip Sau-man
- Professor Kwong Yok-lam
- Professor Lai Ching-lung
- Professor Lai Kar-neng
- Professor Karen Lam Siu-ling
- Professor Lau Chak-sing
- Professor Lau Chu-pak
- Professor Lee Sum-ping
- Professor Leung Wai-keung
- Professor Raymond Liang Hin-suen
- Professor Lo Wai-kei
- Professor Walter Seto Wai-kay
- Professor David Siu Chung-wah
- Professor Kathryn Tan Choon-beng
- Professor Sydney Tang Chi-wai
- Professor Kenneth Tsang Wah-tak
- Professor Tse Hung-fat
- Professor Benjamin Wong Chun-yu
- Dr Raymond Wong Wai-man
- Professor Xu Aimin
- Professor Thomas Yau Chung-cheung
- Professor Yuen Man-fung
*Honorary Professoriate
This prestigious acknowledgement reaffirms our world-class research standards and highlights the international recognition received by our researchers and their excellent research output.
Click here for the full list of World’s Top 2% Scientists 2025.
World’s Top 1% Scholars 2025 (by Clarivate Analytics)
Each year since 2009, the HKU Libraries has published a list of the top 1% researchers at the University. The list is based on Essential Science Indicators (ESI) data released by Clarivate and follows an internally developed methodology specific to each research field.
The following scholars from the Department of Medicine have been named the World’s Top 1% Scholars 2025:
*Honorary Professoriate
The full list can be found on HKU Scholars Hub.
