Nineteen HKUSPH Researchers Ranked in the Top 1% Worldwide
Nineteen SPH faculty members are listed as the world’s top 1% scholars. Out of all academic units in the University, our School has topped the list six years in a row, accounting for 19 out of 196 scholars in HKU in the top 1% list in 2024.
The Top 1% Scholars at SPH are*:
- Professor Sheikh Taslim Ali, Assistant Professor
- Professor David Bishai, Director and Clinical Professor
- Professor Ben Cowling, Helen and Francis Zimmern Professorship in Population Health, Chair Professor of Epidemiology, and Head of Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Professor Karen Grépin, Associate Professor
- Professor Guan Yi, Chair Professor of Emerging Viral Diseases and Cluster Leader (Influenza and Infections of Public Health Significance)
- Professor Daniel Ho, Associate Professor
- Professor Tommy Lam, Associate Professor
- Professor Kathy Leung, Assistant Professor
- Professor Julie Liao, Assistant Professor
- Professor Malik Peiris, Tam Wah-Ching Professor in Medical Science and Chair Professor of Virology
- Professor Leo Poon, Daniel CK Yu Professorship in Virology, Chair Professor of Public Health Virology, Head of Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences, and Associate Dean (Human Capital) of LKS Faculty of Medicine
- Professor Parco Siu, Assistant Dean (Well-being) of LKS Faculty of Medicine, Professor and Head of Division of Kinesiology
- Professor Linwei Tian, Associate Professor
- Professor Tim Tsang, Assistant Professor
- Dr Jessica Wong, Research Assistant Professor
- Professor Joseph Wu, Sir Robert Kotewall Professorship in Public Health and Professor
- Professor Wu Peng, Assistant Professor
- Professor Hui-ling Yen, Associate Professor
- Professor Zhu Huachen, Associate Professor
*In alphabetical order of surname
This list recognises HKU researchers ranked by Clarivate Analytics in the top 1% worldwide by citations in at least one of the 22 research fields. Data is drawn from Essential Science Indicators (ESI).
The School extends our heartfelt congratulations to our top scholars.
Source: HKU Scholars Hub