Twelve faculty members from our School have been named by Clarivate as “Highly Cited Researchers 2025". Their works have been highly cited by fellow academics and are hence making a significant impact on ongoing research in their respective fields of study.

Our twelve Highly Cited Researchers are *:

• Professor Ester Cerin, Honorary Professor
• Professor Ben Cowling, Helen and Francis Zimmern Professor in Population Health, Chair Professor of Epidemiology, and Head of Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Professor Tommy Lam, Associate Professor
• Dr Eric Lau, Honorary Associate Professor
• Professor Gabriel Leung, Honorary Clinical Professor
• Professor Kathy Leung, Assistant Professor
• Professor Malik Peiris, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Clinical Professor
• Professor Leo Poon, Associate Dean (Human Capital) of LKS Faculty of Medicine, Daniel C K Yu Professor in Virology, Chair Professor of Public Health Virology, and Head of Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences
• Professor Joseph Wu, Sir Robert Kotewall Professor in Public Health and Professor
• Professor Peng Wu, Associate Professor
• Professor Hui-Ling Yen, Professor
• Professor Zhang Tong, Professor (by courtesy) and Chair Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering (Department of Civil Engineering)

*In alphabetical order of surname

According to Clarivate Analytics, a total of 6,868 scholars from 60 countries and regions worldwide have been named Highly Cited Researchers in 2025. Highly Cited Researchers are selected for their exceptional research performance, determined by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for their fields and publication year in Web of Science over the past decade.

The School extends our heartfelt congratulations to our top scholars.