Twenty-three 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 seven years in a row, accounting for 23 out of 232 scholars in HKU in the top 1% list in 2025.

The Top 1% Scholars at SPH are *:

• Professor Sheikh Taslim Ali, Assistant Professor
• Professor David Bishai, Director and Clinical Professor
• 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 Karen Grépin, Associate Professor
• Professor Guan Yi, Chair Professor of Emerging Viral Diseases
• Professor Daniel Ho, Honorary Associate Professor
• Professor Tommy Lam, Associate Professor
• Dr Eric Lau, Honorary Associate Professor
• Professor Gabriel Leung, Honorary Clinical Professor
• Professor Kathy Leung, Assistant Professor
• Professor Julie Liao, Assistant Professor
• Professor Malik Peiris, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Clinical Professor
• Professor Leo Poon, Daniel CK Yu Professor 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 Schooling Mary, Honorary Associate Professor
• 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 Professor in Public Health and Professor
• Professor Wu Peng, Associate Professor
• Professor Hui-ling Yen, 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