Three Lingnan University scholars named Highly Cited Researchers 2025
Three distinguished scholars from Lingnan University have been named Highly Cited Researchers 2025 in the annual list compiled by leading global analytics company in academia and research Clarivate. The list is of exceptional researchers who have demonstrated significant and wide-ranging influence in their respective fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers reflecting their substantial contributions to advancing innovation and addressing global challenges.
The three Lingnan scholars honoured this year are: Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning; Prof Sam Kwong Tak-wu, Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research), Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and J.K. Lee Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence; and Prof Song Yongduan, the newly appointed Dean of the School of Data Science and Chair Professor of the Division of Industrial Data Science at Lingnan University.
The Highly Cited Researchers list is published annually, and the 2025 list features 6,868 scholars from 1,300 institutions across 61 countries and regions. Researchers on the list have had papers in the top 1 per cent worldwide by citations over the past decade within their respective fields, demonstrating their exceptional and far-reaching impact in academia.
