Five Physics Members Named Among the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2025 by Stanford University
Five distinguished scholars from the HKBU Department of Physics (the Department) have been recognised in Stanford University’s 2025 World’s Top 2% Scientists list, underscoring the Department’s commitment to world‑class research excellence and international academic recognition.
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The ranking is based on the “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”, compiled and announced annually by a group of researchers at Stanford University, USA. Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields. The rankings are calculated based on standardized information of citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator (c-score).
List of physics scholars named World’s Top 2% Scientists (in alphabetical order by surname):
| Name | Subject Field |
|---|---|
| Professor Thomas Ernst KNÖPFEL | Clinical Medicine |
| Physics & Astronomy | |
Enabling & Strategic Technologies | |
Physics & Astronomy | |
Physics & Astronomy |

