Professor Kevin Zheng Zhou is named by Clarivate in its list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2021” as the most influential in the world.

Professor Kevin Zheng Zhou is named by Clarivate in its list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2021” as the most influential in the world.

Congratulations! Our Chair of Strategy and International Business, Chung Hon-Dak Professor in Strategy and International Business Kevin Zheng Zhou is named by Clarivate in its list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2021” as the most influential in the world. Prof. Zhou’s papers have been highly cited by fellow academics and rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science, hence making a significant impact in ongoing research in their respective fields of study.

This year, it is also the first time that HKU is listed among the top 50 universities with the most highly cited researchers globally. 31 world’s top researchers at HKU are elected, which have more than doubled that of last year’s and remains to be the highest among universities in HK. Let’s give them a round of applause! https://cutt.ly/OTWiyqu

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