10 CIVL Faculty Members Recognized as 2026 ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholars
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud to share that ten of its faculty members have been recognized as 2026 ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholars, reflecting the Department’s outstanding research excellence and global scholarly impact.
ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholars represent the top 0.05% of scholars worldwide in their respective Fields, Disciplines or Specialties. The recognition is based on scholars’ research productivity, citation impact and h-index, with rankings evaluated on both lifetime and prior five-year performance.
The ten faculty members recognized are:
Prof. Limin ZHANG, Head and Chair Professor
Prof. Alexis LAU, Chair Professor
Prof. Hong K. LO, Chair Professor
Prof. Irene LO, Chair Professor
Prof. Charles NG, Chair Professor
Prof. Hai YANG, Chair Professor
Prof. Jidong ZHAO, Chair Professor
Prof. Jack CHENG, Associate Head and Professor
Prof. Dan TSANG, Professor
Prof. Yu WANG, Professor
The recognition highlights the breadth and depth of research excellence of the Department, with faculty achieving leading positions across a diverse range of research areas, from transportation, geotechnics and engineering geology to environmental systems, sustainable technologies, architectural engineering and data-driven engineering.
Notably, several faculty members have achieved top 10 positions worldwide in their respective specialties, including Prof. Hai YANG in Transport (#1), Prof. Dan TSANG in Biochar (#3), Prof. Irene LO in Zerovalent Iron (#4), and Prof. Charles NG in Geotechnics (#6). Prof. Hong K. LO is also ranked #10 in Transport. Prof. Yu WANG’s prior five-year rankings further demonstrate strong recent research impact, with four specialties ranked within the global top four.
This collective achievement underscores the Department’s strong international research standing and the significant contributions of its faculty to advancing knowledge and addressing complex challenges in infrastructure, urban development, environmental sustainability and engineering innovation.
The Department extends its warmest congratulations to all recognized faculty members on this outstanding achievement and looks forward to their continued contributions to research excellence and societal impact.
