On April 22, Elsevier, a global information analysis company, released the 2020 list of Highly Cited Chinese Researchers, which consists of 4,023 researchers from 373 universities, enterprises and research institutes, including researchers from 296 Chinese universities. Chengdu University ranks 201st among the universities on the list. Prof. Wang Qingyuan is listed in the "Mechanics" category. This is the seventh consecutive time since 2014 that he has been on the Highly Cited Chinese Researchers list, and there are 115 highly cited researchers in the "Mechanics" category.

News link: With comprehensive data sources and diversified observation indicators, Elsevier's Scopus and SciVal are widely used in international university rankings such as QS, THE, U.S.News, and Best Chinese Universities Ranking, as well as the evaluation of national-level projects. Elsevier's 2020 list of Highly Cited Chinese Researchers took Scopus, the global authoritative citation and index database, as the data source of Chinese researchers' research achievements, and finally determined 4,023 world's most influential Chinese researchers in various disciplines by using the selection method designed by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.