On March 28, 2023, Elsevier released its 2022 "Highly Cited Chinese Researchers" list. A total of 5,216 researchers from 504 universities, enterprises, and research institutions were on the list, covering 84 first-level disciplines in 10 subjects recognized by the Ministry of Education. Chengdu University (CDU) hit a record high in the number of candidates included on the list, with Professor Wang Qingyuan and Research Fellow Shi Kaibo being included in the lists for mechanics and computer science and technology, respectively. Notably, Professor Wang Qingyuan has been on the list for nine consecutive years since the list was released in 2014.
The list utilizes Scopus, a highly respected global citation and index database, as the statistical source to analyze the scientific research accomplishments of Chinese scholars, and the selection methodology was designed by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. The year 2023 marks the ninth release of the list. Since its release, the list has gained high attention from scholars and media around the world. It provides an in-depth analysis of the scientific research careers of Chinese scholars across various disciplines from multiple dimensions to display their scientific research achievements. It not only systematically displays the current talent distribution in China's scientific research field, but also sheds light on the composition of strong disciplines in different institutions and universities, as well as breakthroughs and innovations made by Chinese researchers in key technology research fields. By providing Chinese researchers with access to the latest scientific research frontiers, the list plays a vital role in promoting social progress through scientific and technological empowerment.
Professor Wang Qingyuan is an accomplished academic and a doctoral supervisor. He is the winner of numerous awards, including the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars and the National Natural Science Award. As the leader of the Ministry of Education's innovation team and a member of Tianfu Outstanding Scientists, Professor Wang has made significant contributions to scientific research on new materials and structural mechanics, fatigue cracking with ultra-long life and its reliability, experimental mechanics, corrugated steel composite box girder bridges, and resource utilization of construction waste. He has published more than 100 papers in Grade 1 journals by CAS Journal Ranking. Since 2020, he has been included in the lists of "Scientists with Career Influence" and "Annual Influential Scientists" among the world's top 2% of scientists.
Dr. Shi Kaibo is a distinguished Research Fellow at CDU, whose primary focus lies in studying neural networks, complex networks, and smart grids, among other related areas. He has been awarded the "Best Researcher Award" of International Academic Awards, the Sichuan Provincial Teaching Achievement Award, and the first Applied Mathematics Award of the Sichuan Provincial Mathematical Society. Over the past five years, he has published more than 100 high-level academic papers, one of which was listed among the top 100 influential papers in China for 2019. Additionally, he has applied for 10 invention patents and authored a book. He has led or participated in more than 20 scientific research projects at the national, ministerial, and provincial levels, and served as a reviewer of more than 20 international SCI journals.
