88 SCNU scholars on Stanford’s 2026 list of the world’s top 2% scientists

Eighty-eight scholars from South China Normal University (SCNU) have been named in the 2026 World’s Top 2% Scientists list recently released by Stanford University and Elsevier. This figure places SCNU fourth among China’s normal universities in terms of the number of listees.

The World's Top 2% Scientists list comprises a “career-long impact” ranking and a “single-year impact” ranking. The former measures a scholar’s research influence over their entire academic career, while the latter focuses on their performance in the past year. Thirty-seven SCNU scholars have been named on the “career-long impact” list and 81 on the “single-year impact” list, with 30 appearing on both.

The 37 scholars on the “career-long impact” list come from 10 schools and span 18 research sub-fields (see table below). The School of Chemistry leads with 11 scholars, followed by the School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering with 7 and the School of Environment with 6. The School of Life Sciences and the School of Mathematical Sciences each contributed 3, while the School of Physics, the School of Computer Science and the School of Psychology each contributed 2. One scholar is from the School of Electronics Science and Engineering (School of Microelectronics).

The World's Top 2% Scientists list is drawn from a pool of nearly seven million researchers worldwide. To be included, a scholar must either rank among the global top 100,000 by the composite c-score indicator or place within the top 2% of their sub-field.

The table below lists the SCNU scholars named on the 2026 World’s Top 2% “career-long impact” ranking:

Scholar

Affiliation

Research Field

Ying Guangguo

School of Environment

Environmental   Sciences

Zhao Jijun

School of Physics

Applied Physics

Zhou Bo

School of   Mathematical Sciences

General Mathematics

Li Weishan

School of Chemistry

Energy

Lan Yaqian

School of Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Carol Augart Seger

School of Psychology

Experimental   Psychology

Zhu Shiliang

School of Physics

General Physics

Li Hong

School of Psychology

Experimental   Psychology

Fang Zhanqiang

School of Environment

Environmental   Sciences

Deng Dongmei

School of   Optoelectronic Science and Engineering

Optics

Liu Zhaoqing

School of Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Li Wen

School of   Mathematical Sciences

Numerical &   Computational Mathematics

Xing Da

School of   Optoelectronic Science and Engineering

Optoelectronics &   Photonics

Li Shunli

School of Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Zhao Jianliang

School of Environment

Environmental   Sciences

Li Sheng

School of Life   Sciences

Entomology

Shu Wensheng

School of Life   Sciences

Microbiology

Zeng Yinxiang

School of Chemistry

Nanoscience &   Nanotechnology

Yu Xiaoqiang

School of Life   Sciences

Entomology

Chen Zongxuan

School of   Mathematical Sciences

General Mathematics

Nan Junmin

School of Chemistry

Energy

Zhang Han

School of Electronics   Science and Engineering

Networking &   Telecommunications

Xing Lidan

School of Chemistry

Energy

Cai Yuepeng

School of Chemistry

Inorganic &   Nuclear Chemistry

Liu Yousheng

School of Environment

Environmental   Sciences

Luo Zhichao

School of   Optoelectronic Science and Engineering

Optics

Wang Jing

School of Environment

Industrial   Engineering & Automation

Jiang Yuncheng

School of Computer   Science

Artificial   Intelligence & Image Processing

Li Laisheng

School of Environment

Chemical Engineering

Guo Qi

School of   Optoelectronic Science and Engineering

General Physics

Xiao Xin

School of Chemistry

Energy

Zuo Xiaoxi

School of Chemistry

Energy

Xu Mengqing

School of Chemistry

Energy

Liu Mengchi

School of Computer   Science

Artificial   Intelligence & Image Processing

Luo Aiping

School of   Optoelectronic Science and Engineering

Optoelectronics &   Photonics

Chen Qun

School of   Optoelectronic Science and Engineering

Optoelectronics &   Photonics

Huang Xuguang

School of   Optoelectronic Science and Engineering

Optoelectronics &   Photonics

Note: Scholars are ranked by their composite c-score (excluding self-citations).

Source from SCNU News Agency

Translated by Chen Bao

Edited by Li Yiwei

Last updated: 2026-10-27

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