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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
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