29 Scholars from the Faculty of Education recognised in Stanford’s 2025 Top 2% Scientists List
Updated on October 15, 2025 (Wed)
29 members of the Faculty of Education have been named on Stanford University’s 2025 Top 2% Scientists List. This recognition not only affirms their individual research excellence but also reflects the Faculty’s steadfast commitment to advancing knowledge in the field of education.
Stanford’s Top 2% Scientists List is compiled into two categories: one recognising recent research influence (2024) and the other acknowledging career-long impact (1960 – 2024). All 29 scholars from the Faculty have been ranked in the “Single Recent Year” category for their contributions to their respective disciplines in 2024. Among them, 19 have also been ranked in the “Career Long” category, demonstrating their sustained scholarly excellence over the years.
The ranking evaluates more than 100,000 leading scientists worldwide. It is determined by multiple indicators, including citation counts, research output, and a composite citation impact metric, using data up to 2024.
This achievement highlights the dedication and contributions of the Faculty’s scholars, exemplifying the Faculty’s enduring mission to foster innovative research that has meaningful and far-reaching impact.
We extend our sincere congratulations to our scholars on this accomplishment.
List of Faculty Scholars (in alphabetical order by surname):
Career-long and Single-year Impact
Professor BRAY, Mark
Professor CARLESS, David
Professor CHAN, Cecilia K. Y.
Dr CHIU, Dickson K. W.
Professor DE LA TORRE, Jimmy
Professor FRYER, Luke
Professor HEW, Timothy K. F.
Professor HORTA, Hugo
Professor JACKSON, Liz
Professor JUNG, Jisun
Professor LAI, Chun
Professor LEUNG, Frederick K. S.
Professor LI, Yongyan
Professor POSTIGLIONE, Gerard A.
Professor RAO, Nirmala
Professor TSUI, Amy B. M.
Professor WANG, Maggie M.
Professor YANG, Rui
Professor ZHANG, Li-fang
Single-year Impact:
Professor CHEN, Gaowei
Professor DATU, Jesus Alfonso D.
Professor JIANG, Lianjiang George
Professor KONG, Anthony P. H.
Professor LO, Yuen Yi
Professor TAI, Kevin W. H.
Professor TAN, Cheng Yong
Professor WONG, Gary K. W.
Professor WONG, Lena L. N.
Professor ZHANG, Xiao
