Recently, the team led by John P.A. Ioannidisat Stanford University in the United States released the latest edition of the world's top 2% scientists. Five scholars of Tianjin Chengjian University(TCU) have been recognized in the list, including Professor Chen Zhihua, Vice President, Professor Liu Zhifeng, Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor Liu Zhongxian, Director of the Science and Technology Office, Professor Zhang Xinbo, Vice Dean of the School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, and Associate Professor Guo Zhengang, head of the Department of Materials Engineering of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, covering the three disciplines of Civil Engineering, Materials, and Environmental Sciences. Notably, Professor Chen Zhihua and Professor Liu Zhifeng have been on the list for four consecutive years, Associate Professor Guo Zhengang for two consecutive years, and Professor Zhang Xinbo has been selected twice.
Introduction to scholars listed among the world's top 2% scientists
Chen Zhihua, Vice President
Professor Chen Zhihua, Ph.D., TCU Vice President, a level-two professor, chair professor and doctoral supervisor at Tianjin University. He has been awarded National Ten Thousand Talents, Outstanding Talents of Tianjin, the Outstanding Tianjin Scholars, State Council Special Allowances Experts, the standing committee member of Tianjin Association for Science and Technology, the Supervisors of One Hundred Excellent Doctoral Dissertations in China, the First Batch of Outstanding Talents of China Steel Construction Society, and a Master in Engineering Survey and Design of Tianjin. Prof. Chen was honored with the 70th Anniversary Commemorative Medal of the People's Republic of China in 2019. He also serves as the Director of the Steel Structure Research Institute of the School of Civil Engineering at Tianjin University. He holds several other positions, including Chairman of the Aluminum Structure Branch of the China Construction Metal Structure Association, Deputy Director of the Expert Committee of the China Steel Construction Society, Vice Chairman of the Steel and Wood Branch of the China Construction Industry Association, Chairman of the Tianjin Steel Structure Society, and Chairman of Tianjin Steel Structure Association, etc. Prof. Chen has published more than one thousand high-level papers in important domestic and international journals. He has led teams that received the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 6 first prizes of the provincial and ministerial level Science and Technology Progress Awards, and holds 36 invention patents. His research findings have been applied to more than 100 major infrastructure construction projects, including the stadium for the 13th National Games, the key projects of Tianjin Cultural Center, and the National Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin.
Liu Zhongxian, Director of Science and Technology Office
Professor Liu Zhongxian, Ph.D., Director of Science and Technology Office at TCU. He is a recipient of theYoung Yangtze River Scholars Award from the Chinese Ministry of Education(MoE), and has been recognized with the Tianjin Outstanding Youth Science Foundation and Tianjin May Fourth Youth Medal. Prof. Liu has been engaged in scientific research and teaching research in the fields of earthquake prevention, disaster mitigation, and protective engineering. Over the years, he has led more than 10 research projects at or above the provincial and ministerial levels, including 5 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. His work has resulted in over 200 high-level research papers in important domestic and international journals. Additionally, he has authorized 2 monographs and 2 textbooks. And he has been approved with more than 40 national patents and software copyrights. His contributions to research have been acknowledged with 1 first prize and 3 second prizes of Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award. Prof. Liu currently holds positions such as Director of the Engineering Research Center for Land Reclamation and Coastal Soft Soil Engineeringof the MoE, Director of Tianjin Key Laboratory of Soft Soil Engineering Characteristics and Engineering Environment, Vice Chairman of the Tianjin Seismological Society, Vice Chairman of the Tianjin Society of The oretical and Applied Mechanics, the editorial board member of the authoritative journal Engineering Analysis with Boundary Element(JCR Q1) in the field of computational mechanics, and the Deputy Secretary General of the Tianjin Civil Engineering Society, etc.
Liu Zhifeng, Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Liu Zhifeng, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at TCU, Prof. Liu is the Director of the Tianjin Key Laboratory of Building Green Functional Materials, recipient of the first batch of Tianjin Outstanding Youth Fund, first-level candidate for Tianjin "131" innovative talent training project, Tianjin Young and Middle-aged Scientific and Technological Innovation Leading Talents in the Innovative Talent Promotion Plan, the candidate for the "Discipline Leading Talents Training Plan" of Tianjin universities. He is actively involved in academic organizations, holding positions such as Director of the Testing Technology Branch of the Chinese Ceramic Society, and the Director of the Tianjin Ceramic Society. Prof. Liu also serves as an editorial board member of journals such as Advanced Powder Materials and Journal of Tianjin Chengjian University, etc. He has led and participated in over 20 scientific research projects including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has authored or co-authored more than 220 high-level papers, including 26 ESI highly cited papers (5 hot papers). His work has been cited more than 9,000 times and he has an H-index of 51. Additionally, Prof. Liu has published 1 textbook and 2 academic monographs, and has applied for more than 40 national invention patents. For his contributions, he has won 1 second prize and 2 third prizes of Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award, as well as 1 third prize of Tianjin Natural Science Award.
Zhang Xinbo, Vice Dean of the School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering
Professor Zhang Xinbo, Ph.D., Vice Dean and a graduate supervisor of the School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering at TCU. Prof. Zhang is the candidate for the Tianjin Young and Middle-aged Key Talents Program, the second-level candidate for the Tianjin "131" Innovative Talent Training Project, and Tianjin Outstanding Young Graduate Supervisor. She is actively engaged in various professional organizations, holding many positions such as the member of theWater Treatment and Reuse Committee of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, the Director of the Beijing Membrane Society, a member of the Tianjin Society for Sustainable Development, a member of the International Water Association(IWA) China Young Water Professionals, the lifetime member of International Bioprocessing Association(IBA), the editorial board member of CSCD journal Industrial Water Treatment and reviewer of many international academic journals such as Bioresource Technology, Water Research, Science of the Total Environment, and Chemical Engineering Journal, etc. From 2014 to 2015, she visited University of Technology Sydney as a visiting scholar, and from 2021 to 2022, she visited University of Science and Technology of China. Prof. Zhang is mainly engaged in researches on innovative sewage biological treatment technology, drinking water safety control technology, and high-end manufacturing wastewater treatment and reuse technology. She has hosted and participated in 17 national, provincial, ministerial and enterprise level research projects, and haspublished more than 80 papers in Science of the Total Environment, Journal of Membrane Science, Bioresource Technology and other journals, including 4 ESI highly cited papers, with more than 2,600 citations(based on Web of Science) and her H-index is 30. In addition, Prof. Zhang has contributed to the authorship of 4 English monographs.
Guo Zhengang, Director of the Department of Materials Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Professor Guo Zhengang, Ph.D., the Director of the Department of Materials Engineering and a graduate supervisor of School of Materials Science and Engineering at TCU. Dr. Guo is the Director of the Tianjin Ceramic Society, a member of Tianjin Electroplating Engineering Association. He was selected as the candidate for the third level of Tianjin "131" innovative talent training project in 2017, and as the candidate for the "Youth Talent Training Plan"of Tianjin universities in 2019. In 2013, Dr. Guo graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Science and Technology Beijing. He is now primarily involved in theoretical and applied research in the field of energy and environmental catalytic materials. As the project leader and key team member, Dr. Guo has contributed to more than 10 scientific research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission, and the Tianjin Municipal Education Commission, etc. His research findings have been published in more than 80 high-level papers in prestigious domestic and international journals such as Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Colloid And Interface Science, and Electrochimica Acta, etc., including 10 ESI highly cited papers. He has been granted 2 national invention patents and has published 1 academic monograph. Additionally, he has received 1 second prize of Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award and 1 third prize of Tianjin Natural Science Award.
Being selected among the list of the world's top 2% scientists is a significant recognition that the researchers of TCU are at the forefront of their respective disciplinary areas, holding a high level global influence, and has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of their areas of expertise.This achievement is also a testament to the university's academic development and research capabilities, serving as a strong affirmation of the school's commitment to fostering discipline growth and expanding its international presence.
In recent years, our university has consistently placed a strong emphasis on the development of research personnel. Aligned with the strategic requirements of the national development policy of invigorating China through the development of science and education, the university has formulated a strategic plan focusing on the cultivation of innovative talents and the enhancement of research infrastructure. The university has actively carried out organized scientific researches fostering academic exchanges and scientific researches among faculty members in various disciplines in order to comprehensively improve the teachers’s scientific research and innovation capabilities and the development of the school’s overall scientific research level and impact. This, in tern, has contributed to the high-quality and comprehensive development of the school and has accelerated the construction of a domestic top-tier and internationally recognized university featuring urban construction.
The world's top 2% scientists list is a collaborative project between Stanford University led by Professor John P. A. Ioannidis, and Elsevier. This list consists of the "Career-Long Impact Rankings" and the "Single Year Impact Rankings". It aims to identify the top 2% of scientists globally from a pool of nearly 7 million scientists. The list was first released in July 2019 and is based on the systematic analysis of the citation data from the Scopus database. Selection criteria include citations (distinguishing self-citations from external citations), H-index and HM-factor(composite score, C-score). Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields according to the standard Science-Metrix classification. It provides a metric to assess the research performance of scientists and offers a more objective and accurate reflection of a scientist’s comprehensive impact throughout their academic career and their academic impact in the past year.
