You scan the latest Stanford/Elsevier rankings, searching for familiar names among the world’s most influential researchers. When the 2025 edition arrives, you discover something remarkable: an entire faculty community has collectively earned recognition in the most prestigious academic ranking system. Twenty-two brilliant minds from a single school now stand among the global top 2% of scientists.
CEE Faculty Recognised Among Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2025
The 2025 edition of the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List has officially been released, spotlighting the world’s most influential researchers who have made a lasting impact in their respective fields. The School extends our heartiest congratulations to all CEE faculty members who are included in this exclusive ranking.
Catalyst
Recognised through rigorous citation analysis, this prestigious list serves as a benchmark of global research excellence, guiding institutions, peers, and science enthusiasts in identifying leaders who are shaping the future of knowledge. The recognition emerged from a comprehensive evaluation spanning decades of scientific contributions and breakthrough discoveries.
Jointly developed by Stanford University and Elsevier, the list highlights the top 2% of scientists worldwide based on a composite citation score that evaluates both career-long and single-year research impact. This transparent and comprehensive methodology spans 22 scientific fields and 174 subfields, ensuring fair representation across disciplines while prioritising meaningful scientific influence over sheer publication output.
Rising Action
The career-long recognition category reveals the sustained excellence of researchers whose work has consistently influenced their fields over extended periods. Twenty-two faculty members achieved this distinguished status, representing diverse specializations within civil and environmental engineering.
Meanwhile, the single-year metrics told an even more compelling story. Twenty-six researchers demonstrated exceptional impact specifically in 2024, showcasing both established leaders and emerging innovators whose recent work has captured global attention.
The numbers spoke volumes about institutional excellence.
Turning Point
The 2025 update, using Scopus data indexed as of 1 August 2025 and covering citations up to the end of 2024, profiles over 100,000 leading scientists. It presents career-long citation impact, single-year metrics for 2024, adjustments for self-citations, and even factors in retracted works—reinforcing a rigorous and balanced approach to academic recognition.
Among the distinguished career list, luminaries like Ivan Au Siu Kui, Chu Jian, Fung Tat Ching, and Grzegorz Lisak stood alongside former faculty members who continue to carry their institutional affiliation as a mark of pride. The comprehensive roster spans fundamental research areas from structural engineering innovations to groundbreaking environmental solutions.
The single-year recognition proved equally impressive, with researchers like Li Bing, Chiew Yee Meng, and Stefan Wuertz joining the established leaders. This dual recognition pattern demonstrated both the depth of institutional research excellence and the continued vitality of ongoing scientific endeavors.
Resolution
By being included, scientists join a distinguished group whose research continues to inspire, advance knowledge, and drive innovation on a global scale. The recognition validates years of dedicated research while establishing these faculty members as authoritative voices in their respective domains.
Former faculty members with NTU-CEE affiliations maintain their connection to the institution through this prestigious recognition, creating a lasting legacy of excellence. The list includes both active researchers pushing the boundaries of civil and environmental engineering and emeritus faculty whose foundational work continues to influence contemporary scientific discourse.
As research institutions worldwide seek to understand what drives scientific excellence, this remarkable achievement positions the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering as a beacon of sustained innovation. These researchers will undoubtedly continue shaping the future of engineering education and discovery, inspiring the next generation of scientists to pursue equally transformative work. Their collective recognition on the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists database represents not just individual accomplishment, but institutional commitment to advancing human knowledge through rigorous scientific inquiry.
