49 NTU MAE Faculty Named in World’s Top 2% Scientists List 2026

Forty-nine faculty members from the NTU School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) have been named in the 2026 edition of the World’s Top 2% Scientists list.

Compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier, the list ranks researchers by citation impact within their research subfields. It has two rankings. The career ranking covers citations over a researcher’s whole career, and the single-year ranking covers citations received in 2025.

Of the 49 MAE faculty, 33 appear in both rankings, seven in the career ranking and nine in the single-year ranking. Their work spans subfields including materials, energy, industrial engineering and automation, biomedical engineering, aerospace and artificial intelligence.

Congratulations to the following faculty members.

Emeritus Professors

• Lam Khin Yong²
• Lua Aik Chong²
• Leong Kah Fai²

Professors

• Tan Ming Jen²
• Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo²
• Chan Siew Hwa²
• Chen Chun-Hsien²
• Chen I-Ming²
• Khor Khiam Aik²
• Hong Li²
• Li Hua²
• Ooi Kim Tiow¹
• Pang Hock Lye, John²
• Upadrasta Ramamurty²
• Alessandro Romagnoli²
• Yang Chun, Charles²
• Yeong Wai Yee²
• Zhou Kun²

Associate Professors

• Chai Gin Boay²
• Anutosh Chakraborty²
• Du Hejun¹
• Fei Duan²
• Fan Zheng, David³
• Hou Han Wei³
• Huang Weimin²
• Shu Dong Wei, David¹
• Sunil Chandrakant Joshi²
• Hortense Le Ferrand²
• Leong Kai Choong² (retired)
• Lyu Chen²
• Moon Seung Ki³
• Murukeshan Vadakke Matham¹
• Ng Bing Feng³
• Ng Teng Yong²
• Ng Yin Kwee, Eddie²
• Shu Dongwei¹
• Shu Jian Jun¹
• Sridhar Idapalapati¹
• Tor Shu Beng² (retired)
• Wan Man Pun¹
• Wong Teck Neng²
• Wu Mao See²
• Xiao Zhongmin²
• Zhou Wei²

Assistant Professors

• Erkan Kayacan²
• Ho Jin Yao³
• Liang Xuan³
• Punit Kumar³
• Tay Yiwei, Daniel³
• Yang Jianfei³

A Tradition of Excellence

At NTU MAE, our faculty’s achievements inspire the next generation of engineers to innovate and excel. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to our outstanding professors for their well-deserved recognition on the global stage.

Together, we will continue to push the boundaries of engineering and excel across borders.

Notes:
¹ Career ranking
² Single-year and career rankings
³ Single-year ranking

Source: Elsevier Data Repository, Updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators (2026 edition, released 7 October 2026). https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/9