Ir. Dr. YM Tang Recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists for Both Single-Year and Career-Long Impact

by RIVRT Press Media

We are delighted to announce that Ir. Dr. Yuk Ming Tang, Principal Investigator of the Research in Intelligence and Virtual Reality Technology (RIVRT) team, has been recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists in both the single-year impact and career-long impact categories.

This latest recognition marks Dr. Tang’s fourth consecutive year of inclusion in the World’s Top 2% Scientists list, covering the listed years from 2023 to 2026. His continued presence in the ranking reflects his sustained research excellence, scholarly influence, and international academic impact.

Certificate showing Tang, Yuk Ming from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists Single-Year Data, 2023–2026.

Ir. Dr. Yuk Ming Tang listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists for Single-Year Impact, 2023–2026.

According to the single-year data certificate, Dr. Tang is listed under the main field of Information & Communication Technologies and the sub-field of Design Practice & Management. The certificate highlights his strong single-year research impact, including a global rank of 58,295 and a global rank of 36 in the sub-field.

In addition to the single-year recognition, Dr. Tang has also been recognized in the career-long impact category. This category reflects the sustained influence of a researcher’s academic contributions over the course of their research career.

Certificate showing Tang, Yuk Ming from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists Career-Long Data, 2026.

Ir. Dr. Yuk Ming Tang recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists for Career-Long Impact in 2026.

The career-long data certificate further demonstrates Dr. Tang’s long-term scholarly impact. It lists him in the main field of Information & Communication Technologies and the sub-field of Design Practice & Management, with a global rank of 362,231 and a global rank of 238 in the sub-field.

The World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking is based on standardized citation indicators and identifies leading researchers worldwide across various scientific fields and sub-fields. The ranking considers citation-based metrics such as total citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted indicators, author position, and composite citation scores.

As the Principal Investigator of RIVRT, Dr. Tang has been leading research initiatives in areas including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, intelligent systems, immersive technologies, digital transformation, educational technology, and smart industry applications. His research leadership has contributed significantly to the development of innovative, interdisciplinary, and application-oriented technologies.

This achievement not only recognizes Dr. Tang’s individual scholarly impact, but also reflects the growing international visibility of RIVRT’s research direction and contributions.

RIVRT warmly congratulates Ir. Dr. YM Tang on this outstanding achievement and looks forward to continuing impactful research under his leadership.