January 30, 2026. Shanghai- On January 30, world-leading academic publisher Elsevier released its 2025 list of Highly-Cited Chinese Researchers, with a total of 6,310 scholars from 543 universities, enterprises, and research institutions across China selected.

18 professors from China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) were featured, among which 15 professors were included in the Business Management category. This matches last year’s total and marks the sixth consecutive year in which CEIBS has ranked first among major educational institutions in China in the category. Three faculty were named in the Applied Economics category. Between 2015 and 2020, CEIBS boasted the largest number of faculty on the Elsevier list in the field of Business, Management and Accounting for six consecutive years before Elsevier established a new category system.

The incumbent CEIBS professors named to the 2025 Highly-Cited Chinese Researchers list include (listed in alphabetical order by surname):

• Professor Emeritus Chen Jieping
• Professor of Accounting Chen Shimin
• Associate Professor of Strategy Chen Weiru
• Professor of Accounting Ding Yuan
• Honorary Professor Jiing-Lih Larry Farh
• Associate Profesor of Management Michael Kwan
• Professor of Economics Hu Guangzhou
• Professor of Management Kim Tae-Yeol
• Professor of Economics Bala Ramasamy
• Professor of International Business and Strategy Shameen Prashantham
• Professor of Management Katherine Xin
• Professor of Economics and Finance Xu Bin
• Professor of Finance Frank Yu
• Professor of Management Zhao Hao
• Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management Zhao Xiande

CEIBS President Professor Wang Hong extended her warmest congratulations to the professors honoured on the list, stating: “A faculty devoted to excellence in both teaching and research is the cornerstone of CEIBS’ position at the forefront of management education. With 18 CEIBS professors included in Elsevier’s 2025 list, this achievement not only serves as authoritative recognition of the school’s research strength, but also powerfully demonstrates its strong academic influence. Notably, in the field of Business Administration, CEIBS has ranked first among domestic business schools for six consecutive years, maintaining its leading position in China’s management education landscape. Looking ahead, CEIBS will continue to advance its strategic vision of building a hub of master scholars and reach new academic peaks, attracting top global intellects with an open and inclusive mindset and nurturing a world-class academic network. At the same time, CEIBS will further deepen its ‘2+4+X’ interdisciplinary research model, acting as a think tank which deeply integrates industry, academia, and research to contribute forward-looking insights to the Chinese and global economy amid the once-in-a-century transformations shaping our era.

In his own remarks, CEIBS Co-President (European) Professor Frank Bournois commented: “At the heart of CEIBS’ mission to educate students and executives through our distinctive vision of ‘China Depth, Global Breadth’ lies our ability to provide unparalleled insights into China’s dynamic, rapidly evolving, and increasingly influential business environment. Central to this mission is a world-leading faculty whose research rigorously examines and demystifies Chinese business practices. The inclusion of 18 CEIBS professors on Elsevier’s 2025 list of Highly-Cited Chinese Researchers not only attests to our faculty’s academic excellence, but also underscores their deep, up-to-date understanding of on-the-ground developments in China—knowledge that is becoming ever more essential for aspiring global business leaders.”

The Elsevier Highly-Cited Chinese Researchers list was first released in 2015, with 2026 marking its twelfth edition. Based on Scopus, the world’s leading citation and abstract database, the list analyses the research performance of Chinese scholars and has attracted widespread attention from media and academics both in China and internationally.

This year’s Elsevier list covers ten disciplinary fields and 83 first-level disciplines defined by China’s Ministry of Education, and is released to offer a clear picture of the academic research ecosystem shaped by China’s disciplinary structure and bring outstanding scholars from China-specific subfields into public view.