Recently, Stanford University in the United States released the list of the world's top 2% of scientists for 2025. （https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/8） Dr. ZHAO Siyuan, an assistant professor in the Environmental Science Programme (ENVS) of Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), has been selected for the "Annual Scientific Influence" list.
This ranking is based on the global academic database Scopus released by the internationally renowned academic publisher Elsevier. Through evaluating factors such as the number of citations of papers, h-index, the revised hm index after considering co-authors, and the number of citations of papers by different authors in different positions, a comprehensive indicator is formed. Scientists ranking in the top 2% worldwide are selected, covering 22 subject areas and 174 sub-areas.
The article published by Dr. ZHAO Siyuan in the journal Advanced Energy Materials, Multi-Functional Hydrogels for Flexible Zinc-Based Batteries Working under Extreme Conditions, was the cover article of this journal, and has been recognized as an ESI highly cited paper.
Dr. ZHAO Siyuan graduated from Beijing Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree. Later, he went to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to pursue a doctoral degree. In 2024, he successfully graduated and won the first Hong Kong Polytechnic University Annual Best Research Student Award. After graduation, he worked as a director of battery cell development at BYD Automotive Industry Co., Ltd., mainly engaged in long-term energy storage technology research (such as metal-air batteries, flow batteries, etc.), and made some research achievements in negative electrode dendrite growth, electrolyte design, and catalysts. In recent years, he has published more than 10 papers as the first author in journals such as Advanced Energy Materials, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, Energy Storage Materials, and Chemical Engineering Journal, and wrote one chapter of the English monograph "Metal-Air Batteries". He also applied for one invention patent. In addition, he has served as a reviewer for journals such as Energy Storage Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, Applied Energy, and Journal of Power Sources.
Dr. ZHAO grew up by the Yangtze River and is well aware that green mountains and clear waters are equivalent to gold and silver. He actively practices the concept of ecological civilization. First, he devoted himself to the new energy storage industry. Then, not long ago, he joined BNBU to engaged in teaching and research work, teaching courses related to new energy in ENVS for undergraduate students and students in the Master programme of Sustainable Energy Technology and Management.
As a young scientist, Dr. ZHAO Siyuan has brought new impetus to the teaching and research in ENVS, and has injected fresh blood into the cultivation of senior talents in the field of ecological environment and related areas.
Written by: ZHAO Siyuan
Translated by: Youdao Translator, HE Shimei
Edited by: HE Shimei
Reviewed by: Sui-tai TSIM
