On March 27, 2024, Elsevier released the highly anticipated 2023 Highly Cited Chinese Researchers list. Prof. Wu Jianying from the Department of Civil Engineering at School of Civil Engineering & Transportation was successfully included in the 2023 Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researchers list. This list utilizes data from Elsevier's Scopus citation and indexing database as the statistical source for Chinese scholars' research achievements developed by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. The methodology employed multiple dimensions of scholarly observation indicators to showcase the impact of researchers' work in academic or scientific fields.

  Elsevier's released list of the Highly Cited Chinese Researchers not only aims to systematically showcase the current distribution of talent in the Chinese research field but also accurately presents the composition of top disciplines and academic influence within various institutions and universities. Furthermore, it highlights top talents in key technological research and various key areas.

Wu Jianying, male, from Huanggang, Hubei Province, is a professor and doctoral supervisor. He obtained his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Tongji University. He is a recipient of the National Distinguished Young Scientist Fund and the First Batch of Excellent Young Scientist Fund. He is also recognized as an Outstanding Scholar by the International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences (ICCES). He has been selected as one of the Highly Cited Chinese Researchers by Elsevier for 2021, 2022, and 2023, as well as one of the top 2% scientists globally by Stanford for 2022 and 2023.

Prof. Wu is primarily involved in teaching and conducting research in the fields of concrete structures, new energy structures and materials, computational fracture mechanics, etc. He has proposed internationally influential research achievements such as the Unified Phase Field Theory and Phase Field Cohesive Model. Additionally, he has authored one English monograph and one Chinese monograph. Furthermore, he has published nearly a hundred academic papers including prestigious journals like Nature Communication. Notably, he has published over 60 first/corresponding author papers in top international academic journals such as JMPS and CMAME. His highest cited single paper has received more than 600 citations, with over 400 citations from SCI sources. His contributions have been recognized through various accolades including a second prize of the National Natural Science Award and two first prizes of provincial-level scientific and technological awards. He also serves as an associate editor/editorial board member for three international SCI academic journals. Moreover, his expertise is acknowledged by being invited to deliver a 40-minute keynote speech at an international conference on damage mechanics. Lastly, he has contributed extensively to AAM - an internationally renowned flagship review journal established in 1948 - by writing a paper over 180 pages. (Provided by the Teaching and Research Office of SCET)