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Recently, UTD released its latest “Top 100 Worldwide Business School Rankings Based on Research Contributions (2021–2025).” The School of Management and Economics (SME) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) achieved another success, with 119 high-quality research papers published in the UTD24 top international journals. SME ranks 4th in the Chinese mainland and 73rd globally, a rise of 22 places compared to the previous cycle (2020–2024). Furthermore, in the 2025 UTD single-year ranking, SME ranks 1st in the Chinese mainland and 45th globally (*as of March 17, 2026), fully demonstrating its outstanding research output and steadily increasing international influence. For a long time, SME, CUHK-Shenzhen has focused on in-depth exploration and innovative breakthroughs in academic research, actively supporting faculty teams in using international frontier methods for interdisciplinary practice. This effort has yielded a series of high-level research results rooted in Chinese management practices with both academic depth and influence, making significant contributions to business education and research development in China and globally. Looking ahead, SME will continue to uphold the concepts of innovation, cooperation, and openness, continuously improving its research system and deepening academic innovation to contribute more to cultivating business talents with both a global vision and social responsibility, as well as leading business knowledge innovation and industrial advancement.    

Recently, Clarivate released the latest Essential Science Indicators (ESI) statistics. The Economics & Business discipline at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) has entered the ESI global top 1% for the first time. This marks the discipline’s entry into the ranks of high-level international academic tiers with its strong research and academic capabilities, representing a key enhancement of CUHK-Shenzhen’s international academic reputation and influence. In this ESI ranking, the Economics & Business discipline at CUHK-Shenzhen delivered outstanding results: a total of 445 papers indexed by ESI, with 8,578 citations, an average of 19.28 citations per paper, and 17 highly cited papers. This fully demonstrates CUHK-Shenzhen’s solid academic accumulation and prominent research competitiveness in the discipline. (*Data statistical period: January 2015–October 2025) ESI is an in-depth analytical research performance statistics and trend research tool based on Web of Science Core Collection data. The database tracks and monitors over 12,000 academic journals globally, providing quantitative rankings of the research strength of authors, institutions, countries/regions, and journals across 22 disciplines by tracking core indicators such as the number of publications, total citations, and average citations per paper. As one of the authoritative tools for evaluating the academic level and international influence of global research institutions, ESI has become a key reference for defining disciplinary development. Entering the ESI global top 1% is widely recognized as reaching a world-class academic standard.  

Days ago, at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) held in Nashville, Tennessee, the top international journal in information systems, Information Systems Research (ISR), officially announced the new list of Senior Editors. Professor Jiang Zhengrui (Jeffrey) from the School of Management and Economics (SME), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), was appointed to this position due to his outstanding academic achievements and distinguished editorial experience. As one of the world’s most influential top academic journals in information systems, Senior Editors of ISR play a key role as decision-makers in the paper review process, directly controlling the journal’s academic direction and content quality. This appointment signifies high recognition from the international academic community for Professor Jiang’s academic attainments and professional contributions. The selection for ISR Senior Editors is extremely rigorous, usually involving a comprehensive evaluation by the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) based on a scholar’s academic contributions and performance as an Associate Editor. Professor Jiang has served as an Associate Editor for ISR for eight consecutive years since January 2018. During his tenure, with a rigorous academic attitude and excellent professional judgment, he received the Outstanding Associate Editor Award from the journal. This long-term commitment and outstanding service record laid a solid foundation for his promotion to Senior Editor. About the Professor Jiang Zhengrui (Jeffrey) Professor of SME, CUHK-Shenzhen; Co-Director of MSc in Data Science; Director of MPhil-PhD Programme in Information Management and Business Analytics (IS Concentration) Research Field Business Intelligence and Analytics, Optimization/Decision-making under Uncertainty, Diffusion of Technological Innovations, and Economics of Information Technology   Professor Jiang is a world-renowned and prolific scholar in information systems, with most of his research published in UTD24 top business journals, demonstrating his strong research capabilities. While deeply engaged in scientific research, Professor Jiang has also long been committed to high-level professional academic services, holding important positions in several top journals and international conferences.  

Days ago, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) held the Fourth Scientific Research Award Ceremony on campus. Following school recommendations, Judge Panel review, and voting, the award’s Judge Panel ultimately decided two Distinguished Scientific Research Award winners and five Youth Scientific Research Award winners. SME Professor Ai Chunrong won the Distinguished Scientific Research Award, and SME Professor Ren Qitian won the Youth Scientific Research Award. Professor Ai Chunrong, who joined CUHK-Shenzhen in July 2020, currently serves as Associate Dean of SME and Associate Director of the Shenzhen Finance Institute (SFI). Standing at the forefront of behavioral data analysis, he grounds his work in economic theory, utilizes econometric models, leverages big data, and employs machine learning as an engine for innovation, successfully breaking down the disciplinary boundaries between traditional econometrics and artificial intelligence. He promotes the deep integration of these two disciplines for precise modeling and pattern mining of high-dimensional, complex data and independently develops intelligent decision-making algorithms to help governments and enterprises extract optimal strategies from data. He attaches equal importance to theoretical innovation and practical value, providing scientific support for policy-making and business decisions. Professor Ai expressed his gratitude for the award and thanked CUHK-Shenzhen for its academic environment that values curiosity, supports exploration, promotes free innovation, and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration. He also specifically thanked his colleagues for their intellectual exchange, the hard work of the team consisting of student research assistants and postdoctoral researchers, and the silent support of administrative staff. In addition, Professor Ai stressed that the research work at CUHK-Shenzhen always revolved around three keywords: curiosity, impact, and responsibility. Professor Ren Qitian has consistently produced influential research results since he joined SME, CUHK-Shenzhen in 2018. Dedicated to digital marketing and the creator economy, he uses game theory and algorithms to unravel the complexities of content incentives in the world of traffic. The “Ranking Attention Economy Model” proposed by Professor Ren addresses the inherent challenges of algorithmic ranking and two-sided matching decision-making (TSMDM) in platform content incentives, providing new insights for platform design and content governance. He is a recipient of the Ming Kang Young Researcher Award and serves on the editorial board of Marketing Science, a world-leading journal in international marketing. His research has been extensively covered by the American Marketing Association. About the Scientific Research Awards of CUHK-Shenzhen To improve the scientific research incentive and competition mechanism, recognize outstanding research achievements, fully mobilize the enthusiasm and creativity of all researchers, help produce more high-quality results, and promote the development of basic research and scientific innovation, CUHK-Shenzhen established two major awards in 2021, namely, the Distinguished Scientific Research Award and Youth Scientific Research Award. The former recognizes faculty members with remarkable scientific research results, while the latter recognizes young faculty members under the age of 40 with outstanding performance.