On September 16, 2025, the 8th edition of the World’s Top 2% Scientists list was jointly released by Professor John P.A. Ioannidis of Stanford University and the authoritative academic publisher Elsevier. Four professors from Mechatronic and Vehicle Engineering School at Chongqing Jiaotong University, Dong Shaojiang, Chen Renxiang, Chen Zhaowei, and Zhang Furen, were selected for the Career-Long Impact sublist, representing an increase of three scholars compared with the previous year. Together, they constitute one-third of the university’s total selections.

Their inclusion not only attests to their scholarly standing but also reflects the expanding academic influence of the university. This accomplishment is expected to substantially bolster key institutional initiatives, including the application for a doctoral program in Mechanical Engineering, discipline-wide evaluation efforts, and the ongoing “Double First-Class” construction.

It is further reported that during the last five years, the School has formulated and actively implemented the “113474 Sci-Tech Innovation Plan,” aimed at reinforcing doctoral program development and enhancing disciplinary competitiveness. These efforts have yielded sustained breakthroughs in several areas, such as the attainment of National Key R&D Programs, grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, First Prizes in the Chongqing Municipal Science and Technology Progress Awards, and the development of Chongqing Key Laboratories.

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