Five Editorial Board Members from Two StarNexus Journals Named to the 2026 World’s Top 2% Scientists List
StarNexus Science Press · October 2026
Stanford University and Elsevier have jointly released the 2026 edition of the World's Top 2% Scientists list. Five editorial board members from Arts, Communication & Digital Media (ACDM) and Journal of Interactive and Intelligent Learning (JIIL) have been recognized.
The list is based on standardized citation indicators from the Scopus database, covering 20 main fields and 174 subfields. Selection is based on ranking among the top 100,000 scientists globally or within the top 2% of a specific subfield.
Prof. Daya Kishan Thussu
Hong Kong Baptist University · ACDM
A leading scholar in global communication and media geopolitics, President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), author/editor of 20 books, and founding editor of Global Media and Communication.
Prof. Gerry Stahl
Drexel University, USA · JIIL Honorary Editor
A founding figure in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), founding editor-in-chief of ijCSCL (2006–2016), and author of Group Cognition (MIT Press).
Prof. Carol K. K. Chan
The University of Hong Kong · JIIL
A renowned scholar in knowledge building and dialogic education, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.
Prof. Jan van Aalst
The University of Hong Kong · JIIL
A senior scholar in knowledge building pedagogy and classroom assessment.
Prof. Xiangen Hu
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · JIIL
Chair Professor of Learning Sciences and Technology, co-developer of AutoTutor, specializing in intelligent tutoring systems and cognitive modeling.
The recognition of these five editorial board members affirms their long-term research contributions and reflects the diversity and internationalization of StarNexus Science Press's editorial teams. The publisher extends sincere congratulations and will continue to rely on the expertise of its editorial boards to uphold academic quality and promote international scholarly exchange.
About the Journals
Arts, Communication & Digital Media (ACDM)
An international peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on the transformation of arts, communication, and cultural industries in the digital age.
Print ISSN: 3135-8381 | Online ISSN: 3135-839X
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Jesvin Puay Hwa YEO, Nanyang Technological University
Honorary Editor: Prof. Shunqing Cao, Sichuan University
Journal of Interactive and Intelligent Learning (JIIL)
An international peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on the deep integration of interaction and intelligence.
Print ISSN: 3136-4225 | Online ISSN: 3136-4233
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Zhi Liu, Central China Normal University
Honorary Editor: Prof. Gerry Stahl, Drexel University
For inquiries: editor@starnexus.press
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