According to a report from Qingdao University School News on April 15, Stanford University in the United States released the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2020 (World’s Top 2% Scientists 2020), and Professor Hou Zhongsheng was selected as the "Lifelong Science Impact Ranking."

The World's Top 2% Scientists 2020 (World's Top 2% Scientists 2020) released by Stanford University in the United States selects the top 2% of the world’s scientists from nearly 7 million scientists. The ranking is divided into 22 fields and 176 sub-disciplinary fields. It includes a total of about 160,000 famous scientists from various fields. The list is divided into two lists: "Lifelong Science Influence Ranking" (1960-2019) and "2019 Science Influence Ranking". Among them, the "Lifelong Science Impact Ranking" (1960-2019) counts the comprehensive impact performance of scientists during their careers, and the "2019 Science Impact Ranking" is more focused on the academic impact of scientists in 2019.