Dr. Luo has been recognized by Web of Science as the most Highly Cited Researchers in 2021 across the globe, ranked among top 1% by citations! Please read the News @ UConn Today. There are only six University of Connecticut professors who have received this recognition.

The 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list, released recently by the Web of Science Group, identifies scientists and social scientists who produced multiple papers ranking in the top one percent by citations for their field and year of publication, demonstrating significant research influence among their peers.

Dr. Luo has been named to the World's Most Highly Cited Researcher List in 2019 and 2021.