Elsevier published the 2019 list of "Chinese Highly Cited Scholars" on May 7, 2020. This is the list’s sixth publication since 2015, taking Scopus database (the world's leading peer review digest citation index database) as the statistical source of Chinese scholars' scientific research achievements. Professor Cao Xinde, Professor Geng Yong, Professor Cai Weimin and Professor Jin Fangming from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering were selected into the list.