Sai Fu FUNG

Prof. Sai Fu FUNG, 馮世富

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20152025

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ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3526-6568
Scopus Author ID: 56810508100
ResearcherID: V-2808-2019

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Qualifications (Brief)

BSocSc (CityUHK), MA, PhD (Warwick)

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Biography

Prof. Sai-fu Fung is affiliated with the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong. Prof. Fung teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to social research methods, digital sociology, political sociology, social problems, and issues in Chinese society. He obtained his PhD from the University of Warwick. His research interests are in the fields of computational social science, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), digital health, gerontology, and sports. Prior to joining City University of Hong Kong, he served at the University of Hong Kong.

Prof. Fung is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. He currently serves as an editorial board member for various international top-tier academic journals. In the past five years, he has also served as an ad hoc reviewer for over 80 international peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Fung is available for media interviews. He has been featured on local and international media, including CCTV, TVB, RTHK, Metro Radio, Ming Pao, Sportsoho, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Al Jazeera, and Time Magazine.

Editor or Editorial Membership

2025 - Now, Editorial Board Member, SAGE Open (Section: Criminology and Criminal Justice); SSCI Q1

2025, Guest Editor, Healthcare (Special Issue: Depression, Anxiety and Emotional Problems Among Healthcare Workers); SSCI/SCI Q2

2025 - Now, Co-editor (Managing Editor since 2014), Bandung: Journal of the Global South; ESCI Q4 and Scopus-listed 

2024 - Now, Topical Advisory Panel Member, Healthcare (Health Assessments Section); SSCI/SCI Q2

2023 - Now, Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social Health

2022 - Now, Editorial Board Member, PLOS ONE; SSCI Q2

2022 - 2023, Guest Editor, Healthcare (Special Issue: Social Psychology in Youth Sport); SSCI/SCI Q2

2020 - Now, Reviewer Board Member, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; SSCI Q1

2020 - Now, Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology; SSCI Q1

2019 - Now, Associate Editor, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes; SSCI/SCI Q1 (top 10%)

Membership of Professional Bodies

2024 - Now, Council Member & Life Member (since 2020), Hong Kong Sociological Association

2024 - Now, Full Member, Sigma Xi

2023 - Now, Member, IEEE

2022 - Now, Fellow, The Royal Society of Medicine

2022 - Now, Full Member, The Gerontological Society of America 

Prizes/Honours

May 2025, “Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2025” Springer Nature

Sep 2024, “World's top 2% most-cited scientists” Stanford University

Oct 2023, “World's top 2% most-cited scientists” Stanford University

Aug 2022, “Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2022” Springer Nature

Teaching

Postgraduate Courses:

SS8805 Methodology and Ethics in Social and Behavioural Sciences

SS6591 Integrative Project (Master Dissertation), MA in Applied Social Sciences

SS5426 Social Problems in Contemporary Societies

SS5115 Social Sciences Theories for Social Work

 

Undergraduate Courses:

SS4595 Independent Study (Final Year Project), BSocSc in Applied Sociology

SS4571 Digital Sociology and Big Data Research

SS3302 Professional Internship in Applied Criminology and Sociology

SS2709 Methods of Criminological Research

SS2029 Basic Sociology

SS2027 Social Statistics and Research Methods

SS2025 Crime and Deviance

Services in CityUHK

CLASS Student Chapter, Member

BSocSc (Criminology & Sociology), Associate Programme Leader cum Year-1 and Internship Coordinator

MA ASS (Sociology stream), Admission Tutor

Services outside CityUHK

Grants Assessor:

4/2025 - External Reviewer, Institutional Development Scheme (IDS) Collaborative Research Grant, Research Grant Council of Hong Kong

4/2025 - External Reviewer, Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (IIDS), Research Grant Council of Hong Kong

4/2025 - External Reviewer, Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), Research Grant Council of Hong Kong

2/2024 - External Reviewer, General Research Fund (GRF), Research Grant Council of Hong Kong

2/2024 - External Reviewer, Early Career Scheme (ECS), Research Grant Council of Hong Kong

 

External Positions:

2021 - Now, Chairperson, Gymnastics Association of Hong Kong, China (GAHK)

2019 - Now, Member of Olympic Day Organizing Committee, Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC)

2019 - Now, Member of Trampoline Technical Committee, Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU), Doha, Qatar

2018 - Now, Executive Committee Member, Sir Edward Youde Scholars Association (SEYSA)

2012 - 2021, Convener of Research & Resources, GAHK

2006 - 2021, Member of Trampoline Technical Committee, GAHK

2001 - Now, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Brevet Judge in Trampoline Gymnastics

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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  • 32 RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
  • 5 RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)
  • 1 RGC 11 - Research book or monograph (Author)
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  • 1 Presentation