Awards & Honors
- 2018 Highly Cited Researcher (Thompson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics.
- 2017 Brightest Stars (Thompson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics.
- 2017 Highly Cited Researcher (Thompson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics.
- 2017 Highly Cited Researcher (Thompson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics.
- 2016 Highly Cited Researcher (Thompson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics.
- First-Class Science & Technology Award (Shanghai Municipal People's Government, 2015).
- 2014 and 2015 Highly Cited Researcher (Thompson Reuters).
- The Author of the 2009 Hot Paper in the Field of Biology & Biochemistry (Science Watch, 2009).
- The Scientist with the Most Hot Papers (2007-2008) in the World (Web of Science, 2008).
- Doctor of Science honored by Kyoto University of Japan (March 6, 1985) for his work on "Low-Frequency Motions of Protein Molecules".
- Major Science & Technology Award (Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1978).
- Major Science & Technology Award (Shanghai Municipal Committee, 1977).