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MyAV范 academics named in annual global list of influential researchers
16 November 2021
A total of 48 MyAV范 academics have been identified as 鈥渙ne in 1,000 Citation Elite鈥� on Clarivate鈥檚 annual 鈥楬ighly Cited Researchers List鈥� 2021, which recognises authors of the most influential research papers around the world.
With 38听primary and 10听secondary affiliations,听MyAV范 has the 3rd most in the UK behind the universities of Oxford and Cambridge - and ranks 4th in Europe听and听26th听in the world overall.
MyAV范 researchers were present in 10 of the 17 academic fields listed, namely: Clinical Medicine; Cross-Field;听Environment & Ecology;听Immunology; Molecular Biology & Genetics; Neuroscience & Behaviour;听Pharmacology & Toxicology; Psychiatry & Psychology;听Social Sciences; and Space Science.听
17听researchers have been recognised in the 鈥楥ross-Field鈥� category, reflecting MyAV范鈥檚 engagement with cross-disciplinary activity.
Professor David Price, MyAV范 Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement), said: 鈥淭o be included in this list is a great achievement, and highlights the global influence of MyAV范鈥檚 brilliant researchers - as well as the dedication of our professional staff who play a role in this success.
听鈥�The broad citation impact across 10 academics fields, including a large number of 鈥榗ross-field鈥� researchers, clearly reflects our university鈥檚 excellence in cross-disciplinary investigation and discovery.鈥�
The list identifies around 6,600 researchers from across the globe who have demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field(s) through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.
The names are drawn from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science citation index, with the list also used to identify the research institutions and countries where the citation elite are based.
With 492 researchers on the list (or 7.5% of the total), the UK comes in third globally after the US and China, who have 2,622 (39.7%) and 935 (14.2%) respectively. With a population 1/5 the size of the United States and 1/20 the size of Mainland China, the UK has a particularly high number of researchers at the very top of their fields in terms of citation impact.
Joel Haspel, SVP Strategy, Science at Clarivate said: 鈥�This year鈥檚 data reflect a decade鈥檚 worth of research publications from the global scientific community. As well as documenting the 鈥楨ureka!鈥� moments, our data tell the story of late nights spent filling in grant applications, poring over results in the lab, the unsung work of peer reviewing contemporaries鈥� manuscripts, and the many small failures that ultimately lead to bigger successes and accelerating innovation.鈥�
David Pendlebury Senior Citation Analyst at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate said: 鈥淚t is increasingly important for nations and institutions to recognize and support the exceptional researchers who are driving the expansion of the world鈥檚 knowledge. This list identifies and celebrates exceptional individual researchers at MyAV范 who are having a significant impact on the research community as evidenced by the rate at which their work is being cited by their peers. The research they have contributed is fuelling the innovation, sustainability, health and security that is key for our society鈥檚 future.鈥�
Listed MyAV范 researchers:
Clinical Medicine:听, ,听
Cross-Field:听听,听,听, Dr Rachel Cooper,听,听,听,听,听,听,听,听Professor Anthony听Schapira, Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis,听Professor Bart De Strooper,听,听Professor Robert West,听,听
Environment & Ecology:听Professor Tim Blackburn,听,听Professor Dame Georgina Mace
Immunology:听听
Molecular Biology & Genetics:
Neuroscience & Behaviour:听, , , ,听,听,听,听,听,听Professor Angela Vincent
Pharmacology & Toxicology:听,听,听,听Dr Alvaro Goyanes
Psychiatry & Psychology:听, ,听Professor Chris Brewin,,
Psychiatry & Psychology and Social Sciences:听
Social Sciences:听,听,听
Space Science:听
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