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September 2010
Found in the tabs below are contents for all new features added to ScienceWatch.com from Thomson Reuters during the month of September 2010 (unless otherwise stated). This also includes late entries from prior months received after the calendar month of the catergory. Data and source dates for ScienceWatch.com content vary. Details for each analysis and feature are given on the specific pages.
Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters has been updated as of September 1, 2010 to cover an 10-year plus six-month period, January 1, 2000-June 30, 2010. Data is updated bimonthly (six times a year). This is the third bimonthly period of 2010.
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- Special Topics
- Data & Rankings
- Papers
- Research Fronts
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FEATURED INTERVIEWS
September 2010 | AUTHORS (ALL YEARS) | ALL 2010
- Citation Superstar Andrew Feinberg; Podcast
- Oxford's Anke Hoeffler on Macroeconomics; Podcast
- Evolutionary Biologist John P. Huelsenbeck; Podcast
- Jeffrey Martin on Competing in Fast-Moving Dynamic Environments; Paper
- Spotlight on Natural Resources Canada, (Part 1); Institution
- Kári Stefánsson on deCODE’s Road Back; Science Watch® Newsletter
- Paul Weiss on the History, Success, and Future Goals of ACS Nano; Journal
SPECIAL TOPICS
Special Topic of the Month (Sep./Oct. 2010): Oil Spills
ALL SPECIAL TOPIC INTERVIEWS MENU
- Katherine Flegal Discusses the Prevalence of Obesity in the US; Obesity
- Martin Maiden on the Population Biology & Molecular Epidemiology of Meningococci; Meningitis
- Stanley Rice on the Long-Term Effects and Lessons of the Exxon Valdez Spill; Oil Spills
- Dapeng Zhao on Determining the 3-D Structure of the Earth's Interior; Earthquakes
ALL DATA & RANKINGS FEATURES
- Corporate Research Fronts; Physical Sciences
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Country Profile;
- National Rankings in Molecular Biology & Genetics; January 2000-April 30, 2010
- Current Classic Papers (Aug./Sept 2010)
- Fast Moving Fronts (see "Research Fronts" tab above for a detailed commentary menu for this month)
- New Hot Papers (see "Papers" tab above for a detailed commentary menu for this month)
- Rising Stars
- Research Front Maps
- Top Topics (Aug./Sept. 2010)
ALL PAPER FEATURES
- Current Classic Papers (Aug./Sept. 2010)
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New Hot Papers & Commentary
- Jeannine Cavender-Bares on Ecology & Phylogenetic Biology; Environment/Ecology
- Dennis E. Discher Talks About Controlling Cell Culture Environments; Multidisciplinary
- Douglas D. Heckathorn Discusses Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS); Social Sciences, general
- Christopher I. Moore on Gamma Oscillations; Neuroscience & Behavior
- Douglas J. Parker on Upper-Air Measurements Over West Africa; Geosciences
- Nicolas C. Polfer on Infrared Spectroscopy of Ions; Engineering
- Mark J. Reid: Mapping the Spiral Structure of the Milky Way; Space Science
- Dirk Sibbing Discusses Understanding on Drug-Drug Interactions of Antiplatelet Agents; Clinical Medicine
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Jack Werren on Using Parasitic Wasps “Smart Bombs";
Plant & Animal Science
(Commentary for July 2010, [late entry])
RESEARCH FRONTS
- Corporate Research Fronts; Physical Sciences
- Top Topics (Aug./Sep. 2010)
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Fast Moving Fronts & Commentary
- Ilya Bezprozvanny & Mark P. Mattson on the Importance of Calcium; Neuroscience & Behavior
- Dan Brett Discusses Advancing IT-SOFC Technology; Chemistry
- Claude Champagne on Increasing Consumer Demand for Probiotics in Foods; Agricultural Sciences
- K. Michael Cummings on Free Nicotine Medication Giveaway Programs; Social Sciences, general
- Xiaohui Fan Discusses Discovering Distant Quasars; Space Science
- Robert J. Letcher on the Concerns of Flame Retardant Additives in Wildlife & Their Ecosystems; Environment/Ecology
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Yukio Nagasaki on Using siRNA to Improve Drug Efficiency;
Chemistry
(Commentary for July 2010, [late entry]) - Andre Nel on Nanotechnology in Humans & the Environment; Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Richard A. O'Connor Discusses CD4+T Helper Cells; Immunology
- Carmen M. Reinhart on Studying Financial Crises; Economics & Business
- J. Murray Roberts Discusses Cold-Water Coral Ecosystems; Geosciences
- Bridget Stuchbury on Tracking Long-Distance Songbird Migration; Plant & Animal Science
- Weihai Zhang on the Study of General Nonlinear Stochastic; Mathematics
SCI-BYTES - WHAT'S NEW IN RESEARCH
SCI-BYTES MAIN MENU (Sci-Bytes is updated weekly)
September 5, 2010:
- Science in the United Kingdom, 2005-09
- U.S. Institutions: Most Prolific Music, 2005-09
- Hot Paper in Medicine
September 12, 2010
- Canadian Institutions: Highest Impact in Software Engineering, 2005-09
- Journals Ranked by Impact: Mineralogy
- Hot Paper in Biology
September 19, 2010
- Political Science: High-Impact U.S. Institutions, 2005-09
- Science in Finland, 2005-09
- Hot Paper in Chemistry
September 26, 2010
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Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters has been updated as of September 1, 2010 to cover an 10-year plus six-month period, January 1, 2000-June 30, 2010. Data is updated bimonthly (six times a year). This is the third bimonthly period of 2010.
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