June 2008
As of May 1, 2008, the
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM from
Thomson Reuters data
were updated to cover a 10-year plus 2-month period, from January 1998 to
February 29, 2008. With this update, the data pool expanded to include an
additional 7,904 scientists, 258 institutions, 36 countries, and 90
journals that are either entirely new to Essential Science
Indicators, or new to one of the database’s 22 fields.
ScienceWatch.com presents a listing of those New Entrants who
showed the greatest total citations.
Of the 7,904 scientists new to the database or its fields, the following
had the highest total citations:
|
Scientist
|
Field
|
|
ISOBE, S
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
HARDING, HP
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
IBRAHEM, I
|
Chemistry
|
|
GIANCOTTI, FG
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
JAFAR, SA
|
Computer Science
|
|
LOCKETT, A
|
Economics & Business
|
|
DONOHO, DL
|
Engineering
|
|
CUNNINGHAM, AA
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
MURRAY, AS
|
Geosciences
|
|
ALEXANDER, WS
|
Immunology
|
|
TAKADAMA, H
|
Materials Science
|
|
SHEN, WX
|
Mathematics
|
|
KATZ, JM
|
Microbiology
|
|
STRAUSBERG, RL
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
BLACKWELL, C
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
CIBELLI, JB
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
WOODS, SC
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
KIM, D
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
BATSOULI, S
|
Physics
|
|
BROWN, JH
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
ANDERSON, MC
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
POTOSKI, M
|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
LEFLOCH, E
|
Space Science
|
The institutions new to one of the database's 22 fields are as follows:
|
Institution
|
Field
|
|
MTT AGRIFOOD RES FINLAND
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
MED UNIV LUBECK
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
BU ALI SINA UNIV
|
Chemistry
|
|
RADBOUD UNIV NIJMEGEN MED CTR
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
GEORGETOWN UNIV
|
Computer Science
|
|
UNIV CARLOS III MADRID
|
Economics & Business
|
|
MEPHI
|
Engineering
|
|
TECH UNIV DARMSTADT
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE
|
Geosciences
|
|
ASAHI UNIV
|
Immunology
|
|
UNIV LEOBEN
|
Materials Science
|
|
UNIV CERGY PONTOISE
|
Mathematics
|
|
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIV
|
Microbiology
|
|
AIST
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
MCGILL UNIV
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
ELAN PHARMACEUT
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
NAGASAKI UNIV
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RES ORG KEK
|
Physics
|
|
LEIBNIZ INST PLANT BIOCHEM
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
TECH UNIV MUNICH
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
UNIV BONN
|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
UNIV NOTTINGHAM
|
Space Science
|
The 17 countries entering the top 1% in their fields are given below:
|
Country
|
Field
|
|
BOTSWANA
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
JAMAICA
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
KENYA
|
Chemistry
|
|
DOMINICAN REP
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
PAKISTAN
|
Computer Science
|
|
BOLIVIA
|
Economics & Business
|
|
LIBYA
|
Engineering
|
|
OMAN
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
SYRIA
|
Geosciences
|
|
URUGUAY
|
Materials Science
|
|
JAMAICA
|
Mathematics
|
|
BOTSWANA
|
Microbiology
|
|
ECUADOR
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
SLOVENIA
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
GUADELOUPE
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
SUDAN
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
MYANMAR
|
Social Sciences, general
|
The journals in the table below have entered the database with the highest
total citations:
|
Journal
|
Field
|
|
J NUTR EDUC BEHAV
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
NAT CHEM BIOL
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
J CHEM INF MODEL
|
Chemistry
|
|
PARKINSONISM RELAT DISORD
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
CIN-COMPUT INFORM NURS
|
Computer Science
|
|
J CORP FINANC
|
Economics & Business
|
|
TRANSP RES REC
|
Engineering
|
|
RIVER RES APPL
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
OCEAN MODEL
|
Geosciences
|
|
GRANUL MATTER
|
Materials Science
|
|
ESAIM CONTROL OPTIM CALC VAR
|
Mathematics
|
|
ANNU REV GENOMIC HUM GENET
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
TRANS ROY SOC SOUTH AUST
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
BRAIN RES PROTOC
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
EXPERT OPIN THER TARGETS
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
PHYS REV SPEC TOP-ACCEL BEAMS
|
Physics
|
|
FUNGAL DIVERS
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
J HEALTH PSYCHOL
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
EURASIAN GEOGR ECON
|
Social Sciences, general
|
For details on citation scores, papers, and time-series performance for
these New Entrants, see Essential
Science Indicators.
