October 2009
As of September 1, 2009, the
Essential Science IndicatorsSM from
Thomson Reuters data
were updated to cover a 10-year plus 6-month period, from January 1999
to June 30, 2009. With this update, the data pool expanded to include an
additional 1,979 scientists, 226 institutions, 18 countries, and 73
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 1,979 new scientists, those entering the database with the highest
citations in each field are as follows:
|
Scientist
|
Field
|
|
PLAZA, L
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
MALEK, JA
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
ADAMS, PD
|
Chemistry
|
|
GREEN, DR
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
BONABEAU, E
|
Computer Science
|
|
LOUNSBURY, M
|
Economics & Business
|
|
JIN, JM
|
Engineering
|
|
CHADWICK, OA
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
MELILLO, JM
|
Geosciences
|
|
BUCKLEY, CD
|
Immunology
|
|
DALTON, AB
|
Materials Science
|
|
CARVALHO, AN
|
Mathematics
|
|
ZHANG, X
|
Microbiology
|
|
URANO, F
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
ZHU, Q
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
SANCHEZPERNAUTE, R
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
OLSEN, GW
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
ZHANG, YB
|
Physics
|
|
BRADSHAW, HD
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
HAYES, AF
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
MANTON, KG
|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
DUNKLEY, J
|
Space Science
|
The 22 institutions new to the database or its fields are given below:
|
Institution
|
Field
|
|
UNIV FED RIO DE JANEIRO
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
YORK UNIV
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC
|
Chemistry
|
|
NEW CHILDRENS HOSP
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
SHANGHAI UNIV
|
Computer Science
|
|
UNIV SYDNEY
|
Economics & Business
|
|
INST INFOCOMM RES
|
Engineering
|
|
VIRGINIA INST MARINE SCI
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
NAT RESOURCES CANADA
|
Geosciences
|
|
NHLBI
|
Immunology
|
|
BASF AG
|
Materials Science
|
|
NANKAI UNIV
|
Mathematics
|
|
DALHOUSIE UNIV
|
Microbiology
|
|
UNIV TOKUSHIMA
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
DANA FARBER CANC INST
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
UNIV ADELAIDE
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
UNIV PORTO
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
NATL PHYS LAB
|
Physics
|
|
CARNEGIE INST
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
RADBOUD UNIV NIJMEGEN
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
SAN FRANCISCO VET AFFAIRS MED CTR
|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
UNIV CHILE
|
Space Science
|
Of the 18 countries entering the database or one of its fields, those
listed below have the highest citations:
|
Country
|
Field
|
|
SERBIA
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
PERU
|
Chemistry
|
|
SERBIA
|
Computer Science
|
|
AZERBAIJAN
|
Engineering
|
|
CUBA
|
Geosciences
|
|
ECUADOR
|
Immunology
|
|
URUGUAY
|
Materials Science
|
|
NORTH IRELAND
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
SERBIA MONTENEG
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
SERBIA
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
ZIMBABWE
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
The journals entering the database with the highest citations are as
follows:
|
Journal
|
Field
|
|
SCI AGRIC
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
MITOCHONDRION
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
PROPELLANT EXPLOS PYROTECH
|
Chemistry
|
|
DYSPHAGIA
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
KNOWL INF SYST
|
Computer Science
|
|
REV AGRIC ECON
|
Economics & Business
|
|
IEEE TRANS ANTENNAS PROPAGAT
|
Engineering
|
|
FOREST PATHOL
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
OCEANOLOGY
|
Geosciences
|
|
J TEST EVAL
|
Materials Science
|
|
FOUND COMPUT MATH
|
Mathematics
|
|
ACTA VIROL
|
Microbiology
|
|
BIOMOL ENG
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
ARQ NEURO-PSIQUIAT
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
CURR OPIN INVESTIG DRUGS
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
NAT PHOTONICS
|
Physics
|
|
LIVEST SCI
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
BEHAV RES METHODS
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
J PSYCHIATR MENT HEALTH NURS
|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
SCI CHINA SER G
|
Space Science
|
For details on citation scores, papers, and time-series performance for
these New Entrants, see
Essential Science Indicators.
