March 2008
Following the latest bimonthly update to
Essential Science
IndicatorsSM from
Thomson Scientific,
ScienceWatch.com has produced a listing of the scientists,
institutions, countries, and journals that have achieved the highest
percentage increase in total citations from the fourth bimonthly period
of 2007 to the fifth bimonthly period of 2007—that is, from August
2007 to October 2007. These entities are singled out as Rising Stars in
their respective fields.
The 22 scientists named as Rising Stars are listed
below:
|
Scientist
|
Field
|
|
HOPKINS, DL
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
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VANDERVLIET, A
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
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CHIEFARI, J
|
Chemistry
|
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TSUJIMOTO, Y
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
HE, JH
|
Computer Science
|
|
LAWRENCE, TB
|
Economics & Business
|
|
HO, DWC
|
Engineering
|
|
KROGH, PH
|
Environment/Ecology
|
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CHADWICK, OA
|
Geosciences
|
|
LEWIS, MG
|
Immunology
|
|
KIND, H
|
Materials Science
|
|
CONSTANTIN, A
|
Mathematics
|
|
ZHANG, Q
|
Microbiology
|
|
TOUCHMAN, JW
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
XIAO, J
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
DEISSEROTH, K
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
LEE, SY
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
BOCKRATH, M
|
Physics
|
|
VANDEPEER, Y
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
DEMLER, O
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
ESTABROOKS, CA
|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
TANIGUCHI, Y
|
Space Science
|
The list of Rising Stars among institutions includes repeat honors for the
Santa Fe Institute and Apache Point Observatory. The full list of
institutions is as follows:
|
Institution
|
Field
|
|
CHINA AGR UNIV
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
UNIV LONDON
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
CSIRO
|
Chemistry
|
|
CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
BIODESIGN INST
|
Computer Science
|
|
FLORIDA STATE UNIV
|
Economics & Business
|
|
FIRAT UNIV
|
Engineering
|
|
SANTA FE INST
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
CHINA UNIV GEOSCI
|
Geosciences
|
|
DANA FARBER CANC INST
|
Immunology
|
|
UNIV CALIF BERKELEY
|
Materials Science
|
|
UNIV ZURICH
|
Mathematics
|
|
UNIV BORDEAUX 2
|
Microbiology
|
|
NIMH
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
CORNELL UNIV
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
ERASMUS MED CTR
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
NATL UNIV SINGAPORE
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
ZHEJIANG UNIV
|
Physics
|
|
GHENT UNIV
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIV
|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
APACHE POINT OBSERV
|
Space Science
|
The 22 countries named as Rising Stars in their fields are given in the
table below:
|
Country
|
Field
|
|
TUNISIA
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
NIGERIA
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
SERBIA MONTENEG
|
Chemistry
|
|
IRAN
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
ALGERIA
|
Computer Science
|
|
TUNISIA
|
Economics & Business
|
|
PAKISTAN
|
Engineering
|
|
ECUADOR
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
JORDAN
|
Geosciences
|
|
IRAN
|
Immunology
|
|
LEBANON
|
Materials Science
|
|
PAKISTAN
|
Mathematics
|
|
MALAYSIA
|
Microbiology
|
|
IRAN
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
CHILE
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
JORDAN
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
BANGLADESH
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
THAILAND
|
Physics
|
|
ETHIOPIA
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
TRINID & TOBAGO
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
IRAN
|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
NAMIBIA
|
Space Science
|
In the table below, the journals achieving Rising Star status are given.
Among the journals named as Rising Stars more than once are
Astrobiology, Small, and the
New Journal of Physics.
Molecular Nutrition and Food Research was only
recently named a New Entrant in the field of Agricultural Sciences, and
it has already achieved Rising Star status.
|
Journal
|
Field
|
MOL NUTR FOOD RES
Featured Journal Interview
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
FEBS J
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
ACTA CRYSTALLOGR E-STRUCT REP
|
Chemistry
|
|
ARTHRITIS RES THER
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
BRIEF BIOINFORM
|
Computer Science
|
|
IND CORP CHANGE
|
Economics & Business
|
|
SCIENCE
|
Engineering
|
|
ANNU REV ECOL EVOL SYST
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
ACTA PETR SIN
|
Geosciences
|
|
JAIDS
|
Immunology
|
SMALL
Featured Journal Interview
|
Materials Science
|
|
BIOSTATISTICS
|
Mathematics
|
|
NAT REV MICROBIOL
|
Microbiology
|
CELL CYCLE
Featured Journal Interview
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
J R SOC INTERFACE
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
NEUROIMAGE
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
J PHARMACOL SCI
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
NEW J PHYS
Featured Journal Interview
|
Physics
|
|
JAVMA-J AM VET MED ASSOC
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
J CLIN CHILD ADOLESC PSYCHOL
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
|
Social Sciences, general
|
ASTROBIOLOGY
Featured Journal Interview
|
Space Science
|
For details on citation scores, papers, and time-series performance for
these Rising Stars, see
Essential
Science Indicators.
