May 2008
Following the latest bimonthly update to
Essential Science
IndicatorsSM from
Thomson Reuters,
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 fifth bimonthly period of
2007 to the sixth bimonthly period of 2007—that is, from October 2007
to December 2007. These entities are singled out as Rising Stars in their
respective fields.
The 22 scientists named as Rising Stars in their fields are given in the
table below:
|
Scientist
|
Field
|
|
WEARY, DM
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
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KLAUSNER, RD
|
Biology & Biochemistry
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LAUHON, LJ
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|
Chemistry
|
|
JOHNSTON, J
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
TROYANSKAYA, OG
|
Computer Science
|
|
DAVIS, GB
|
Economics & Business
|
|
ZHANG, JJ
|
Engineering
|
|
REICHSTEIN, M
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
MEARNS, LO
|
Geosciences
|
|
HARADA, M
|
Immunology
|
|
LIN, JY
|
Materials Science
|
MØLLER,
J
Featured Scientist Interview
|
Mathematics
|
|
MILLER, CJ
|
Microbiology
|
|
SHAPIRO, L
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
PARTENSKY, F
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
KIM, D
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
HALPERT, JR
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
HUANG, Y
|
Physics
|
|
FUKS, G
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
WISNIEWSKI, SR
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
WHITE, TD
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|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
GEHRELS, N
|
Space Science
|
In the last update, the University of Zurich was named a Rising Star in
Mathematics; this month, the university is a Rising Star in the field of
Social Sciences. The full list of institutions that are Rising Stars is as
follows:
|
Institution
|
Field
|
|
CHINA AGR UNIV
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
INST SYST BIOL
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
BEIJING UNIV CHEM TECHNOL
|
Chemistry
|
|
CHUNG SHAN MED UNIV
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
WHITEHEAD INST BIOMED RES
|
Computer Science
|
|
UNIV CENT FLORIDA
|
Economics & Business
|
|
ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIV
|
Engineering
|
|
BEIJING UNIV
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
NW UNIV XIAN
|
Geosciences
|
|
US ARMY
|
Immunology
|
|
COLUMBIA UNIV
|
Materials Science
|
VANDERBILT UNIV
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|
Mathematics
|
|
BERNHARD NOCHT INST TROP MED
|
Microbiology
|
|
SEOUL NATL UNIV
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
UNIV PENN
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
INST NEUROSCI
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
PFIZER GLOBAL RES & DEV
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
UNIV COLL DUBLIN
|
Physics
|
|
GHENT UNIV
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
NIAAA
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
UNIV ZURICH
|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
OSSERV ASTRON BRERA
|
Space Science
|
Ecuador, Ethiopia, and Iran have achieved Rising Star status in multiple
fields. The complete list of countries named as Rising Stars is given
below:
|
Country
|
Field
|
|
CAMEROON
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
KAZAKHSTAN
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
SERBIA MONTENEG
|
Chemistry
|
|
IRAN
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
BAHRAIN
|
Computer Science
|
|
BURKINA FASO
|
Economics & Business
|
|
ECUADOR
|
Engineering
|
|
BANGLADESH
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
ETHIOPIA
|
Geosciences
|
|
PERU
|
Immunology
|
|
PAKISTAN
|
Materials Science
|
|
GUADELOUPE
|
Mathematics
|
|
SLOVENIA
|
Microbiology
|
|
IRAN
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
NORWAY
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
JORDAN
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
TANZANIA
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
|
ECUADOR
|
Physics
|
|
LUXEMBOURG
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
|
TRINID & TOBAGO
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
ETHIOPIA
|
Social Sciences, general
|
|
IRAN
|
Space Science
|
Among the journals named as Rising Stars in multiple updates are
Astrobiology, Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, Small, Cell Cycle,
FEBS Journal, Developmental Science, and Optics Express. The
full list of Rising Stars in the journals category is in the table below:
|
Journal
|
Field
|
MOL NUTR FOOD RES
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|
Agricultural Sciences
|
|
FEBS J
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
|
CATAL COMMUN
|
Chemistry
|
|
ARTHRITIS RES THER
|
Clinical Medicine
|
|
BRIEF BIOINFORM
|
Computer Science
|
|
ENERG ECON
|
Economics & Business
|
|
PROG ELECTROMAGN RES
|
Engineering
|
|
ANNU REV ECOL EVOL SYST
|
Environment/Ecology
|
|
ADV ATMOS SCI
|
Geosciences
|
|
NAT REV IMMUNOL
|
Immunology
|
SMALL
Featured Journal Interview
|
Materials Science
|
|
BIOSTATISTICS
|
Mathematics
|
|
NAT REV MICROBIOL
|
Microbiology
|
CELL CYCLE
Featured Journal Interview
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
|
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
|
Multidisciplinary
|
|
NAT REV NEUROSCI
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
|
VASC PHARMACOL
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
OPT EXPRESS
Featured Journal Interview
|
Physics
|
|
ZOOTAXA
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
DEV SCI
Featured Journal Interview
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
|
NATURE
|
Social Sciences, general
|
ASTROBIOLOGY
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|
Space Science
|
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