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In these interviews and essays, ScienceWatch.com from
Thomson Reuters offers
a behind-the-scenes glimpse at research coming out of highly cited
institutions and organizations. In addition, ScienceWatch.com
provides selected overall and field rankings as well as pertinent
statistics on the principles behind the
data.
Featured Institutions in 2009:
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December
2009
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Virginia
Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
A recent analysis of
Essential Science IndicatorsSM data
from Thomson Reuters, showed that the Virginia Institute of
Marine Science (VIMS) entered the
top 1% among
institutions publishing in the field of Environment &
Ecology with the highest total citations, with 124 papers
cited a total of 1,706 times between January 1, 1999 and
June 30, 2009. In this article, ScienceWatch.com
Editorial Coordinator Jennifer Minnick takes a closer look
at VIMS, its history and research projects, and talks with
some of the scientists who have contributed to its citation
achievements.
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October
2009
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INAF
A recent analysis of Essential Science
IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters showed
that INAF had the highest percent
increase in
citations from February to May of this year in the field of
Space Science. Their current record in the database
includes 1,217 papers cited a total of 15,081 times between
January 1, 1999 and June 30, 2009. In this interview,
ScienceWatch.com talks with the INAF's Dr. Tommaso
Maccacaro and Dr. Paolo Vettolani about the organization's
history and citation achievements.
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Ohio
State University
This month, ScienceWatch.com highlights Ohio State
University's citation achievements with a look at the
university's 20 most-cited papers and its statistics across
the 22 fields of the Essential Science
IndicatorsSM database from Thomson
Reuters.
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August
2009
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The
Most-Cited Institutions Overall, 1999-2009
This month, ScienceWatch.com presents a listing of
the top 20 institutions which, as of the second bimonthly
update of Essential Science
IndicatorsSM (January 1, 1999-April 30,
2009) attracted the highest total citations to their papers
published in Thomson Reuters-indexed journals over all 22
fields in the database.
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July
2009
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Zoological
Society of San Diego, (Part 3)
Essential Science IndicatorsSM from
Thomson Reuters recently named the Zoological Society of
San Diego a Rising Star in the field of Plant & Animal
Science. The Zoo's current record in this field includes
236 papers cited a total of 1,609 times between January 1,
1999 and April 30, 2009. In the third and final part of
this feature, ScienceWatch.com's Jennifer Minnick
explores the Zoo's dedication to the conservation of
animals throughout the world and in our own
backyards.
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June
2009
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Zoological
Society of San Diego, (Part 2)
The Zoological Society of San Diego, which was
recently named a
Rising Star in
the field of Plant & Animal Science in Essential
Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters,
is the subject of a three-part series focusing on its work.
In this second installment,
ScienceWatch.com's Jennifer Minnick takes a
closer look at the Zoo's efforts to aid in the
psychological well-being and breeding success of the
animals in its collection, by both natural and artificial
means, as well as some unique animal communications
studies.
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May
2009
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Zoological
Society of San Diego, (Part 1)
The Zoological Society of San Diego was recently named a
Rising Star in
the field of Plant & Animal Science in Essential
Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters.
The Zoo's current record in this field includes 228 papers
cited a total of 1,545 times between January 1, 1999 and
February 28, 2009. In this first of a three-part series,
ScienceWatch.com's Jennifer Minnick takes a
virtual tour of the Zoo and its various research projects
and conservation efforts.
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April
2009
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Face Recognition Research, the Top 20 Institutions
This month, ScienceWatch.com presents a listing of
the top 20 institutions which, according to our Special
Topic on face
recognition, attracted the highest total citations to
their papers published on the topic in Thomson
Reuters-indexed journals.
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March
2009
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Epigenetics
Research, the Top 20 Institutions
ScienceWatch.com
presents a listing of the top
20 institutions which, according to our Special Topic on
Epigenetics,
attracted the highest total citations to their papers
published on the topic in Thomson
Reuters-indexed journals.
These institutions are the top 20 ranked by total cites out
of a pool of 4,877 institutions publishing on this
topic, based solely on the keyword "epigenet*" in the
titles, abstracts, and keywords sections of papers.
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February
2009
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Tuberculosis
Research, Top 20 Institutions
In this article, ScienceWatch.com presents a
listing of the top 20 institutions ranked by total
citations which, according to our Special Topic on
tuberculosis (TB),
attracted the highest total citations to their papers
published on the topic in Thomson Reuters-indexed
journals.
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January
2009
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University
of Leeds
According to a recent analysis of Essential Science
IndicatorsSM data
from Thomson Reuters, the University of Leeds has entered
the top 1% in
the field of Economics & Business. In this interview,
ScienceWatch.com talks with Professor Peter
Buckley about the University's citation achievements in
this field.
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