Updated September 1, 2008
Highly Cited Papers
Thresholds
For the third bimonthly period of 2008, January 1, 1998-June 30, 2008,
a ten-year plus six-month period.
|
Field
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
|
Agricultural Sciences
|
85
|
81
|
77
|
64
|
55
|
49
|
36
|
24
|
14
|
6
|
3
|
|
Biology & Biochemistry
|
227
|
207
|
185
|
161
|
141
|
120
|
93
|
63
|
36
|
15
|
3
|
|
Chemistry
|
125
|
120
|
118
|
102
|
99
|
79
|
67
|
48
|
28
|
12
|
3
|
|
Clinical Medicine
|
176
|
165
|
156
|
139
|
126
|
107
|
84
|
62
|
36
|
14
|
3
|
|
Computer Science
|
67
|
62
|
55
|
56
|
52
|
36
|
24
|
18
|
10
|
5
|
|
|
Economics & Business
|
109
|
89
|
90
|
67
|
57
|
44
|
31
|
21
|
11
|
5
|
|
|
Engineering
|
58
|
55
|
53
|
48
|
42
|
35
|
29
|
20
|
12
|
6
|
|
|
Environment/Ecology
|
138
|
124
|
110
|
99
|
89
|
72
|
58
|
40
|
22
|
9
|
3
|
|
Geosciences
|
131
|
117
|
104
|
87
|
74
|
58
|
46
|
35
|
20
|
8
|
3
|
|
Immunology
|
263
|
236
|
224
|
218
|
196
|
161
|
130
|
89
|
56
|
23
|
5
|
|
Materials Science
|
81
|
83
|
82
|
71
|
66
|
61
|
47
|
34
|
20
|
8
|
|
|
Mathematics
|
47
|
46
|
40
|
34
|
30
|
24
|
19
|
14
|
9
|
4
|
|
|
Microbiology
|
192
|
168
|
156
|
135
|
125
|
100
|
82
|
63
|
36
|
13
|
3
|
|
Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
378
|
342
|
331
|
284
|
242
|
204
|
150
|
116
|
67
|
28
|
5
|
|
Multidisciplinary
|
77
|
57
|
72
|
116
|
97
|
78
|
87
|
48
|
49
|
18
|
5
|
|
Neuroscience & Behavior
|
238
|
238
|
208
|
196
|
157
|
120
|
92
|
67
|
41
|
15
|
3
|
|
Pharmacology & Toxicology
|
125
|
127
|
122
|
121
|
108
|
83
|
70
|
45
|
30
|
12
|
3
|
|
Physics
|
127
|
123
|
115
|
105
|
86
|
72
|
62
|
44
|
27
|
12
|
3
|
|
Plant & Animal Science
|
96
|
90
|
84
|
79
|
70
|
56
|
46
|
31
|
18
|
8
|
3
|
|
Psychiatry/Psychology
|
151
|
142
|
126
|
110
|
91
|
79
|
60
|
39
|
23
|
9
|
3
|
|
Social Sciences, general
|
63
|
60
|
56
|
48
|
43
|
35
|
28
|
20
|
11
|
5
|
3
|
|
Space Science
|
168
|
167
|
137
|
147
|
116
|
107
|
87
|
71
|
43
|
20
|
5
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