October 2008

This month, ScienceWatch.com presents a listing of the top 20 institutions which, as of the third bimonthly update of Essential Science IndicatorsSM (January 1, 1998-June 30, 2008) attracted the highest total citations to their papers published in Thomson Reuters-indexed Computer Science journals. These institutions are the top 20 out of a pool of 321 institutions comprising the top 1% ranked by total citation count in this field.
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September 2008

In an analysis published in ScienceWatch.com in July of this year, George Washington University was named a Rising Star in the field of Microbiology. In Essential Science Indicators^SM from Thomson Reuters, GWU's citation record in this field includes 156 papers cited a total of 5,230 times. Correspondent Gary Taubes talks with Dr. Peter Hotez, Professor and Chair of GWU's Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, about the history and development of the department.
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August 2008

A recent analysis of papers in plant biology highlighted the huge output of papers by the Department of Plant Systems Biology at Ghent University in Belgium. According to Essential Science Indicators^SM from Thomson Reuters, the university ranks at #31 worldwide among institutions in Plant & Animal Science. In this interview, ScienceWatch.com correspondent Simon Mitton talks to the Director of the Department, Professor Dirk Inzé, about the Department's history and the place of plant research work in the world today.
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July 2008

In this month's Rising Star analysis, ScienceWatch.com recognizes the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) as having the highest percent increase in total citations in the field of Geosciences from December 2007 to February 2008. The INGV consists of several research sections located throughout Italy, and includes monitoring networks for earthquakes, volcanoes, and other geophysical phenomena. In this interview, President Enzo Boschi talks with us about the INGV's history and citation achievements.
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June 2008

ScienceWatch.com presents a listing of the top 20 institutions which, as of the first bimonthly update of Essential Science Indicators (January 1, 1998-February 29, 2008) attracted the highest total citations to their papers published in Thomson Reuters-indexed Social Sciences journals. These institutions are the top 20 out of a pool of 563 institutions comprising the top 1% ranked by total citation count in this field.
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May 2008

A recent analysis of data from Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Reuters named the University of Maribor a New Entrant in the field of Physics. The University's current citation record in Physics includes 511 papers cited 4,580 times. This month, Prof. Dr. Natasa Vaupotic, the Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, talks with ScienceWatch.com about the development of physics research at the University of Maribor.
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April 2008

This month, ScienceWatch.com presents a listing of the top 20 institutions which, as of the sixth bimonthly update of Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Scientific, attracted the highest total citations to their papers published in Thomson Scientific-indexed Plant & Animal Science journals. These institutions are the top 20 out of a pool of 768 institutions comprising the top 1% ranked by total citation count in this field.
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March 2008

According to a recent analysis of Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Scientific, the University of Rochester has moved into the top 1% of the database in the field of Geosciences. In this interview, Professor Fehn talks with ScienceWatch.com about the history and current activities of Geosciences at Rochester.
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February 2008

Georgia Institute of Technology is wielding an increasing impact in the field of Economics & Business, having achieved the highest percent increase in total citations in this field according to a recent analysis of Essential Science Indicators data. Georgia Tech’s current citation record in Economics & Business includes 338 papers cited a total of 2,278 times to date. Representatives of the Georgia Tech College of Management talk to ScienceWatch.com about the school’s history and citation achievements.
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