Eight of UoB’s Researchers Make Highly Cited Researchers List

Eight researchers at the University of Birmingham have been named in the global Highly Cited Researchers (HRS) list of 2018

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This makes them some of the most influential researchers worldwide, as determined by the rate at which their work is being cited by their peers around the globe.

The HCR list is compiled yearly by Clarivate Analytics Web of Science. The Web of Science is the world’s most trusted publisher-neutral citation index and provides citation analytics across sciences, social sciences and arts & humanities.

This year marks an increase in University of Birmingham researchers making the list, with the department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences doing particularly well.

Those who make the list are positioned within the top 1% of citations for their field and for their year.

The list recognises researchers of the highest level of influence and includes no less than 17 Nobel laureates.

The eight University of Birmingham researchers include Professor Roy Harrison from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences; Professor Paulus Kirchhof from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences; Professor Jamie Lead of the Facility for Environmental Nanoscience Analysis and Characterisation from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences; Professor Gregory Lip from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences; Professor Laura Piddock from the Institute of Microbiology and Infection; Professor Mohammad Mehdi-Rashidi from the Department of Civil Engineering; Professor Shuang Zhang from the School of Physics and Astronomy; Professor Iseult Lynch from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Annette Thomas, CEO of the Scientific and Academic Research group at Clarivate, congratulated the University of Birmingham on the distinguished researchers who appeared on the list.

She added that the HCR list identifies individuals whose work contributes ‘so greatly to extending the frontier and gaining knowledge and innovations for society’ which ultimately make the world ‘healthier, safer, richer and more sustainable’.

Professor Tim Softley, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Transfer at the University of Birmingham has said he is ‘delighted’ that the impact and the quality of ‘world-changing’ research carried out by researchers at the university is being recognised by academics from around the world.

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