From the database of Essential Science Indicators^SM from Clarivate, this list of Fast Moving Fronts has been generated by a comparison of the data sets for the current period of January 2005-February 28, 2011, and the previous period of January 2005-December 31, 2010.

As part of this bimonthly processing, Special Topics identifies the Research Fronts that are growing most rapidly in each of the 22 major fields covered by Essential Science Indicators. Fast Moving Fronts are those having the largest percentage increase in number of core papers from one period to the next in their respective fields. Some author(s) of the comments below have also sent along accompanying images/descriptions of their work.

Field	Research Front Name
Agricultural Sciences	GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE EARTH-SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE; ATMOSPHERIC ANTHROPOGENIC NITROGEN; INTENSIVE CHINESE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS; MAJOR CHINESE CROPLANDS; IMPROVING N MANAGEMENT
Biology & Biochemistry	LARGE-SCALE CHEMICAL MODIFICATION SCREEN DESIGN RULES; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED SIRNA
Chemistry	MOLECULAR SWITCHES; ARTIFICIAL MOLECULAR MUSCLES; ACTIVE MOLECULAR PLASMONICS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; REVERSIBLE MOLECULAR
Clinical Medicine	PLATELET FUNCTION ANALYZER (PFA)-100 (R) CLOSURE TIME; DEFINITE ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME (APS); ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME; PLATELET DISORDERS; UPDATE
Computer Science	SHORT-TERM SCHEDULING; MEDIUM-TERM SCHEDULING; PRODUCTION SCHEDULING; BATCH PLANTS USING RTN FRAMEWORK; ENTERPRISE-WIDE MODELING & OPTIMIZATION
Economics & Business	NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NARCISSISTIC CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS; COHORT EFFECTS; COMMON STEREOTYPES Fast Moving Front Commentary: " Arijit Chatterjee & Donald C. Hambrick Disscuss Their Research Regarding CEOs with Narcissistic Tendencies."
Engineering	PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; RECENT OVERVIEW; SOLAR PHOTOCATALYTIC DETOXIFICATION; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Environment/ Ecology	HEAVY METAL REMEDIATION; HEAVY METAL STRESS; WASTEWATER USING NATURAL SORBENT MATERIAL; PAINT INDUSTRY'S WASTEWATER USING LECA; TRACE METAL POLLUTANTS
Geosciences	DAILY HIGH-RESOLUTION-BLENDED ANALYSES; 10-M WIND ANALYSES; AIR-SEA HEAT EXCHANGES; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; NCEP NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS
Immunology	HUMAN TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; REDUCE SEIZURES; CLINICAL EVIDENCE; SPONTANEOUS SEIZURES; BRAIN INFLAMMATION
Materials & Science	MAGNETICALLY RECOVERABLE RUTHENIUM HYDROXIDE CATALYST; CROSSLINKING METAL NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETIC CO/C NANOPARTICLES; KINETIC RESOLUTION; MAGNETICALLY RETRIEVABLE FERRITE-ANCHORED GLUTATHIONE
Mathematics	VERTEX PI INDICES; PI INDEX; EDGE PI INDICES; FIRST EDGE-WIENER INDEX; TWO INFINITE FAMILY
Microbiology	SELECTIVE AUTOPHAGY SUBSTRATE P62 STRESS RESPONSIVE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2 ACTIVATION KEAP1 INACTIVATION METHOD; AUTOPHAGY PROTECTS; AUTOPHAGIC ADAPTOR PROTEIN P62 ENDOWS AUTOPHAGOSOMES
Molecular Biology & Genetics	LIVER TUMORIGENESIS; MURINE LIVER CANCER MODEL; LIVER CANCER CORRELATES; THERAPEUTIC MICRORNA DELIVERY SUPPRESSES TUMORIGENESIS; MICRORNA EXPRESSION
Multidisciplinary	MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; INITIAL COMMUNITY EVENNESS FAVOURS FUNCTIONALITY; MOLECULAR FINGERPRINTS Fast Moving Front Commentary: " Nico Boon on Preserving Functional Stability of an Ecosystem."
Neuroscience & Behavior	IKK PHOSPHORYLATES HUNTINGTIN; FULL-LENGTH HUMAN MUTANT HUNTINGTIN INDUCED DISEASE PATHOGENESIS; HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE PATHOGENESIS INSIGHT; HUNTINGTIN EXON 1 N TERMINUS TRIGGERS; MOUSE BRAIN ASTROCYTES CAUSES AGE-DEPENDENT NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
Pharmacology & Toxicology	FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; CANCER THERAPY; CANCER CELLS; FOCAL-ADHESION KINASE; EW THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITY
Physics	HIGHER-ACCURACY VANDERWAALS DENSITY FUNCTIONAL; VANDERWAALS INTERACTIONS; VANDERWAALS BOND; APPROPRIATE EXCHANGE FUNCTIONAL Fast Moving Front Commentary: " T. Thonhauser on Describing van der Waals Interactions in a Quantum-Mechanical Way."
Plant & Animal Science	MATE TRANSPORTERS; VACUOLAR UPTAKE; VACUOLAR H+-DEPENDENT ACYLATED ANTHOCYANIN TRANSPORTERS; ARABIDOPSIS MATE TRANSPORTER TT12 ACTS; VACUOLAR FLAVONOID/H+-ANTIPORTER ACTIVE Fast Moving Front Commentary: " Markus Klein on Characterizing a Plant MATE Transporter."
Psychiatry/ Psychology	BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; 55 CULTURES; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; 50 CULTURES Fast Moving Front Commentary: " Robert R. McCrae Talks about Personality Traits across Diverse Cultures."
Social Sciences, general	TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (TPCK); INFORMAL LEARNING; EXPLORING STUDENTS' EDUCATION-RELATED USE; TEACHER KNOWLEDGE; EXPLORING TEACHERS' PERCEIVED SELF EFFICACY
Space Science	DORIS DATA ANALYSIS; GPS DATA; REFINING DORIS ATMOSPHERIC DRAG ESTIMATION; DORIS SYSTEM; DORIS PROCESSING
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