Following the latest bimonthly update to
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM from
Clarivate,
ScienceWatch.com has produced a listing of the scientists,
institutions, countries, and journals that have achieved the highest
percentage increase in total citations from the first to the second
bimonthly period of 2008—that is, from February to April 2008. These
entities are singled out as Rising Stars in their respective fields.
The following table lists the 22 scientists named as Rising Stars in their
fields:
Scientist
Field
HEINRICHS, AJ
Agricultural Sciences
EISERICH, JP
Biology & Biochemistry
TAKADA, K
Chemistry
NUSSENZWEIG, MC
Clinical Medicine
WU, BL
Computer Science
SONMEZ, T
Economics & Business
BEIERSDORFER, P
Engineering
ARAI, T
Environment/Ecology
ZHANG, ZM
Geosciences
HAWIGER, D
Immunology
DAI, ZR
Materials Science
PARK, CG
Mathematics
VEAZEY, RS
Microbiology
WOODGETT, JR
Molecular Biology & Genetics
LIEBER, CM
Multidisciplinary
KIM, KS
Neuroscience & Behavior
SHISHODIA, S
Pharmacology & Toxicology
NAKAMURA, M
Physics
CUNNINGHAM, AA
Plant & Animal Science
COHEN, JD
Psychiatry/Psychology
LIEBERMAN, DE
Social Sciences, general
LEFLOCH, E
Space Science
The institutions gaining Rising Star status in this update are as follows:
The list of countries with the highest percent increase in total citations
is given below, and includes some countries with this distinction in
multiple fields, including Pakistan, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates.
Country
Field
TUNISIA
Agricultural Sciences
NIGERIA
Biology & Biochemistry
SERBIA MONTENEG
Chemistry
IRAN
Clinical Medicine
PAKISTAN
Computer Science
U ARAB EMIRATES
Economics & Business
PAKISTAN
Engineering
IRAN
Environment/Ecology
ZAMBIA
Geosciences
NIGERIA
Immunology
PAKISTAN
Materials Science
PAKISTAN
Mathematics
TUNISIA
Microbiology
THAILAND
Molecular Biology & Genetics
SINGAPORE
Multidisciplinary
ARMENIA
Neuroscience & Behavior
U ARAB EMIRATES
Pharmacology & Toxicology
SERBIA MONTENEG
Physics
PAKISTAN
Plant & Animal Science
TRINID & TOBAGO
Psychiatry/Psychology
BRAZIL
Social Sciences, general
NAMIBIA
Space Science
Several journals are experiencing return visits to our Rising Star listing,
including Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, Briefings in
Bioinformatics, Soft Matter, and Zootaxa. The complete list
of the journals gaining Rising Star status is given below: