Science Watch® - Tracking Trends and Performance In Basic Research
January/February 1999



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Citations needed for a paper to rank among the most cited
(SOURCE: ISI's Science Indicators Database, 1981-97)

    Field

    Top 1%

    Top 0.1% Top 0.01%
Molecular Biology/Genetics 285 808 1,823
Immunology 212 606 1,360
Biology/Biochemistry 167 513 1,230
Neuroscience 165 442 956
Microbiology 137 427 1,010
Clinical Medicine 136 364 759
Astrophysics 128 302 682
Psychology/Psychiatry 100 282 590
Pharmacology 97 300 702
Physics 91 277 680
Geosciences 87 228 506
Chemistry 80 219 544
Ecology/Environment 65 173 364
Economics/Business 64 191 446
Plant & Animal Science 61 153 303
Engineering 49 141 285
Computer Science 47 141 285
Mathematics 46 133 291
Materials Science 46 122 240
Agricultural Sciences 43 103 213
Education 32 87 175
SOURCE: ISI's Science Indicators Database, 1981-97
Science Watch®, January/February 1999, Vol. 10, No. 1
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