As of January 1, 2008,
Essential Science
IndicatorsSM data were updated to cover a 10-year plus
10-month period, from January 1997 to October 31, 2007. With this update,
the data pool expanded to include an additional 2,473 scientists, 349
institutions, 19 countries, and 43 journals that are either entirely new to
Essential Science Indicators, or new to one of the
database’s 22 fields.
Of the 2,473 scientists new to the database or its
fields, the following had the highest total citations in each field:
Scientist
Field
ROCHE, JR
Agricultural Sciences
JONES, AD
Biology & Biochemistry
KRSTINA, J
Chemistry
NARITA, M
Clinical Medicine
SHARAN, R
Computer Science
RIVKIN, JW
Economics & Business
TENENBAUM, JB
Engineering
GU, BH
Environment/Ecology
CHEN, L
Geosciences
DAVIES, ME
Immunology
MAO, S
Materials Science
STEVIC, S
Mathematics
ZURTH, K
Microbiology
BOUFFARD, GG
Molecular Biology & Genetics
PARK, J
Multidisciplinary
SAMAD, TA
Neuroscience & Behavior
KIM, D
Pharmacology & Toxicology
ECKMANN, R
Physics
ROBL, JM
Plant & Animal Science
DAWSON, DA
Psychiatry/Psychology
MCDOUGALL, I
Social Sciences, general
HELOU, G
Space Science
The 22 institutions entering the top 1% in their fields are listed in the
table below:
Institution
Field
GAZIANTEP UNIV
Agricultural Sciences
NOVARTIS RES FDN
Biology & Biochemistry
INST SYST BIOL
Chemistry
ISTANBUL UNIV
Clinical Medicine
INRA
Computer Science
UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED
Economics & Business
KARADENIZ TEKNIK UNIV
Engineering
UNIV TARTU
Environment/Ecology
GEOL SURVEY ISRAEL
Geosciences
LEUKOSITE INC
Immunology
UNIV MAINE LE MANS
Materials Science
RICE UNIV
Mathematics
MONASH UNIV
Microbiology
UNIV SO DENMARK
Molecular Biology & Genetics
UNIV MINNESOTA
Multidisciplinary
NORWEGIAN UNIV SCI & TECHNOL
Neuroscience & Behavior
UNIV LOUISVILLE
Pharmacology & Toxicology
UNIV LOUISVILLE
Physics
ZOOL SOC SAN DIEGO
Plant & Animal Science
UNIV MARYLAND BALTIMORE CTY
Psychiatry/Psychology
UNIV HAMBURG
Social Sciences, general
OSSERV ASTRON BRERA
Space Science
The 10 countries new to a field in Essential Science Indicators
are as follows:
Country
Field
BULGARIA
Immunology
LITHUANIA
Economics & Business
GHANA
Microbiology
LEBANON
Environment/Ecology
PAPUA N GUINEA
Multidisciplinary
KYRGYZSTAN
Geosciences
UZBEKISTAN
Molecular Biology & Genetics
MONACO
Biology & Biochemistry
GUADELOUPE
Neuroscience & Behavior
SERBIA MONTENEG
Mathematics
The following journals have entered the top 50% in their fields with the
highest total citations:
Journal
Field
N Z J CROP HORTICULT SCI
Agricultural Sciences
J BIOCHEM MOL TOXICOL
Biology & Biochemistry
CALPHAD-COMPUT COUP PHASE DIA
Chemistry
REPROD BIOMED ONLINE
Clinical Medicine
IEEE PERVASIVE COMPUT
Computer Science
FEM ECON
Economics & Business
PROG ELECTROMAGN RES
Engineering
RENEW SUSTAIN ENERGY REV
Environment/Ecology
VADOSE ZONE J
Geosciences
AUTOIMMUNITY
Immunology
APPL COMPOS MATER
Materials Science
ACTA MATH SIN-ENGLISH SERIES
Mathematics
ADVAN PARASITOL
Microbiology
ANN SCI
Multidisciplinary
DEVELOP PSYCHOBIOL
Neuroscience & Behavior
VASC PHARMACOL
Pharmacology & Toxicology
PROG THEOR PHYS SUPPL
Physics
ZOOTAXA
Plant & Animal Science
HISPAN J BEHAV SCI
Psychiatry/Psychology
CARIBB J SCI
Social Sciences, general
For details on citation scores, papers, and time-series performance for
these New Entrants, see Essential
Science Indicators.