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 third to the fourth
bimonthly periods of 2008—that is, June to August 2008. These
entities are singled out as Rising Stars in their respective fields.
The 22 scientists whose work has garnered Rising Star status are as
follows:
Iran and Pakistan have achieved Rising Star status in multiple fields. The
full list of countries is given in the following table:
Country
Field
ECUADOR
Agricultural Sciences
IRAN
Biology & Biochemistry
SERBIA
Chemistry
IRAN
Clinical Medicine
PAKISTAN
Computer Science
LITHUANIA
Economics & Business
PAKISTAN
Engineering
NEW CALEDONIA
Environment/Ecology
TANZANIA
Geosciences
BULGARIA
Immunology
SERBIA MONTENEG
Materials Science
SERBIA
Mathematics
IRAN
Microbiology
GAMBIA
Molecular Biology & Genetics
THAILAND
Multidisciplinary
MALAYSIA
Neuroscience & Behavior
ETHIOPIA
Pharmacology & Toxicology
CAMEROON
Physics
LUXEMBOURG
Plant & Animal Science
PERU
Psychiatry/Psychology
MOROCCO
Social Sciences, general
U ARAB EMIRATES
Space Science
Several journals are enjoying repeat visits to the Rising Star lists,
including LWT-Food Science & Technology, Chemistry &
Biodiversity, Zootaxa, and Astrobiology. The full list of
journals with the highest percentage increase in total citations is as
follows: