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 fourth to the fifth
bimonthly periods of 2008—that is, August to October 2008. These
entities are singled out as Rising Stars in their respective fields.
The University of Hamburg has achieved Rising Star status in two
fields—Neuroscience & Behavior and Psychiatry & Psychology.
The full list of institutions is below:
Bangladesh, Iran, and Serbia have distinguished themselves in more than one
field in this update period. The full list of countries named as Rising
Stars are as follows:
Country
Field
TUNISIA
Agricultural Sciences
IRAN
Biology & Biochemistry
SERBIA
Chemistry
IRAN
Clinical Medicine
PAKISTAN
Computer Science
VIETNAM
Economics & Business
LIBYA
Engineering
IRAN
Environment/Ecology
BANGLADESH
Geosciences
BULGARIA
Immunology
ICELAND
Materials Science
SERBIA
Mathematics
IRAN
Microbiology
GAMBIA
Molecular Biology & Genetics
WALES
Multidisciplinary
JORDAN
Neuroscience & Behavior
BANGLADESH
Pharmacology & Toxicology
SERBIA MONTENEG
Physics
TUNISIA
Plant & Animal Science
MALTA
Psychiatry/Psychology
INDONESIA
Social Sciences, general
SLOVENIA
Space Science
LWT-Food Science and Technology, Chemistry & Biodiversity, and
Zootaxa are enjoying repeat visits to the Rising Star lists. All
the journals on the list are given below: