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 fifth to the sixth bimonthly periods of 2008—that is, October
to December 2008. These entities are singled out as Rising Stars in
their respective fields.
The scientists named as Rising Stars are as follows:
The list of institutions achieving Rising Star status is as follows:
Institution
Field
HUNGARIAN ACAD SCI
Agricultural Sciences
TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIV
Biology & Biochemistry
COMMISS EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Chemistry
UNIV SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN
Clinical Medicine
AIST
Computer Science
QUEENS UNIV
Economics & Business
ALCOA INC
Engineering
UNIV AALBORG
Environment/Ecology
UNIV SALAMANCA
Geosciences
UNIV CAPE TOWN
Immunology
BEIJING UNIV CHEM TECHNOL
Materials Science
CITY UNIV HONG KONG
Mathematics
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV
Microbiology
UNIV HONG KONG
Molecular Biology & Genetics
UNIV TOKYO
Multidisciplinary
RUSH UNIV
Neuroscience & Behavior
UNIV HALLE WITTENBERG
Pharmacology & Toxicology
UNIV SIEGEN
Physics
LEIBNIZ INST PLANT BIOCHEM
Plant & Animal Science
ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSP
Psychiatry/Psychology
RADBOUD UNIV NIJMEGEN
Social Sciences, general
INAF
Space Science
Lithuania, Iran, Bangladesh, and Pakistan have been named Rising Stars in
more than one category. The full list of countries is given below:
Country
Field
HUNGARY
Agricultural Sciences
NIGERIA
Biology & Biochemistry
SERBIA
Chemistry
IRAN
Clinical Medicine
BANGLADESH
Computer Science
LITHUANIA
Economics & Business
QATAR
Engineering
IRAN
Environment/Ecology
ECUADOR
Geosciences
BULGARIA
Immunology
PAKISTAN
Materials Science
SERBIA
Mathematics
IRAN
Microbiology
IRAN
Molecular Biology & Genetics
MALAYSIA
Multidisciplinary
GUADELOUPE
Neuroscience & Behavior
BANGLADESH
Pharmacology & Toxicology
SERBIA MONTENEG
Physics
PAKISTAN
Plant & Animal Science
TRINID & TOBAGO
Psychiatry/Psychology
LITHUANIA
Social Sciences, general
U ARAB EMIRATES
Space Science
Nature Reviews Immunology, PLOS Genetics, BMC
Microbiology, and Zootaxa have been named as Rising Stars in
their fields multiple times over the past year. All of the journals earning
Rising Star status are listed below: