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 second bimonthly period of
2009 to the third bimonthly period of 2009—that is, from April 2009
to June 2009. These entities are singled out as Rising Stars in their
respective fields.
Among the scientists, those named as Rising Stars are given in the table
below. There is a tie in the field of Plant & Animal Sciences due to
the presence of coauthors in the analysis.
Iran, Madagascar, Serbia, Tunisia, and Vietnam have been singled out as
Rising Stars in multiple categories. The full listing for countries is as
follows:
Country
Field
TUNISIA
Agricultural Sciences
SERBIA MONTENEG
Biology & Biochemistry
SERBIA
Chemistry
SERBIA
Clinical Medicine
PAKISTAN
Computer Science
LITHUANIA
Economics & Business
SERBIA
Engineering
MADAGASCAR
Environment/Ecology
INDONESIA
Geosciences
TUNISIA
Immunology
SERBIA
Materials Science
SERBIA
Mathematics
IRAN
Microbiology
GAMBIA
Molecular Biology & Genetics
VIETNAM
Multidisciplinary
SERBIA
Neuroscience & Behavior
U ARAB EMIRATES
Pharmacology & Toxicology
SERBIA
Physics
MADAGASCAR
Plant & Animal Science
LEBANON
Psychiatry/Psychology
IRAN
Social Sciences, general
VIETNAM
Space Science
The
Journal
of Physical Chemistry C, Autoimmunity Reviews, Astrophysical Journal
Letters, and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews are
among the journals enjoying repeat visits to the listings this month. The
complete list of journals named as Rising Stars is as follows: