32 NUS scientists among the world’s most highly cited researchers
November 17, 2021
Thirty-two NUS researchers have been placed among some of the world’s most highly cited researchers, according to the Highly Cited Researchers 2021 List published by data analytics firm Clarivate.
The highly-anticipated annual list, comprising 6,602 researchers from more than 70 countries and regions across the globe this year, identifies researchers who have demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.
Publications by Highly Cited Researchers are ranked in the top 1 percent by citations for field and publication year in Clarivate’s Web of Science citation index.
The methodology that determines the “who’s who” of influential researchers draws on the data and analysis performed by bibliometric experts and data scientists at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate. It also uses the tallies to identify the countries and research institutions where these citation elite are based.
The NUS luminaries in this year’s list are recognised by their peers as outstanding in the fields of Chemistry, Clinical Medicine, Computer Science, Economics and Business, Engineering, Materials Science, Neuroscience and Behaviour, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physics and more.
NUS Deputy President (Research and Technology) Professor Chen Tsuhan said, “NUS is incredibly proud of our highly regarded researchers who have been pushing the frontiers of their respective fields, and in turn, benefitting the community by creating new knowledge and solving real-world problems. Their outstanding work advances NUS’ standing as one of the world’s leading universities, and strengthens Singapore’s reputation as a world-class research hub.”
David Pendlebury, Senior Citation Analyst at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate, said: “It is increasingly important for nations and institutions to recognise and support the exceptional researchers who are driving the expansion of the world’s knowledge. This list identifies and celebrates exceptional individual researchers at NUS who are having a significant impact on the research community as evidenced by the rate at which their work is being cited by their peers.
“The research they have contributed is fueling the innovation, sustainability, health and security that is key for our society’s future,” he added.
The 32 highly cited NUS researchers in their respective fields are:
| Chemistry |
| Professor Jiang Donglin Department of Chemistry, NUS Faculty of Science Professor Liu Xiaogang |
| Clinical Medicine |
| Professor Wong Tien Yin Duke-NUS Medical School & Department of Ophthalmology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine |
| Computer Science |
| Dr Tan Jen Hong NUS Institute of Systems Science Professor Zhang Rui |
| Cross-Field |
| Professor Antonio Bertoletti Duke-NUS Medical School Professor Chen Wei Associate Professor Goki Eda Professor Derek John Hausenloy Assistant Professor Cyrus Ho Associate Professor Roger Ho Chun-Man Associate Professor Sibudjing Kawi Research Assistant Professor Alan Prem Kumar Professor Lim Chwee Teck Professor Liu Bin Professor Loh Kian Ping Professor Barbaros Özyilmaz Professor Seeram Ramakrishna Dr Muthu Kumaraswamy Shanmugam Assistant Professor Benjamin Tee Professor Wang Linfa Associate Professor Xie Jianping |
| Economics and Business |
| Professor Ang Beng Wah NUS Energy Studies Institute & Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, NUS Faculty of Engineering Dr Su Bin |
| Engineering |
| Professor Ge Shuzhi Sam Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS Faculty of Engineering |
| Materials Science |
| Professor Guillermo C. Bazan Department of Chemistry, NUS Faculty of Science Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov Professor John Wang |
| Neuroscience and Behaviour |
| Associate Professor Thomas Yeo Boon Thye Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS Faculty of Engineering & The Centre for Sleep and Cognition, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine & The Centre for Translational MR Research, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine & The N.1 Institute for Health, NUS Faculty of Engineering |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Associate Professor Gautam Sethi Department of Pharmacology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine |
| Physics |
| Professor Antonio Helio Castro Neto NUS Centre for Advanced 2D Materials & Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS Faculty of Engineering Associate Professor Qiu Cheng Wei |
Source: NUS News
