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January
2003
In-cites has produced a listing of
most-improved scientists, institutions, countries, and journals from
the bimonthly update to the ISI
Essential Science Indicators
Web product. These "most-improved" entities are those that
show the largest percentage increase in total citations from the third
to the fourth bimonthly periods of 2002—that is, from July 2002 to
September 2002—across ISI Essential Science Indicators’ 22
fields.
The most-improved scientists across the 22 fields are as follows:
|
Scientist |
Field |
|
GOFF, JP |
Agricultural Sciences |
|
SUSIN, SA |
Biology & Biochemistry |
|
GYMER, RW |
Chemistry |
|
HOTAMISLIGIL, GS |
Clinical Medicine |
|
JAFARKHANI, H |
Computer Science |
|
COHEN, SG |
Economics & Business |
|
SETHIAN, JA |
Engineering |
|
MITTERMEIER, RA |
Environment/Ecology |
|
FREY, FA |
Geosciences |
|
XIE, QW |
Immunology |
|
SUIB, SL |
Materials Science |
|
ANDERSON, RM |
Mathematics |
|
KURTH, R |
Microbiology |
|
TAKAHASHI, JS |
Molecular Biology &
Genetics |
|
LIEBER, CM |
Multidisciplinary |
|
GREENOUGH, WT |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
|
DIMARZO, V |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
|
RINZLER, AG |
Physics |
|
NUSS, DL |
Plant & Animal Science |
|
SILVERMAN, WK |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
|
BRENNER, N |
Social Sciences, general |
|
KNAPP, GR |
Space Science |

The 22 institutions with the highest percent increase in total
citations are as follows:
|
Institution |
Field |
|
DANISH INST AGR SCI |
Agricultural Sciences |
|
JAPAN SCI & TECHNOL CORP |
Biology & Biochemistry |
|
UNIV SCI & TECH LILLE FLANDRES ARTOIS |
Chemistry |
|
NICHD |
Clinical Medicine |
|
EUROPEAN MOLEC BIOL LAB |
Computer Science |
|
FED RESERVE SYST |
Economics & Business |
|
NORWEGIAN UNIV SCI & TECHNOL |
Engineering |
|
UNIV ZURICH |
Environment/Ecology |
|
NETHERLANDS INST SEA RES |
Geosciences |
|
HOP LA PITIE SALPETRIERE |
Immunology |
|
UNIV FED SAO CARLOS |
Materials Science |
|
ARIZONA STATE UNIV |
Mathematics |
|
TUFTS UNIV |
Microbiology |
|
HOP LA PITIE SALPETRIERE |
Molecular Biology &
Genetics |
|
UNIV PENN |
Multidisciplinary |
|
HOP LA PITIE SALPETRIERE |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
|
CNR |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
|
JAPAN SCI & TECHNOL CORP |
Physics |
|
IACR ROTHAMSTED |
Plant & Animal Science |
|
HOP LA PITIE SALPETRIERE |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
|
UNIV ZAGREB |
Social Sciences, general |
|
MAX PLANCK INST ASTROPHYS |
Space Science |

The countries that
improved the most in total citations in the 22 fields are shown below:
|
Country |
Field |
|
ROMANIA |
Agricultural Sciences |
|
COLOMBIA |
Biology & Biochemistry |
|
SRI LANKA |
Chemistry |
|
PAKISTAN |
Clinical Medicine |
|
BELARUS |
Computer Science |
|
KUWAIT |
Economics & Business |
|
UZBEKISTAN |
Engineering |
|
UKRAINE |
Environment/Ecology |
|
GEORGIA |
Geosciences |
|
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
Immunology |
|
MALAYSIA |
Materials Science |
|
OMAN |
Mathematics |
|
GABON |
Microbiology |
|
LEBANON |
Molecular Biology &
Genetics |
|
VENEZUELA |
Multidisciplinary |
|
URUGUAY |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
|
KUWAIT |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
|
MALAYSIA |
Physics |
|
BRAZIL |
Plant & Animal Science |
|
KUWAIT |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
|
CROATIA |
Social Sciences, general |
|
MOROCCO |
Space Science |

Several journals have
shown their steadily increasing citation rate by appearing as the
most-improved entity in their field in multiple updates. These
journals include Nature Neuroscience in Neuroscience &
Behavior, and Physical Review B in Physics. The complete list
of the most-improved journals is as follows:
|
Journal |
Field |
|
PESQUISA AGR BRASIL |
Agricultural Sciences |
|
AMER J PHYSIOL-ENDOCRINOL MET |
Biology & Biochemistry |
|
PHYS CHEM CHEM PHYS |
Chemistry |
|
MOL THER |
Clinical Medicine |
|
COMPUT NETW |
Computer Science |
|
J ACAD MARK SCI |
Economics & Business |
|
J TRANSP ENG-ASCE |
Engineering |
|
ECOL LETT |
Environment/Ecology |
|
AUST J EARTH SCI |
Geosciences |
|
NAT IMMUNOL |
Immunology |
|
CORROSION |
Materials Science |
|
J ROY STAT SOC SER B-STAT MET |
Mathematics |
|
CURR OPIN MICROBIOL |
Microbiology |
|
NAT CELL BIOL |
Molecular Biology &
Genetics |
|
AMER SCI |
Multidisciplinary |
|
NAT NEUROSCI |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
|
TOXICOL SCI |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
|
PHYS REV B |
Physics |
|
N Z VET J |
Plant & Animal Science |
|
PSYCHO-ONCOL |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
|
COLLEGIUM ANTROPOL |
Social Sciences, general |
|
ASTROPART PHYSICS |
Space Science |
Full citation details of all of
these most-improved entities can be seen in the ISI
Essential Science Indicators Web product. View
the Product Tour for ISI
Essential Science Indicators!
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