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November
2002
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 second to the third
bimonthly periods of 2002—that is, from April 2002 to June 2002—across
ISI Essential Science Indicators’ 22 fields.
The most-improved scientists across the 22 fields are as follows:
|
Scientist |
Field |
|
KOOHMARAIE, M |
Agricultural Sciences |
|
MULLER, G |
Biology & Biochemistry |
|
KIANG, CH |
Chemistry |
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ISHII, N |
Clinical Medicine |
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JAFARKHANI, H |
Computer Science |
|
LERNER, J |
Economics & Business |
|
BELL, AJ |
Engineering |
|
WARD, JV |
Environment/Ecology |
|
BUESSELER, KO |
Geosciences |
|
ZHOU, LJ |
Immunology |
|
KUPERMAN, A |
Materials Science |
|
ROBINSON, PM |
Mathematics |
|
SKEHEL, JJ |
Microbiology |
|
MAYER, BJ |
Molecular Biology & Genetics |
|
AGUZZI, A |
Multidisciplinary |
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MERRILL, JE |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
|
BRILEY, EM |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
|
BETZIG, E |
Physics |
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CHAPPELL, J |
Plant & Animal Science |
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BADDELEY, A |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
|
TAYLOR, M |
Social Sciences, general |
|
BAHCALL, NA |
Space Science |
Among the institutions, the University of Maastricht has distinguished
itself with most-improved performances in five separate fields. The
most-improved institutions across all 22 fields are shown below:
|
Institution |
Field |
|
UNIV MAASTRICHT |
Agricultural Sciences |
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UNIV MAASTRICHT |
Biology & Biochemistry |
|
NIH |
Chemistry |
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UNIV DUBLIN TRINITY COLL |
Clinical Medicine |
|
LUCENT TECHNOL |
Computer Science |
|
UNIV MAASTRICHT |
Economics & Business |
|
SALK INST BIOL STUDIES |
Engineering |
|
UNIV ZURICH |
Environment/Ecology |
|
UNIV WALES COLL CARDIFF |
Geosciences |
|
TECH UNIV MUNICH |
Immunology |
|
UNIV IOWA |
Materials Science |
|
CNR |
Mathematics |
|
NATL INST MED RES |
Microbiology |
|
PURDUE UNIV |
Molecular Biology & Genetics |
|
HARVARD UNIV |
Multidisciplinary |
|
AMGEN INC |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
|
FISONS PLC |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
|
JAPAN SCI & TECHNOL CORP |
Physics |
|
NATL INST SERICULTURAL & ENTOMOL SCI |
Plant & Animal Science |
|
UNIV MAASTRICHT |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
|
UNIV MAASTRICHT |
Social Sciences, general |
|
MAX PLANCK INST ASTRON |
Space Science |
The countries that
improved the most in total citations in the 22 fields are shown below:
|
Country |
Field |
|
NEPAL |
Agricultural Sciences |
|
SAUDI ARABIA |
Biology & Biochemistry |
|
JAMAICA |
Chemistry |
|
SLOVAKIA |
Clinical Medicine |
|
MEXICO
 |
Computer Science |
|
UGANDA |
Economics & Business |
|
OMAN |
Engineering |
|
ROMANIA |
Environment/Ecology |
|
ETHIOPIA |
Geosciences |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
Immunology |
|
ESTONIA |
Materials Science |
|
JORDAN |
Mathematics |
|
NIGERIA |
Microbiology |
|
PAKISTAN |
Molecular Biology & Genetics |
|
SINGAPORE |
Multidisciplinary |
|
LEBANON |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
|
MOROCCO |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
|
SINGAPORE |
Physics |
|
U ARAB EMIRATES |
Plant & Animal Science |
|
SLOVENIA |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
|
CAMEROON |
Social Sciences, general |
|
GEORGIA |
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: Organic
Letters in Chemistry, Ecosystems in Environment/Ecology, Nature
Neuroscience in Neuroscience & Behavior, and Physical Review B
in Physics. Nature is the most-improved journal in two fields in this
update—Materials Science and Pharmacology & Toxicology. The complete
list of the most-improved journals is as follows:
|
Journal |
Field |
|
AMER J ENOL VITICULT |
Agricultural Sciences |
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AMER J PHYSIOL-REGUL INTEGR C |
Biology & Biochemistry |
|
ORG LETT |
Chemistry |
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AMER J PHYSIOL-RENAL PHYSIOL |
Clinical Medicine |
|
IEEE COMMUN LETT |
Computer Science |
|
J ACAD MARK SCI |
Economics & Business |
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J MANUF SCI ENG |
Engineering |
|
ECOSYSTEMS |
Environment/Ecology |
|
APPL CLAY SCI |
Geosciences |
|
J INTERFERON CYTOKINE RES |
Immunology |
|
NATURE |
Materials Science |
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J ROY STAT SOC SER B-STAT MET |
Mathematics |
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CURR OPIN MICROBIOL |
Microbiology |
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AMER J PHYSIOL-CELL PHYSIOL |
Molecular Biology & Genetics |
|
PROC NAT ACAD SCI USA |
Multidisciplinary |
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NAT NEUROSCI |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
|
NATURE |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
|
PHYS REV B |
Physics |
|
WEED TECHNOL |
Plant & Animal Science |
|
SCIENCE |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
|
PSYCHIATR REHABIL J |
Social Sciences, general |
|
ASTRON REP |
Space Science |
Full citation details of all of these most-improved entities can be seen in the
ISI Essential
Science Indicators Web product.
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