The World’s Most Influential Scientists
Eight U of I faculty have produced multiple papers that are ranked in the top 1 percent in citations for their fields. Top row: (left to right) Elizabeth Ainsworth, Axel Hoffman, Thomas Huang and Mei-Po Kwan. Bottom row: (left to right) Stephen Long, Shuming Nie, Donald Ort and Arend van der Zande. (Images courtesy of UI Public Affairs) An analysis of the past decade’s most influential papers has resulted in eight U of I faculty members being named Highly Cited Researchers.
The global list—compiled by the Web of Science group, a Clarivate Analytics company—recognizes researchers who have produced multiple papers that are ranked in the top 1 percent in their field and year of publication, as determined by citation frequency. Web of Science selected 6,216 researchers for their performance in 21 fields and for cross-field influence in scholarly publications from 2008 to 2018.
The Illinois faculty are: crop sciences and plant biology professor Elizabeth Ainsworth, PHD ’03 ACES (highly cited for impact on multiple fields); materials science and engineering professor Axel Hoffmann (multiple fields); electrical and computer engineering professor Thomas Huang (engineering); geography and geographic information science professor Mei-Po Kwan (multiple fields); crop sciences and plant biology professor Stephen Long (multiple fields); bioengineering professor Shuming Nie (multiple fields); plant biology professor Donald Ort (plant and animal science); and mechanical science and engineering professor Arend van der Zande (multiple fields).
