Friday, 20 November, 2020

CeNS scientists among most highly cited interdisciplinary researchers

Citation analysis

Sixteen LMU scholars and scientists are among the most influential authors in their specific fields, as the publication of the list of highly cited researchers 2020 shows. This ranking lists those researchers in the fields of the Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Medicine whose publications are most frequently cited worldwide. This latest analysis is based on citation data for publications in a total of 22 subject areas, and the cited authors are ranked according to the numbers of citations their own publications have received.

The listings in the “Cross-Field” category relate to authors who have published highly influential work in several different research areas. Six of the most highly cited LMU academics appear in this interdisciplinary context. They include CeNS member Professor Dr. Thomas Bein (Chair of Physical Chemistry and Functional Nanosystems, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy), Professor Dr. Niels J. Dingemanse (Faculty of Biology) and Professor Dr. Dieter Edbauer (Faculty of Medicine), together with Professor Dr. Christian Haass (Chair of Metabolic Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine), CeNS member Professor Dr. Stefan A. Maier (Chair of Experimental Physics – Hybrid Nanosystems, Faculty of Physics) and Professor Dr. Christian Weber (Director of the Institute for Prophylaxis and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases (IPEK) at the LMU Medical Center).

About the Ranking
The list of Highly Cited Researchers 2020 comprises some 6400 scholars and scientists. The ranking appears annually and is issued by the American company Clarivate Analytics, which is based in Philadelphia. The list is based on the “Web of Science”, in which citation records for research publications are tabulated. Authors are ranked according to the frequency with which their publications are cited by their peers. This parameter serves as a proxy for the significance, quality and impact of an author’s research. The analysis makes use of citation records for all research articles published during the previous 11 years. Thus, the latest listing takes papers that appeared in the years 2009-2019 into account. However, the final assessment is based solely on publications that are among the top 1% of the most highly cited articles in each field.