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The paper describing the Haploview software package, "Haploview: analysis and visualization of LD and haplotype maps" (Barrett JC, et al., Bioinformatics 21[2]: 263-5, 15 January 2005), has been receiving a great deal of citation attention. At the end of 2006, it was one of the top Hot Papers in Computer Science. in-cites talks with Haploview Team member, David Bender, about the software’s success. Prof. Dr. Jörg Hacker, the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Medical Microbiology, talks with in-cites about the journal’s history and citation record. The International Journal of Medical Microbiology is in the front half of journals in the field of Microbiology, and its current citation record includes 553 highly cited papers. The 20 Most-Cited Countries in the Multidisciplinary, field  1996-December 31, 2006.	According to a recent analysis of Essential Science IndicatorsSM data, the work of Dr. Thomas Wiegand has achieved the highest percent increase in total citations in the field of Engineering. Dr. Wiegand’s current record in this field includes 12 highly cited papers with a total of 428 citations. Dr. Wiegand hails from the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications – Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin. The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research has entered into the top 1% of institutions publishing in the field of Geosciences over the past decade. The Institute’s current citation record in this field includes 145 papers cited a total of 2,449 times. We talk with Professor Stefan Rahmstorf about the Institute’s history and citation achievements.   Science in Germany, and Japan, 2002-06. High-Impact U.S. Institutions in Neurosciences & Behavior, 2002-06. Journals Ranked by Impact in: Political Science, & Business, 2002-06 U.K. Universities: Highest Impact in Dentistry, 2001-05
The Hottest Research of 2005-06.  The Most-Cited Journals (All Fields), 1996-2006. "Super Hot" Papers in Science Published Since 2003. Twenty Years of Citation Superstars!. The 100 Most-Cited Scientists in: Biology & Biochemistry, Chemistry, Economics & Business, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Physics. Time period: 1996-June 30, 2006. Feeds for the editorial Web sites of Essential Science Indicators.