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Dr. Henrik Nielsen discusses his paper, "Identification of prokaryotic and eukaryotic signal peptides and prediction of their cleavage sites" (Nielsen H, et al., Protein Eng. 10[1]: 1-6, January 1997). With 3,144 citations to date, this paper ranks at #6 among Biology & Biochemistry papers in Essential Science Indicators, and at #22 over all fields in the database. Dr. Nielsen is a Senior Researcher at the Technical University of Denmark..» Developmental Science had the highest percent increase in total citations among journals in the field of Psychiatry & Psychology. Co-Editors-in-Chief Professor Mark Johnson and Professor Denis Mareschal talk about the journal’s history, citation record, and future plans..» Ten-year country rankings for the People's Republic of China among the 145 top-performing countries in all fields and all countries..»	Dr. Susanne Renner talks to in-cites about her work in plant genetics and reproduction. According to a recent analysis of Essential Science Indicators, Dr. Susanne Renner has entered the top 1% of scientists publishing in the field of Plant & Animal Science. Dr. Renner is professor and chair of systematic botany at the University of Munich and..» The National Geophysical Research Institute has entered the top 1% of institutions publishing in the field of Geosciences. NGRI’s director, Dr. V.P. Dimri, outlines the Institute’s history, scope, and honors..» Science in Sweden, & the Netherlands, 2002-2006 High-Impact U.S. Institutions in Materials Science, 2002-06. Journals Ranked by Impact in: Statistics & Probability, & Acoustics, 2002-06 U.K. Universities: Most Prolific in Literary Studies, 2002-06
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.