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January
2007
Following the latest bimonthly update to Essential Science Indicators ,
in-cites has produced a listing of the scientists, institutions,
countries, and journals that have achieved the highest percentage
increase in total citations from the third bimonthly period of 2006
to the fourth bimonthly period of 2006—that is, from June 2006 to
August 2006. These entities are singled out as Rising Stars in their
respective fields.
The 22 scientists named as Rising Stars in the database’s 22
fields are as follows:
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Scientist |
Field |
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WU, XL |
Agricultural Sciences |
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LIU, YC |
Biology & Biochemistry |
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ISAKSON, PC |
Chemistry |
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NILSSON, S |
Clinical Medicine |
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SHUM, HY |
Computer Science |
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KATSIKEAS, CS |
Economics & Business |
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HARTMANN, JM |
Engineering |
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WALTERS, MB |
Environment/Ecology |
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LARSEN, E |
Geosciences |
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ITIE, A |
Immunology |
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SOKOLOV, I |
Materials Science |
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OTHMER, HG |
Mathematics |
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HULTGREN, SJ |
Microbiology |
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BERNARDS, R |
Molecular Biology &
Genetics |
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CANTOR, CR |
Multidisciplinary |
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BECHER, MW |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
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MAYER, U |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
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EBBESEN, TW |
Physics |
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WALTERS, CJ |
Plant & Animal Science |
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MCEVOY, JP |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
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KITSON, A |
Social Sciences, general |
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GORDON, KD |
Space Science |

Emory University is paying a repeat
visit to the Rising Stars list in the field of Economics &
Business this month. The institutions named as Rising Stars in their
respective fields are as follows:
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Institution |
Field |
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UNIV COLL DUBLIN |
Agricultural Sciences |
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JOSLIN
DIABET CTR
 |
Biology & Biochemistry |
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TOYAMA UNIV |
Chemistry |
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UNIV MANNHEIM |
Clinical Medicine |
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UNIV COLL LONDON |
Computer Science |
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EMORY UNIV |
Economics & Business |
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KOBE UNIV |
Engineering |
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BROOKHAVEN NATL LAB |
Environment/Ecology |
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BEIJING UNIV |
Geosciences |
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BAYLOR RES INST |
Immunology |
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KOBE UNIV |
Materials Science |
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MATH INST |
Mathematics |
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UNIV SO CALIF |
Microbiology |
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NETHERLANDS CANC INST |
Molecular Biology &
Genetics |
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NIAID |
Multidisciplinary |
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UNIV REGENSBURG |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
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NETHERLANDS CANC INST |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
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NANYANG TECHNOL UNIV |
Physics |
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GEORGIA INST TECHNOL |
Plant & Animal Science |
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UNIV BARCELONA |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
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SMITHSONIAN INST |
Social Sciences, general |
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APACHE POINT OBSERV |
Space Science |

Iran, Panama, and the
United Arab Emirates have each been named as Rising Stars in more than
one field of the database. The full listing of countries named as
Rising Stars is given in the table below:
|
Country |
Field |
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IRAN
 |
Agricultural Sciences |
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IRAN |
Biology & Biochemistry |
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MACEDONIA |
Chemistry |
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TUNISIA |
Clinical Medicine |
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LITHUANIA |
Computer Science |
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LEBANON |
Economics & Business |
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U ARAB EMIRATES |
Engineering |
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URUGUAY |
Environment/Ecology |
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IRAN |
Geosciences |
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PERU |
Immunology |
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IRAN |
Materials Science |
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U ARAB EMIRATES |
Mathematics |
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PEOPLES R CHINA |
Microbiology |
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PANAMA |
Molecular Biology &
Genetics |
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TURKEY |
Multidisciplinary |
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ROMANIA |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
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BOLIVIA |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
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BOSNIA & HERCEG |
Physics |
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PANAMA |
Plant & Animal Science |
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INDONESIA |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
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TRINID & TOBAGO |
Social Sciences, general |
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NAMIBIA |
Space Science |

The New Journal of
Physics, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Biostatistics, Eukaryotic
Cell, and PLoS Biology are among the journals that have
been named as Rising Stars in multiple updates. The complete list is
given in the table below:
|
Journal |
Field |
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J FOOD COMPOS ANAL |
Agricultural Sciences |
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PLOS
BIOL
 |
Biology & Biochemistry |
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NANO LETT |
Chemistry |
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NAT REV CANCER |
Clinical Medicine |
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SCIENCE |
Computer Science |
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INT J FORECASTING |
Economics & Business |
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IEEE TRANS WIREL COMMUN |
Engineering |
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PROC NAT ACAD SCI USA |
Environment/Ecology |
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ATMOS
CHEM PHYS
 |
Geosciences |
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NAT REV IMMUNOL |
Immunology |
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J NANOSCI NANOTECHNOL |
Materials Science |
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BIOSTATISTICS |
Mathematics |
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EUKARYOT CELL |
Microbiology |
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GENOME BIOL |
Molecular Biology &
Genetics |
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SCIENCE |
Multidisciplinary |
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NAT REV NEUROSCI |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
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CURR OPIN PHARMACOL |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
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NEW
J PHYS
 |
Physics |
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FEMS YEAST RES |
Plant & Animal Science |
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PSICOTHEMA |
Psychiatry/Psychology |
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SYMB INTERACT |
Social Sciences, general |
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CHINESE J ASTRON ASTROPHYS |
Space Science |
Full citation details of all of
these most-improved entities can be seen in Essential Science Indicators.
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